Track 10 of the album Delay Garden · 2014
Ferris Wheel, Switched Off for the Night
by Odalys Fern
“A ferris wheel switched off for the night, standing still above the park. It closes the record with the lights going out one by one.”
psychedelic · dream pop · carnival ambient · 3:53
Lyrics
The fairground lights are all gone dark The wheel stands still above the park Empty seats hang in the air Rocking gently, no one there Turn no more, great wheel, tonight Rest your spokes in the moonlight Everything that spun is slow Rest now, wheel, and let it go Once it carried laughing crowds Up and over the sleeping clouds Now it holds the quiet sky And lets the rain go drifting by Turn no more, great wheel, tonight Rest your spokes in the moonlight Everything that spun is slow Rest now, wheel, and let it go Tomorrow it will glow again Gold and loud for everyone But now it sleeps, a circle still A sleepy moon upon the hill Turn no more, great wheel, tonight Rest your spokes in the moonlight Everything that spun is slow Rest now, wheel, and let it go Rest now, wheel Let it go