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"Rollercoaster"

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    (Guitar)
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    (Singing)
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    Rollercoaster,
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    carousel.
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    Where the highs are heaven,
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    but the lows,
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    oh, they can be hell.
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    You can grab the ring,
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    you can ring that bell,
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    when the ride is over,
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    you can never tell.
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    People tell you this one thing --
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    will make your life complete.
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    So you,
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    you give it everything you got
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    and you wind up on the street.
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    Then one day you wake up,
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    and they tell you "you're a queen,"
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    but then you find that someone else
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    is pulling on the strings.
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    Rollercoaster,
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    carousel.
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    Where the highs are heaven,
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    but the lows,
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    oh, they can be hell.
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    You can grab the ring,
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    you can ring that bell,
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    when the ride is over,
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    you can never tell.
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    The one you love,
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    they love you --
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    oh yeah --
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    until the end of time.
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    But lose your edge or lose your cool,
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    they will drop you like a dime.
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    Everyone is crowding 'round
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    when fortune is your friend.
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    When your luck is running out,
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    you're all alone again.
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    Rollercoaster,
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    carousel.
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    Where the highs are heaven
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    but the lows,
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    oh, they can be hell.
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    You can grab the ring,
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    you can ring that bell,
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    when the ride is over
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    you can never tell.
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    Well, maybe I'm just cynical,
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    and all these words are lies,
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    but experience keeps telling me
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    that the cautious one is wise.
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    But caution makes you hesitate,
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    and hesitate you're lost,
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    so take your opportunities
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    and never count the cost.
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    Rollercoaster,
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    carousel.
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    Where the highs are heaven,
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    but the lows,
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    oh, they can be hell.
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    You can grab the ring,
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    you can ring that bell,
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    when the ride is over --
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    over, over,
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    you can never, ever tell.
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    Rollercoaster,
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    carousel,
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    rollercoaster,
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    yeah, yeah, yeah,
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    carousel.
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    Carousel,
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    carousel,
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    carousel,
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    carousel.
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    (Applause)
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    Michael Pemberton.
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    (Applause)
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    Thank you so much.
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    Thank you.
Title:
"Rollercoaster"
Speaker:
Sara Ramirez
Description:

Singer, songwriter and actress Sara Ramirez is a woman of many talents. Joined by Michael Pemberton on guitar, Ramirez sings of opportunity, wisdom and the highs and lows of life in this live performance of her song, "Rollercoaster."
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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
04:59
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  • Carl Luc Campbell

    I've been listening closely to the lyrics and in my opinion she says "pulling ALL the strings", not "pulling ON the strings".

  • keun_young Lee

    I would say this singing song is worth human's most true appealing for its truth.

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