Lyric discussion by Androcles 

Cover art for Carnival lyrics by Cardigans, The

I listened to this song a lot back in 1995 when I was 12 years old. It brings back a lot of memories. It's such a dreamy and pretty song, but it always sounded kind of sad too. Perhaps the only song that can match it for melancholy beauty is Sean Lennon's "Parachute" song.

I think this song is about someone who is in love with a friend of theirs, and they think the feeling is mutual but the friend never tells them how they feel. So it ends up being an unrequited love on both ends.