"Rollercoaster" | Sara Ramirez

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🗓️ 3 March 2017

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	This TED performance features singer-songwriter Sarah Ramirez recorded live at TED Talks Live, 2015. Roller Co carousel.
0:40.3	The highs are heaven, but the lows, oh, they can be hell.
0:51.3	You can grab the ring. You can ring that bell.
0:58.0	When the ride is over, you can never tell.
1:04.0	People tell you this one thing will make your life complete.
1:13.6	So you give it everything you got and you wind up on the street.
1:22.6	Then one day you wake up and they tell you you're a queen, but then you find that someone else is pulling all the strings roller coaster carousel.
1:49.0	With a high. carousel The highs are heaven But the lows are heaven
1:50.0	But the low's all they can be held
1:53.0	You can grab the ring
1:57.0	You can ring that bell
2:00.0	When the right is over
2:03.0	You can never tell
2:06.6	The one you love, they love you, oh yeah,
2:14.3	Until the end of time
2:17.0	But lose your edge or lose your cool, they will drop you like a dime.
2:23.3	Everyone is crowding round when fortune is your friend.
2:31.3	When your luck is running out
2:36.0	You're all alone again
2:39.0	Roller coaster
2:44.0	carousel
2:45.0	Well the highs are heaven But the highs are heaven, but the lows, oh, they can be held.
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