Merry Go Round – English Lyrics

• By: Machine Gun Kelly
• Album: bloom

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FROWN ♪

♪ MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ LOOK, SUMMER DAY ♪

♪ BOBBY AND HIS GIRL WOULD WAKE UP EVERY SUMMER DAY ♪

♪ THIS BOY AND GIRL HAD NOTHING, THEY WERE RUNAWAYS ♪

♪ SO IN LOVE THAT NOW ALL THEY WANTED WAS PAIN ♪

♪ AND SO IT CAME ♪

♪ NEVER HAD A SILVER SPOON, PRESENT AND THE PAST ♪

♪ NOW AT LAST, THE SPOON IS PRESENT AND SO THE BOY WET IT ♪

♪ TOLD HIM BRING HIM A SLAB, A COTTON SWAB, AND A MATCH ♪

♪ AND TOLD HER ONE DAY TO FLY ACROSS THE WORLD AND HAVE A WEDDING ♪

♪ LIKE BABY I HAVE A PLAN, COME WITH ME TO THIS PLACE ♪

♪ BABY GIVE ME A HAND, NOW FLIP IT GIVE ME A VEIN ♪

♪ BABY TAKE OFF YOUR BELT, WE'LL USE IT AS A RESTRAINT ♪

♪ SHE SEES THAT AND STARTS TO MELT, HE REACHES INSIDE A CASE ♪

♪ FILLS A NEEDLE WITH FOOD, FIX THE NEEDLE WITH HASTE ♪

♪ BRINGS THE NEEDLE TO HER, SHE HITS HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE ♪

♪ THE BOY CAN TELL THAT SHE'S SCARED, HE SAYS "I LOVE YOU OKAY" ♪

♪ THEN SHOVES IT INTO HER ARM AND SAYS "HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT TASTE BABY" ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FROWN ♪

♪ MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FROWN ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ HER DRESS DROPS, HER HEAD DROPS ♪

♪ SWIGGIN' OUT OF A WHISKEY BOTTLE, HE JUST WATCH ♪

♪ BUT HE WAS NOT BOBBY, SEE BOBBY HAD JOINED THE ARMY ♪

♪ BEEN GONE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, NOW SHE MESSIN' WITH EVERYBODY ♪

♪ EVERYONE OF THE DEALERS, EVERYONE HERE TO SQUEAL ♪

♪ AND TRADE THAT PUSSY FOR PRODUCT, SHE DID ANYTHING FOR THAT FEELING ♪

♪ BUT THEN SHE STARTED TO FEEL IT, EARLY MORNIN' SHE'S KNEELIN' ♪

♪ IN FRONT OF THE TOILET LOOK AT HER BELLY THERE'S NO CONCEALIN' ♪

♪ THAT SHE'S EXPECTING A CHILD, THIS WOMAN IS LIVING FOUL ♪

♪ SHE'S ONLY TWENTY YEARS OLD, AND HARDLY CAN'T EVEN SMILE ♪

♪ ULTRASOUND SHOWS A BABY THAT'S BARELY OVER A POUND ♪

♪ SOLD EVERYTHING IN HER HOUSE JUST TRYNA SCORE AN OUNCE ♪

♪ NEWS OF THE BABY'S FATHER WAS DADDY DIED IN THE WAR ♪

♪ NOW THAT SYRINGE IS ALL THAT KEEPS HER ALIVE ANYMORE ♪

♪ NO MATTRESS, SO HER AND HER CHILD DYIN' ON THE FLOOR ♪

♪ THERE'S SOME LETTERS AT THE DOOR READING "I'LL BE HOME TOMORROW, LOVE BOBBY" ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FROWN ♪

♪ MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FROWN ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ KNOCKIN' AT THE DOOR BUT DOESN'T GET AN ANSWER ♪

♪ BOBBY'S NERVOUS, HIS HEART STARTS TO BEAT FASTER ♪

♪ HE HASN'T TALKED TO HIS GIRL IN SO LONG ♪

♪ SHE SOLD HIS PHONE FOR A HIT, ♪

♪ DAMN HOW HE WISH THAT HE COULD HEAR HER LAUGHTER ♪

♪ BUT HIS DRUG HIT HER LIKE A CANCER ♪

♪ AND HE FORGOT 'CAUSE HE HAD LEFT AND CLEANED HIS ACT UP ♪

♪ PASSENGER SEAT IN HIS ACURA GOT A PICTURE OF 'EM KISSIN' ♪

♪ UNDER THE WORDS "HAPPILY EVER AFTER" ♪

♪ HE WALKS INTO THE HOUSE, IT'S A FUCKIN' DISASTER ♪

♪ EVERY STEP HE TAKES AS HE CRUSHES A CAPSULE ♪

♪ HOLDS HIS BREATH, HE KNOWS WHAT HE SMELLS ISN'T NATURAL ♪

♪ LOOKS DOWN, IT'S THE BODY OF THE QUEEN OF HIS CASTLE ♪

♪ BABY PLEASE, BABY PLEASE ♪

♪ WAKE UP ♪

♪ HE SCREAMS ON HIS KNEES AND HE SEES HER HAND AROUND HER STOMACH ♪

♪ INSIDE WAS A CHILD, AND REALIZES IT WAS HIS ♪

♪ (GUN SHOT) ♪

♪ SUMMER DAY, AN ENTIRE FAMILY DIED ON THAT SUMMER DAY ♪

♪ CAUSE A FACADE MADE A GIRL GIVE HER LOVE AWAY ♪

♪ BUT THOSE WERE BOBBY'S CONSEQUENCES THAT HE HAD TO PAY ♪

♪ LOVE IS PAIN ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FROWN ♪

♪ MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU DOWN ♪

♪ I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU FROWN ♪

♪ MERRY, MERRY, MERRY GO ROUND ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
merry /ˈmɛri/ A2	adjective - cheerful, full of joy
round /raʊnd/ B1	noun - a circular shape or object verb - to move in a circular path
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
pain /peɪn/ A2	noun - physical or emotional suffering
silver /ˈsɪlvər/ B2	noun - a shiny gray-white metal adjective - having the colour of silver
spoon /spuːn/ A1	noun - a utensil with a shallow bowl used for eating or serving food
needle /ˈniːdl/ B1	noun - a thin, pointed metal tool used for sewing or medical injections
whiskey /ˈwɪski/ B2	noun - a distilled alcoholic drink made from fermented grain mash
army /ˈɑːrmi/ A2	noun - a large organized military force
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child or infant
syringe /sɪˈrɪndʒ/ B2	noun - a tube with a needle used for injecting fluids into the body
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood; also the centre of emotions
war /wɔːr/ A2	noun - armed conflict between countries or groups
cancer /ˈkænsər/ B2	noun - a disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth
frown /fraʊn/ B1	verb - to make a facial expression indicating displeasure noun - the expression made by furrowing the eyebrows
runaway /ˈrʌnəweɪ/ B2	noun - a person who has left home without permission adjective - having fled or escaped; not staying in one place
wedding /ˈwɛdɪŋ/ B1	noun - a ceremony where two people are united in marriage
melt /mɛlt/ B1	verb - to become liquid by heat; to soften noun - the process of becoming liquid
fly /flaɪ/ A2	verb - to move through the air using wings or an engine noun - an insect with two wings

Key Grammar Structures

• ♪ I DON'T WANT **TO** SEE YOU DOWN ♪

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ The infinitive 'to see' is used to express the purpose of the action 'want'. The singer doesn't want something **in order to** see the person down.

• ♪ SO IN LOVE THAT NOW ALL THEY WANTED WAS PAIN ♪

  ➔ So...that (Result Clause)

  ➔ The structure 'so...that' is used to express a result. The degree of being in love led to the result that all they wanted was pain.

• ♪ TOLD HIM BRING HIM **A SLAB**, A COTTON SWAB, AND A MATCH ♪

  ➔ Apposition (A slab, a cotton swab, and a match)

  ➔ The noun phrase 'a slab, a cotton swab, and a match' is in apposition to the implied object of 'bring', further specifying what to bring.

• ♪ BRINGS THE NEEDLE TO HER, SHE HITS HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE ♪

  ➔ Simple past tense/ Narrative structure

  ➔ Use of simple past tense to narrate events, common in storytelling and describing past actions in sequence. The repetition emphasizes the dramatic events.

• ♪ THEN **SHOVES IT INTO** HER ARM AND SAYS "HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT TASTE BABY" ♪

  ➔ Phrasal verb (Shoves it into)

  ➔ The phrasal verb 'shoves it into' combines 'shoves' (pushes forcefully) and the preposition 'into' (indicating direction). It expresses a single action: to force something into a space.

• ♪ SWIGGIN' OUT OF A WHISKEY BOTTLE, **HE JUST WATCH** ♪

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion (Implied Subject)

  ➔ The subject is implied. Although the subject is not explicitly mentioned, the context (the previous line is about her), tells us who is watching. This is a stylistic choice for emphasis.

• ♪ AND TRADE THAT PUSSY FOR PRODUCT, SHE DID **ANYTHING FOR** THAT FEELING ♪

  ➔ Emphasis: Anything for...

  ➔ The phrase 'anything for' emphasizes the lengths she went to, to obtain the feeling associated with the product.

• ♪ SHE'S ONLY TWENTY YEARS OLD, **AND HARDLY CAN'T EVEN SMILE** ♪

  ➔ Double Negative (Incorrect)

  ➔ The use of 'hardly' and 'can't' together creates a double negative. The correct phrasing would be "She can hardly smile" or "She can't even smile."

• ♪ DAMN **HOW HE WISH** THAT HE COULD HEAR HER LAUGHTER ♪

  ➔ Subject-Verb Inversion (After introductory word 'Damn')

  ➔ After the interjection 'Damn', the subject and verb are inverted for emphasis, rather than using the standard order: 'How he wished'.

• ♪ HE WALKS INTO THE HOUSE, **IT'S A FUCKIN' DISASTER** ♪

  ➔ Emphasis/ Exclamatory Sentence

  ➔ The phrase acts as an exclamatory sentence, emphasizing the terrible state of the house upon his entry. The use of the expletive 'fuckin'' further enhances the emotional intensity.