Released: November 30, 2018

Songwriter: OAK Alessia Cara Andrew “Pop” Wansel

Producer: Trevorious Zaire Koalo Pop & Oak

[Verse 1]
St. Nick don't exist anymore
And Oz was just a lonely man
It’s so damn hard to believe in anything again
Wise is the optimist
But truth is I don't understand
Haven't figured out much of anything

[Pre-Chorus]
But strange world
Strange world, strange world

[Chorus]
’Round and 'round and 'round it goes
Heroes fall like dominoes
We try to help it, but we won't
All we know is that we don't
'Round and 'round and 'round we go
The chips will fall, and so it goes
And it’s all out of our control
All we know is that we don’t

[Verse 2]
Is this all there is?
Preachers and rocket ships
Have never quite made any sense of it yet
Paul says, "Let it be"
But the other said, "The test is key"
I say, "Where's the line between real and fantasy?"

[Pre-Chorus]
In this strange world
Strange world, strange world, hey

[Chorus]
’Round and 'round and 'round it goes
Heroes fall like dominoes
We try to help it, but we won't
All we know is that we don’t
'Round and 'round and 'round we go
The chips will fall, and so it goes
And it's all out of our control
All we know is that we don't

[Bridge]
All we know is that we don't
We don't, we don't
Strange world, strange world, strange world, whoa oh

[Chorus]
'Round and 'round and 'round it goes
Heroes fall like dominoes (Yeah yeah yeah)
We try to help it but we won't (We won't)
All we know is that we don't (Yeah)
'Round and 'round and 'round we go (We go)
The chips will fall, and so it goes (And so it goes)
And it's all out of our control
All we know is that we don't

[Outro]
Strange, strange, strange world
Strange world

Alessia Cara

Alessia Caracciolo is a singer-songwriter from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Upon the release of her first single, “Here”, she shortened her last name because it was “so long and spelled crazy.”

Cara started posting covers on her YouTube channel at the age of 13. She first started to gain popularity when she posted a cover of Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors.” Soon after, her cover of The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather” took off. These covers got her signed to EP Entertainment and later, Def Jam.

Her first single, “Here” premiered on The FADER on April 27th, 2015, and blew up soon after. Just four months later, the song racked up 18 million Spotify streams in addition to 4.5 million views on its official video.