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In The Round Lyrics

I am young and I'm alive
I want to talk about things
I am young and I own my life
I need to talk about it, baby

I am one but I asked for two
I didn't get anything
This puppet's lonely without you
It's tough to walk without strings

I do my dance in the round

I'm right on track but this state is frail
You slip out and derail

I do my dance in the round
So people clap your hands
Clap your hands

I wanna do it right this time
I wanna step in time
I wanna do it right this time, yeah!

Clap your hands

I gotta get get it right this time
I wanna step in time
I wanna do it right this time

I do my dance in the round

I am young, coming at you live
People gonna talk about me
When I'm done, please hang me high
For everybody to see

Cause I do my dance in the round
So people clap your hands

I wanna get it right
I'm dyin' to get it right
I wanna get it right
I'm dyin' to get it right

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ocean Soul On Dec 20, 2005

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2005-12-20 06:56:52

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by HandsomeDevil

20y ago

'In the round' is an idiom in the English language meaning among other things, a stage in the center of an audience. This it particularly interesting because the members of The Cardigans are Swedish and idioms usually don't translate well, if at all. Wonderful song written and performed by a fantastic band.

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