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Ferris Wheel

The Chennai band's 2023 track circles between blocked stars and narrow ground.

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The Chennai band's 2023 track circles between blocked stars and narrow ground.

The phrase 'Block the stars / And finally / We could touch the stars we wanted' carries the whole tension.

It's about that moment when something gets in the way right before you reach what you're after, and the strange clarity that comes with almost having it.

Editor's note

SURL's Ferris Wheel spins through cycles of vision

The Chennai band's 2023 track circles between blocked stars and narrow ground.

This ferris wheel is gonna stop when on the top

The phrase 'Block the stars / And finally / We could touch the stars we wanted' carries the whole tension. It's about that moment when something gets in the way right before you reach what you're after, and the strange clarity that comes with almost having it. The words answer a specific kind of longing, not for endless ascent, but for that brief touch before the inevitable fall.

That line pins down the entire mechanism. It's not about the ride itself, but about that planned pause at the highest point, the moment you're meant to see everything, right before the descent begins.

The way 'round, round' and 'ground, ground' get paired in the chorus has a hypnotic, almost weary rhythm. It sounds less like excitement and more like someone counting rotations.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "Block the stars / And finally / We could touch the stars we wanted" the pull of "round, round" the pull of "This ferris wheel is gonna stop when on the top"
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Ferris Wheel

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It's going round, round

Yeah, it's going round, round

While staring people on the narrow ground, ground

It's going round, round

Yeah, it's going round, round

This ferris wheel is gonna stop when on the top

Arrived again

We can't see anythings

Block the stars

And finally

We could touch the stars we wanted

Before when it's falling down

It's going round, round

Yeah, it's going round, round

While staring people on the narrow ground, ground

It's going round, round

Yeah, it's going round, round

This ferris wheel is gonna stop when on the top

These stars shakes me

Those people who can't see

These clouds touch me

Those people who can't feel

Arrived again

We can't see anythings

Block the stars

And finally

We could touch the stars we wanted

Before when it's falling down

It's going round, round

Yeah, it's going round, round

While staring people on the narrow ground, ground

It's going round, round

Yeah, it's going round, round

This ferris wheel is gonna stop when on the top

It's going round, round

Yeah, it's going round, round

While staring people on the narrow ground, ground

It's going round, round

Yeah, it's going round, round

This ferris wheel is gonna stop when on the top

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What is "Ferris Wheel" by SURL about?

The Chennai band's 2023 track circles between blocked stars and narrow ground. The phrase 'Block the stars / And finally / We could touch the stars we wanted' carries the whole tension. It's about that moment when something gets in the way right before you reach what you're after, and the strange clarity that comes with almost having it.

Who performs "Ferris Wheel"?

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Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Ferris Wheel"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "SURL's Ferris Wheel spins through cycles of vision", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

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