This song is about getting caught in an endless cycle of repetition and boredom that just makes life unbearable. I really like the lyric about "betting on the horse you love," coming after the carousel lyric, implying that even though it's a carousel and the outcome is always the same, the protagonist just keeps betting on the same horse to come in even though it never does and never will.
This song is about getting caught in an endless cycle of repetition and boredom that just makes life unbearable. I really like the lyric about "betting on the horse you love," coming after the carousel lyric, implying that even though it's a carousel and the outcome is always the same, the protagonist just keeps betting on the same horse to come in even though it never does and never will.