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Artist: Vanessa Carlton
Canonical path: /vanessa-carlton/dark-carnival
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Dark Carnival
Read Dark Carnival lyrics by Vanessa Carlton on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Dark Carnival
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Never thought it'd hurt so bad
I just wanted to love you
Never thought it'd hurt so bad
Never thought it'd feel so right
I was just thinking of you
Never thought it'd feel so right
It's the edge of the dawn
When she looks in your eyes
She's wants what is hers
Before the light
And she runs on her own
And you'll hurt before you know
Not a sweet alibi
When you get your bloody dose
In the still of the night
It is there you'll feel it most
In this dark carnival
Where the end is close
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't hurt
I just wanted to love you
Funny how the story ends
Remember the beginning
Funny how the story ends
She should never have looked so close
I can see all your cracks
Should never have looked so close
It's the edge of the dawn
When she looks in your eyes
And she's wants
What is hers
Before the light
And she runs on her own
And you'll hurt before you know
Not a sweet alibi
When you get your bloody dose
In the still of the night
It is there you'll feel it most
In this dark carnival
Where the end is close
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't hurt
Tell me it won't
Tell me it won't
And she runs on her own
And you'll hurt before you know
Not a sweet alibi
When you get your bloody dose
In the still of the night
It is there you'll feel it most
In this dark carnival
Where the end is close
Tell me it won't hurt
Never thought it'd hurt so bad
Tell me it won't hurt
I just wanted to love you
I just wanted to love you
I just wanted to love you
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