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Background

"Carousel" was one of three songs co-produced and mixed by Mudrock and Mike Shinoda for the Hybrid Theory EP. The song was written by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, and Rob Bourdon. On the EP, Kyle Christener is credited for bass.

After the original release of the EP, the band continued working on "Carousel" for inclusion on their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory, but it didn't make it to the final tracklist. The latest known version of the song dates from February 11, 2000.

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title Album Length Recorded Released Notes
Carousel Hybrid Theory EP 3:00 1999 1999
Carousel Hybrid Theory EP (Re-Issue) 3:00 1999 November 19, 2001
  • Remastered. Sounds louder than the original release.
Carousel Hybrid Theory 8-Track Demo

Linkin Park - Demos From 02-2000

3:00 1999
  • Different mix.
  • Mike raps "She can only fool herself for so long" only twice during the pre-chorus.
  • "Just follow me and I'll show you what you want to see" bridge.
  • Mike breathes in before final refrain.
  • Recorded some time after August 24, 1999 (The High & Mighty's Home Field Advantage release date).
Carousel Demos 3:01 2000
  • The CD dates from February 11, 2000.
  • Different mix.
  • "She can only fool herself for so long" repeated three times during the pre-chorus. Chester raps it in the second time.
  • "Just follow me and I'll show you what you want to see" bridge.

Live

During a LP Underground chat on November 18, 2009, Rob Bourdon was questioned if the band ever played the songs from the Hybrid Theory EP live. He said he remembers playing "Carousel" and "Part Of Me" and added "it was probably in a small club in LA or Arizona."

This information was confirmed by Mike Shinoda on August 12, 2015, during a Reddit AMA: "We played those songs a ton when the band name was "Hybrid Theory," and once we had a whole album to play, those kinda just went away."

In 2001, right before their European tour in September, Linkin Park gave an interview to OnStage where Brad Delson said the band would be using their soundcheck time during the next tour to rehearse old songs. The songs mentioned were "My December" and "Carousel" and he also said: "I'm using two extra Boss effects pedals, the Auto-Wah and the Phaser, to re-create the guitar sounds on another old song we'll be playing called “Step Up." Unfortunately, "Carousel" was the only one of those songs not to be played.

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Lyrics

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Ah
 
She can't hide no matter how hard she tries
Her secret disguised behind the lies
And at night she cries away her pride
With eyes shut tight staring at her inside
All her friends know why she can't sleep at night
All her family asking if she's alright
All she wants to do is get rid of this hell
Well all she's got to do is stop kidding herself
She can only fool herself for so long
She can only fool herself for so long
She can only fool herself for so long
(I'm too weak to face me)
She can only fool herself

I never know
Just why you run
So far away
Far away from me
I never know
Just why you run
So far away
Far away from me

When it comes to how to live his life he can't be told
Says he's got it all under control
Thinks he knows it's not a problem he's stuck with
But in reality it'd be a problem to just quit
An addict and he can't hold the reins
The pain is worse cause his friends have it the same
Tries to slow down the problem he's got
But can't get off the carousel until he makes it stop
He can only fool himself for so long
He can only fool himself for so long
He can only fool himself for so long
(I'm too weak to face me)
He can only fool himself

I never know
Just why you run
So far away
Far away from me
I never know
Just why you run
So far away
Far away from me
 
(Ah)
(Fly with me under the wings I gave you)
Try to be closer to me and I'll save you
(Fly with me under the wings I gave you)
Try to be closer to me and I'll save you

I never know
Just why you run
So far away
Far away from me
I never know
Just why you run
So far away
Far away from me
I never know
Just why you run
So far away
Far away from me
I never know
Just why you run
So far away
Far away from me

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(Ah)
She can't hide no matter how hard she tries
Her secret disguise behind the lies
And at night she cries away her pride
With eyes shut tight and staring at her insides
All her friends know why she can't sleep at night
All her family asking if she's alright
All she wants to do is get rid of this hell
Well, all she's got to do is stop kidding herself

She can only fool herself for so long
She can only fool herself for so long
(I'm too weak to face me)

I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me

When it comes to how to live his life, he can't be told
Says he's got it all under control
Thinks he knows it's not a problem he's stuck with
But in reality, it'd be a problem to just quit
An addict, and he can't hold the reigns
The pain is worse, 'cause his friends have it the same
Tries to slow down the problem he's got
But can't get off the carousel until he makes it stop

He can only fool himself for so long
He can only fool himself for so long
(I'm too weak to face me)

I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
 
Fly with me under the wings I gave you
Try to be closer to me, I'll save you
Fly with me under the wings I gave you (Ah)
Try to be closer to me, I'll save you

Just follow me
I never know just why you run
And I'll show you what you want to see
The part you hide from what's inside
Just follow me
So far away, away from me
And I'll show you what you want to see

I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me

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(Ah)
 
She can't hide no matter how hard she tries
Her secret disguise behind her lies
And at night she cries away her pride
With eyes shut tight and staring at her insides
All her friends know why she can't sleep at night (Oh)
All her family asking if she's alright
All she wants to do is get rid of this hell
Well all she's gotta do is stop kidding herself

She can only fool herself for so long
(She can only fool herself for so long)
She can only fool herself for so long
I'm too weak to face me

I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me

When it comes to how to live his life, he can't be told
Says he got it all under control
Thinks he knows, it's not a problem he's stuck with
But in reality, it'd be a problem to just quit
An addict and he can't hold the reins
The pain is worse cause his friends have it the same
Tries to slow down the problem he's got
But can't get off the carousel until he makes it stop

He can only fool himself for so long
(He can only fool himself for so long)
He can only fool himself for so long
I'm too weak to face me

I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me

Fly with me under the wings I gave you
Try to be closer to me and I'll save you
Fly with me under the wings I gave you (Ah)
Try to be closer to me and I'll save you

Just follow me
I never know just why you run
And I'll show you what you wanna see
Just follow me
So far away, away from me
And I'll show you what you wanna see

I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me
I never know just why you run
So far away, far away from me

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