[2] Martinez told the Huffington Post that American Horror Story is "'absolutely, hands down' her favorite show" and mentioned that she contacted FX about the song as soon as she heard about the season's carnival theme.
[3] "Carousel" is labeled as indie pop,[4] described by Martinez as, "My feeling in love with someone and being stuck on the same ride and trying to grab them but I never reach them".
While her new video for the song, out just in time for Halloween, isn't quite as twisted as anything on AHS, it's still totally creepy-cool, depicting a doomed romance that literally spins out of control at a dark, deserted Long Island carnival".
[6] [7]The lyrics of Melanie Martinez’s “Carousel” highlight what can be felt when a person’s love is unrequited.
Melanie uses a carousel to bring more significance to this kind of love that goes round in chase without end.