Listen to CAROUSEL by 5 Seconds of Summer

CAROUSEL

5 Seconds of Summer

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Jul
10
Jul 10, 2025
Royal Albert Hall
London

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Michael Clifford

Michael Clifford

Guitar

Luke Hemmings

Guitar

Calum Hood

Bass

Ashton Irwin

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Michael Clifford

Michael Clifford

Songwriter

Luke Hemmings

Songwriter

Calum Hood

Songwriter

Ashton Irwin

Songwriter

Sierra Deaton

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Michael Clifford

Michael Clifford

Producer

Zander Caruso

Additional Producer

Matthew Pauling

Matthew Pauling

Engineer

Jacob Munk

Engineer

Neal Avron

Mixing Engineer

Scott Skrzynski

Scott Skrzynski

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Chris Gehringer

Chris Gehringer

Mastering Engineer

Chris Kasych

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I built it from the ground up

Just to watch me burn it down

I gotta keep the party going

Ain't no fading out

[Verse 2]

My life's just a carousel spinning around

I'd pay again just to keep from stopping it now

[Verse 3]

I tried to keep my head above the ocean of my doubt

I'm feeling like a dreamer

Don't you try to wake me now

[Verse 4]

My life's just a carousel spinning around

I'd pay again just to keep from stopping it now

[Verse 5]

Looking for myself in the passenger side

Driving to the edge till I get this right

Trying to find the city with the brightest lights

How you gonna get there, get there?

[Verse 6]

Always looking back and I don't know why

Something always there in the back of my mind

Everybody's living on a one-way ride

How you gonna get there, get there?

[Verse 7]

I feel like I'm a tiger in the circus ring again

Every time I jump its getting higher

Never ends

[Verse 8]

My life's just a carousel spinning around

I'd pay again just to keep from stopping it now

[Verse 9]

Looking for myself in the passenger side

Driving to the edge till I get this right

Trying to find the city with the brightest lights

How you gonna get there, get there?

[Verse 10]

Always looking back and I don't know why

Something always there in the back of my mind

Everybody's living on a one-way ride

How you gonna get there, get there?

[Verse 11]

My life's just a carousel spinning around

I'd pay again just to keep from stopping it now

My life's just a carousel spinning around

I'd pay again just to keep from stopping it now

Written by: Ashton Irwin, Calum Hood, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Sierra Deaton

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