Carnival (Paradise Is There Version) Natalie Merchant

[Verse]
I've walked these streets
A virtual stage, it seemed to me
Makeup on their faces
Actors took their places next to me

[Verse]
Well I've walked these streets
In a carnival of sights to see
All the cheap thrill seekers
Vendors and dealers
Crowded around me

[Chorus]
Have I been blind?
Have I been lost, inside
Myself an' my own mind?
Hypnotized, mesmerized
By what my eyes have seen?

[Verse]
I've walked these streets
In a spеctacle of wealth and poverty
In thе diamond market
The scarlet welcome carpet
They just rolled out for me