The song is inspired by the Big Wheel that is built in Leicester every Summer. I wonder where it goes the rest of the year.
Comes around in Summer
As the world completes its circle
When the days grow long
The big wheel turns again
Big wheel lights
Brighten city dusk
Reflect in rain-slick streets
Looking like infinity
It won’t last forever
It’s only a short ride
But you smile at the memory
Even where you are old
Mothers and fathers
Excited wide-eyed children
Old folk who’ve never seen
The city from this perspective
Endless stream
Of every age and hue
Wait to climb on board
Just because it’s there
Comes around in Summer
As the world completes its circle
When the days grow long
The big wheel turns again
Instrumental verse
The big wheel turns
In the cathedrals shadow
Spinning its own tales
Of love and holding hands
Won't take you high as heaven
But heaven could follow
From a brief kiss of sky
And the closeness you just found
From a brief kiss of sky
And the closeness we just found
@tseaver Feb 2022
Nice write: the play between the carnival ride and the cycle of the seasons is marvelous. Really enjoyed the percussive solo.
@celineellis Feb 2022
really like that you start with the refrain/chorus - something I think has a lot of impact. that last verse is just poetry as well!! Im enjoying your writing!