When first listening to this, I thought it was a reference to J.D Salinger's book, The Catcher in the Rye because of its references to a carousel, as well as the central message of the song to "not bring you down" as the main character is very depressed.
When first listening to this, I thought it was a reference to J.D Salinger's book, The Catcher in the Rye because of its references to a carousel, as well as the central message of the song to "not bring you down" as the main character is very depressed.