It was simply carnival time
In our city
The crowd flowed through the streets
Like a rushing stream
Every square
Became a vast ocean
And the whole world sank
Into its swirling waves

And I stood alone
In the flood’s wild current
Lost in the rhythm of music
The noise and laughter
I didn’t feel the rising tide of people
Until it swept me straight
Into your arms

And suddenly, in the packed crowd
Dancing, laughing, swaying
In this throng
That joined two bodies into one
We were carried away
By the mad rush of carnival
And I thought to myself,
"Let this moment last"

And suddenly, in the dense crowd
Restless, unstoppable
We whirled together, embraced
Connected—you and I
And the crowd, like a storm
Drove us toward unknown harbors
Kindling in my heart
A dream I had never known

I longed
For this moment to last forever
For the bright glow
Of your eyes to reign
But suddenly
The tide of people rose again
And blindly rushing forward
Tore us apart

And suddenly, in the packed crowd
Restless, unstoppable
Carried by the tearing rhythm
You and I were lifted up
Only to be taken from each other once more
The most perfect embrace
Torn apart by the crowd again

And suddenly, in the packed crowd
Dancing, laughing, swaying
I felt an emptiness in my heart
And my mind filled with noise
For the crowd had parted us
And carried us in opposite directions
That merciless, cruel tide
A rushing, roaring, unrelenting crowd