Everybody's riding the Ferris wheel And the pentacle's gorgeous Everybody's trying to stay focused To live in the moment Once the ride is done, they're back in line again But the carnival closes at night And it's quarter to five There's a lump in their throats Because they know This is it, still they paced on a smile And hold each other a little closer Everybody saddled the sadness A longing they can't quit Everybody knows it's a transient They try not to notice This spinning world has left them dizzy and ancient It's a member banquet abyss Left it's taste on our lips Must we all wait in line? We're all bystanders of our own lives Our own moats and it's killing us I just wanna live my feeling Of overwhelming again And again is all I ask I used to want a future perfect Now all I want is past