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1.
Oh Columbia my dear, do you hear my cry? I've been laid low and now I stand in fear Wipe away all my tears and tell me it's all right For there's not a fright for which can stand your might I'm so glad you're by my side What’s the meaning of all this How could I be deceived I trusted you to always take care of me Maybe I’m to blame You said I could relax So hard to retain When I gave you all you asked But can I take it back All of my past tracks The red the white the blue All I wanna do is just take it all from you And savor all the truth you gave so easily You say it’s not our biz, what we do is amiss But you keep on in bliss and in ignorance It’s what you wanted after all Unaware of your pursuits I gave away my youth Laid it out for you Blinded from the truth  So you came and left behind A fear within my soul But soon enough you’ll find That you are not in control Is it all too late You must accept your fate We know your secrets But you can keep them! This is what you wanted...
2.
Dearly Blue 03:34
I believe that I'm afflicted with anxiety Of the self image variety I'm paralyzed by fear of when I'll be replaced Just an anomaly, neurotic and deranged Old memories, an echo, I'm perfect and sane When I can just pretend that the future's far away And begin to sew the fabrics of a subtle symphony It seems that I cannot function, especially when I find myself in these situations I analyze, extrapolate, and then deduce Scenarios in which I can be of some use Regardless, I think they'll see through my facade But I can just pretend that the future's far away And begin to sew the fabrics of a subtle symphony Of promises, broken or fulfilled Burning bridges dotting landscapes of expanding entropy I refuse anything that sounds like a good idea Abuse, I cannot fathom living a life that Won't include a failure of my own invention Dearly blue, and darkened thoughts solely remain to entertain And can I just pretend that the future's far away And begin to sew the fabrics of a subtle symphony Of promises, broken or fulfilled Burning bridges dotting landscapes of expanding entropy If I could choose, if I could set my thoughts aflame Then I'd remove the part of me that holds you down My dearly blue
3.
PB&Jam 04:29
Well when I was younger they told me to wait Said "child, you're so wild, learn to hesitate" So for awhile I felt guilt for my sins It's taken all my life just to forgive it again When I was young, living outside the city Said "girl, all you must do in this world is stay pretty" Now that I'm older I know it's a lie It's taken all my life, it's taken all my life To take it all back All I want is someone to love me Heaven above or hell below me Said all I want is someone to love me Heaven above or hell below me I was a fool, was a fool for your love So when you took it away, I thought "fair enough" Now that I've moved on I know who I am It's taken all my life just to remember again I was impatient and prone to shame I took my entire life and tried to throw it away Now I am tryin' to forgive my own sins And I've got all my life left to feel happy again All I want is someone to love me Heaven above or hell below me Said all I want is someone to love me Heaven above or hell below me
4.
Oh darling Diane, give me back your hand I'm feeling so blue and alone Give me one more chance, or even a glance Diane, I swear that I've grown The first time I saw her, I just could not drop her At ev'ry chance, I took a peek When she caught me spyin', she pounced like a lion and I was bedridden for weeks Oh darling Diane, come take back your man I'm feeling so blue and alone I can't understand why you left me so stranded Diane, please pick up the phone I loved that vixen, but she started nixin' my every disheartened advance One minute she's laughin' that love's amaranthine The next is the death of romance Oh darling Diane, give me back your hand I'm feeling so blue and alone Give me one more chance, or even a glance Diane, I swear that I've grown Can't she see we would be fine? Chemistry tells me she's mine Oh darling Diane, give me back your hand I'm feeling so blue and alone Give me one more chance, or even a glance Diane, I swear that I've grown Oh darling Diane, let me be your man I'm feeling so blue and alone I can't understand why you left me so stranded Darling, please pick up the phone Diane, please pick up the phone!
5.
ICU 02:21
It could rain all day the skies could all be gray but I won't mind as long as I get to see you I could stand headaches and even stomachaches but I won't mind as long as I get to see you 'Cause even bad days they don't get me down and even worse days they won't see me frown no matter what bad may come my way I'll be okay as long as I get to see you I could miss my ride and have to walk six miles I wouldn't care because I know that you'd be there I may break some bones visit the hospital but I'll be fine you'll come and hold my hand all night Darling take my hand and say you'll be my man we'll be all right sleeping soundly through the night And there will be no roads that leave you all alone just stay with me and I know we'll be happy
6.
Something's sticking to the street outside Something’s covering the cars I can’t make it out, I can’t see what it is But then again you know I can’t see very far Everything’s turned monochrome But it’s so beautiful and bright As I recall I quite enjoyed the fall But this winter’s kinda turning out all right It’s snow, it’s snow, It’s snowing outside How do I know It’s all covered in white You know, you know Now that I’ve had it this way I know how I want To spend this cold winter’s day We used to take long walks in the park But now the path’s covered in ice That’s okay, I can handle this for a day And don’t you know, I think this weather’s rather nice I feel the cold air fill my lungs It’s making breathing hard to do It doesn’t matter even in this frozen weather I’m still warm As long as I’m here with you I’m convinced right now there could be nothing better And those snow angels, they do not hold forever I’ll be lying here with you in all this frozen weather I’ll keep this moment in a snowglobe that never breaks That never breaks That never breaks It’s snow, it’s snow It’s snow, it’s snow
7.
The Twist 03:16
He was a doozy, he'd knock you dead with charm She was a floozy so she naturally dove into his arms (I bet their kids will look divine) It was about that time I shut the TV set And started wondering if life was just a joke I didn't get (Waiting for the punchline...) Where is the punch line, where is the twist? Is there a deeper truth or is there just a gist? There are a thousand stories I would tell if only they were true and a million thoughts I've never had if life is deja vu Is there something I missed? Now I am through with this. I got to drinking, what else was there to do? I got to thinking we're just metaphors from someone's point of view (Just lines in conversation) With one-way mirrors through which we may not see Our mastermind peers in and probes our cosmic surreality (It's time to go to sleep) I drew the blinds and stumbled into bed with troubled mind I tried to fall asleep but I woke up instead (Into the superdimension) The beings there had never heard of planet earth they vaporized my essence but they told me they would hasten my rebirth (Into a world of huge headaches)
8.
Free 05:05
Everything I’ve ever known I picked it up before I was grown And lost it along the way somehow It’s gotten so hard to feel It’s been a cold, cruel winter I’m breathing through clenched teeth I’m so sick of making promises That I can never keep The night you held my hand You found me crying on the stairs, you said The past can never take its leave When what you’ve been is all that you can see And it’s been so long Since I felt like I could be strong But I would bear the greatest weight To keep you from feeling the same You were on your way downtown The day that you found out That you had been wrong all along Thinking you were better off alone Now you’re looking for a sign In all these neon lights I hope you find your way back home I hope you find your way back to me Don’t walk away Stay with me I know we’ve seen the hardest things But I believe we’ll be free
9.
Waiting 04:58
It’s a long drive under the moonlight But if I spend one more night in this old room I fear that I might Anxiously relapse into my youth Yeah, you’ve got excuses For every word you said and thing you did I was just a kid And I’m still trying to work it out So I reach my destination There’s fear in the air and I swear it’s contagious I came here for a reason ‘Til I see it through there’s no way that I’m leaving Yeah, you’ve had excuses For every word you said and thing you did Well I’m just a kid And I’m still trying to work it out I guess it’s true what you meant when you said I succumb to the fears in my head It’s funny how the memories that fade Can really make you wonder just what are you waiting for? It’s a quiet drive into the sunrise I’ve never felt alive like this before And I feel that I might Finally be freed of my private war Never thought I'd see you change Maybe I'm amazed at the way it is We’re all just kids And we’re all still trying to work it out Now I’m seeing everything with new eyes And for the first time in my life Every dream’s within reach, everyone is the same I know what I must be and I’m not gonna wait anymore

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released April 3, 2014

Alex McIntyre - piano, cello, vox
Andrew Joyce - guitar, trumpet, vox
Archie O'Neal - alto sax, mandolin, piano, vox
Caroline Walden - lead vox
Chad Miller - glockenspiel, coconuts, percussion, organ
Chris Deese - drums
Jared McGrath - lead vox
Jed Paz - drums
Lisa Rossi - lead guitar
Michael Stearns - violin, arrangements, vox
Tom Speers - bass, flute

“We Know Yr Secrets” conceived by Justin Chen and Jared McGrath.
“Dearly Blue” conceived by Andrew Joyce.
“PB&Jam” conceived by the Merry Go Rounds.
"Darling Diane" and "The Twist" conceived by Archie O'Neal.
“ICU” conceived by Caroline Walden and Michael Stearns.
"First Snowfall" conceived by Jared McGrath.
"Free" conceived by Jared McGrath and Caroline Walden.
"Waiting" conceived by Chris Deese, Archie O'Neal, Jared McGrath, Caroline Walden, and Michael Stearns.

All songs realized by the Merry Go Rounds.

Mixed, with love, by Archie O’Neal.
Mastered, with Archie, by Greg Hendler.
Recorded and produced, with produce, at Under the Couch.

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The Merry Go Rounds Atlanta, Georgia

Indie pop-rock collective from Atlanta, GA.

Caroline Walden: lead vocals
Fielding Keeley: lead guitar
Jed Paz: drums
Mitcham Tuell: saxophone, synthesizer, vocals
Vivian Bond: bass
Tanika Bantukul: violin, vocals
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