This song started out as a response to all the comments that various people have said about following music. I consider it a Songwriter’s Lament, in a way. Because it kind of categorizes all the things that non-musical people ask about why you do what you do. The chorus is my response to all those questions; “So I wrote this song.” Life is like a Merry-Go-Round
credits
from Carnivals and Other Tragedies,
released June 20, 2018
Marshall Hjertstedt - Acoustic Guitar & Vocal
Jordi Kleiner - FIddle
Jenny Bienemann - Harmony Vocal
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