Lyrics for Sick Cycle Carousel as interpreted by dsfire

Sick Cycle Carousel Lyrics
If shame had a face
I think it would kind of look like mine
If it had a home would it be my eyes
Would you believe me
If I said I am tired of this
Now here we go now one more time

'Cause I tried to climb your steps
I tried to chase you down
I tried to see how low
I could get down to the ground

I tried to earn my way
I tried to change this mind
You better believe that
I tried to beat this

So when will this end
It goes on and on
Over and over and over again

Keep spinning around
I know that it won't stop
Till I step down from this for good

I never thought I'd end up here
Never thought I'd be standing where I am
I guess I kind of thought
It would be easier than this
I guess I was wrong
Now one more time

'Cause I tried to climb your steps
I tried to chase you down
I tried to see how low
I could get down to the ground

I tried to earn my way
I tried to change this mind
You better believe that
I tried to beat this

So when will this end
It goes on and on
Over and over and over again

Keep spinning around
I know that it won't stop
Till I step down from this

Sick cycle carousel
This is a sick cycle yeah
Sick cycle carousel
This is a sick cycle yeah

So when will this end
It goes on and on
Over and over and over again

Keep spinning around
I know that it won't stop
Till I step down from this for good

When will this end
It goes on and on
Over and over and over again

Keep spinning around
I know that it won't stop
Till I step down from this for good

(Sick cycle carousel)
(Sick cycle carousel)
(Sick cycle carousel)
(Sick cycle carousel)
(Sick cycle carousel)
(Sick cycle carousel)

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nsickler
12-12-2001

Rated +1 
This is a great song that not only appeals to the lyrical side, by making life seem better than the example, but it appeals to the side that strives for a beat and for a good tune.

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imp2k1
12-14-2001

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This song is very personal for me. It's about a guy who bends over backwards to show a girl how much he loves her, but she just keeps leading him on without ever really being with him (the line at the beginning about shame means that she's probably cheating, too).

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bo0yaa
01-20-2002

Rated +1 
no matter how much i try.. i can never be perfect enough for my parents, they always want me to be something else, do something more, climb over giant fences. like in the video, it makes me feel small and helpless. this is wat the song means to me, nomatter how much i try to tell myself that wat my parents think of me doesnt matter, it does, and id kill for their approval..
this i could also relate to when i was in a relationship where the guy wanted me to "bend over backwards" for him. which meant, changing everything about myself to suit his perception of what i was(in the past)

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minnie514
03-07-2002

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this song means a lot to me b/c it reminds me of how I chase this guy around. He's really sweet to me and says he likes me alot. But I know he also likes several other girls. I walk away and get sucked back in "over and over again". It is truely pathetic that I do this. But like the song says it a "sick cycle carousel"!!

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beautiful oblivion
03-17-2002

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this song has a differnt meaning to me, the relationship with my ex boyfriend, (i leftd him) and the part "If shame had a face
I think it would kind of look like mine " i was so sorry for what i did and then i just try to understand how i hurt him (i aplogise so many time) and so many roumers we going around and around like the title. not to mention i really love the song and the band


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lunch box angel
04-13-2002

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to me, this song is like saying that you're in that point in your relationship in which you must make a choice if whether you're going stay together or not. the relationship is not going to so well and it's just a cycle of bad decisions and you have to make the choice of whether or not you're going to make the right decision. hence the name "sick cycle carousel" because it's like making the same mistakes over and over and never really fixing them.

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truthsayer
04-24-2002

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I don't mean to be rude guys, but the song's meaning (as proclaimed by their lead singer/songwriter) is completely different than what you guys seem to be getting out of it... This song is another Christian based song (as all are, though the singer encourages his listeners to take whatever out of it they feel led to), this one about sin. The carousel that he cannot get off of is the continued trap of sin, and the final realization that he can be saved by grace alone, and can't do it on his own... The most prominent point to that effect is the line "I've tried to earn my way..." Look back at the lyrics and see if this doesn't fit. And remember, the writer himself proclaimed it.

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sic n twisted
04-27-2002

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this song is about a kid fighting with his parent(s). I heard Jason say it on an interview once. to bad this song never took off i liked it better than Hanging by a moment.

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honestyormystery
04-27-2002

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ok whats it about if both of you (thruthsayer and sic n twisted) say you heard from the singer that its 2 diff things?? i love this group, and i'm glad most of their songs have Christian bases

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sic n twisted
04-27-2002

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i dunno thats just what i heard he wrote it about but he also said it can mean whatever you want it to. i didnt even now they were a christian band (i dont believe in God) but it doesnt matter to me i like P.O.D who are a christian band. but then again when i first heard this song i was fighting with my dad so maybe im wrong.

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Laurnie
04-27-2002

Rated -1 
They are a christian band, and its about how he goes back in forth with his religion "sick cycle carousel".. he feels as if hes going in circles and he doesnt know what to do with his life.. so he looks for trust in god and talks about getting saved.

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weirdo
05-14-2002

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how great god!how come that there is a lifehouse that encourage us to be long to god?god is great!

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Cicamaca
05-25-2002

Rated +1 
To me this seems to be a song about someone who is fighting an addiction. Like an alcoholic he sucked into a cycle of getting drunk, then swearing never to do it again. He despises himself for not being stronger and able to keep his relationship from falling apart.
Or maybe this is about a guy struggling with a realization that he’s bi (or gay). He’s terrified of losing his lover, and perhaps lifestyle. He is constantly between denial and desperation. He is trying to consciously influence his emotions, but in the end he finally understands that he can’t fight who he is.


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truthsayer
05-27-2002

Rated 0 
Ummmmm.... Interesting take, and it's fine if you see it that way, but the actual intent has been stated.

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Cicamaca
05-29-2002

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Actually I wrote my comment before reading yours :P but I guess I wasn't too far off. The song is describing an internal struggle driven by guilt... The fact that it is not specific about the nature of the guilt just makes it easier for listeners to personalize it.

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star_9
05-31-2002

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well i dunno what it really means but this is what it means to me...i think this guy is so inlove with this girl and he would do anythin for her and hes done everythin "ive tried to climb ur steps ive tried to chase u down ive tried to see how low i could get down to the ground"...but the girl doesnt like him...and i think that maybe he wants to get over her ("step down from this for good")but he cant...and like he said its just a 'sick cycle carousel'. ya i just think that because im in that situation right now...i love this guy and id do anythin to get him to like me and im still just waiting...and i want to get over him but its too hard...and its just a cycle that keeps repeating itself...but i dunno maybe its just me im messed up sometimes haha

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ZoWiE1800
06-04-2002

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i have heard jason say himself several different times that this song is about his girlfriend. He says that they were having communication problems and this song was about a time when they had to decide weather they could get through the relationship or just call it all off. But the thing I like about Lifehouse' lyrics is that there is so many ways that you can interpret the songs and so many situations that you can apply them to.

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Miss_Secretary
06-07-2002

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I fully believe that everyone should be able to get multiple meanings out of a song... Personally I believe that this song is about struggling with sin. To me it is the only meaning that fits with no stretching. I also know that Jason is open about his struggle with sin but does not struggle majorly with obsessions about his past friends. Jason used to lead worship at my church and he always was really honest about things. Anyway I think that you should take what you can from a song and if that message affects or changes your life then Jasons purpose is accomplished... God Bless You All

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therealmoe
06-14-2002

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Wow, the Sin meaning really fits!! And I can relate to that respect as well now! I have always looked at is as trying to "chase" down somebody. You would do anything for them but they never give you the chance that you want more then anything. You just feel that they are never actually going to "be" with you. And then when he says, "Would you believe me if I said I am tired of this now here we go now one more time" he is saying he is finally going to let it go and MOVE ON but then he gets sucked back in the sick cyle carousel and it keeps going on over and over again. And then ofcourse "Cause I tried to climb your steps, I tried to chase you down" Seems kinda like he is saying he tried so very hard and is losing hope of ever catching her. He is also showing this when he says "step down from this for good" meaning when he finally lets her go. The pain is just so hard to deal with and that could be a reason for continuing to get sucked into the carousel. Something very small but positive happens which gives a false hope. Another reason for the cycle. These are amazing lyrics that can be interpreted in so many ways! I wish this song would have taken off more, I feel it's up there with Hanging by a Moment.

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rainbow8711
06-22-2002

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this is a beautiful song and the video compliments it excellently. i agree with all of the above translations, but mostly the sin one as Jason is religious, and a lot of Lifehouse's songs tend to be related in some way to religion. anyway, gorgeous song and Jason's not bad either ;) hehe

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dariofoo
07-04-2002

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truly a marvellous song,and one for everyone..lovers or not..i agree with u who said it can be interpreted many ways..aboout sin?...gosh i dunno,but if i'm wrong,then forgive me Lord for i have sinned...peace be to all

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twilightfairy
07-11-2002

Rated 0 
hmmm never heard the song but mt bf's first love emialed it to him......my interpretation...maybe she wants him backNow here we go now one more time

'Cause I tried to climb your steps
I tried to chase you down
I tried to see how low
I could get down to the ground

I tried to earn my way
I tried to change this mind
You better believe that
I tried to beat this

seems like shes trying to get him back to me......fucked up situations but i dunno thats how i interpreted the song

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truthsayer
07-21-2002

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Just a point, every song on No Name Face has Christian meaning, look for them, they aren't hard to find at all. Try starting with the song "Everything."

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skygazer86
07-26-2002

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This song is definatly about because no matter how hard he tries to earn his way he can't because you can't earn salvation,you can only relize you've sinned and that you fall short of the glory of god (Romans 3:23)and believe that christ came for you and died for your sins so that you may be in heaven,and ask God to forgive your sins,that's the only way to receive salvation

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rainbow8711
08-13-2002

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Ok ok ok enough already! i know i commented above, but returning a few months later this is really starting to piss me off and i have something to add. now, i believe in God as much as the next person blah de blah- but i really think these Christians should stop trying to brainwash everyone by saying that this song MUST be about sin and that, because *in their humble opinion*, it fits- now who the hell are you guys to influence normal people's thinking about something which is as multi-faceted as a song. the answer is NO-ONE. "miss secretary"- i think you are living in a little world of your own along with the pixies- and it's fine by me if you want to carry on deluding yourself that you knew Jason, but please don't force your sad little dream on us. now i have no problem with people expressing their views on this (after all, that's what it's for), but it pisses me off when people keep posting comments which are EXACTLY the same as the previous 20! for god's sake get an opinion of your own rather than "ohh yes sin god salvation bullshit bullshit bullshit". and skygazer86 it's people like you that annoy the hell out of me you're sick and stupid and i have no idea what you're on about but stop preaching on this and trying to brainwash people. to be honest i don't care about christ saving people but at least i don't go forcing my opinions on others like you. jeez, just when i thought the world couldn't get any more pathetic assholes like you come along. stop being a sheep and leave your cult- come back to Earth and stop randomly making up stuff and then saying it's a quote. it's quite clearly not, and there is no such book as "Romans". i should know. *laughs manically at stupidity of retard*
that's it. just my 2 cents. cheque please

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