You come around to the autumn carnival (oh) It's glowing like a jack-o-lantern on the hill ho (oh) You should be younger now than you were then Trading silver for a thrill You come around to the autumn carnival (oh) There is a fog in the hall of mirrors oh (oh) The ghost of [?] has jumped the track oh (oh) Like a carousel which is turning back Create all the things that you lack You can go there if you need And you can surely fix you, guaranteed Ferris wheel unshadows and shatters [?] (oh) Across the ground into the eyes of the innocent (oh) The carnie spits at the waxing moon And all that hell that was gone too soon You can go there if you need And it will surely fix you, guaranteed Here comes the rain so you move inside oh (oh) There is no compass, there is no guide oh (oh) And there is no mask behind which to hide You come around to the autumn carnival (oh) You come around to the autumn carnival (oh) And you can take it with you if you need 'Cause it will surely fix you, guaranteed You come around to the autumn carnival