Don't Carry It All

Album: The King Is Dead (2011)
Play Video
  • Here we come to a turning of the season
    Witness to the arc towards the sun
    The neighbor's blessed burden within reason
    Becomes a burden borne of all in one

    And nobody, nobody knows
    Let the yoke fall from our shoulders
    Don't carry it all, don't carry it all
    We are all our hands in holders
    Beneath this bold and brilliant sun
    But this I swear to all

    A monument to build beneath the arbors
    Upon a plinth that towers towards the trees
    But every vessel pitching hard to starboard
    Lay it's head on summer's freckled knees

    And nobody, nobody knows
    Let the yoke fall from our shoulders
    Don't carry it all, don't carry it all
    We are all our hands in holders
    Beneath this bold and brilliant sun
    This I swear to all
    And this I swear to all

    And there a wreath of trillium and ivy
    Laid upon the body of the boy
    Lazy will the loam come from it's hiding
    Return his quiet certitude to the soil

    So raise a glass to turnings of the season
    And watch it as it arcs towards the sun
    And you must bear your neighbor's burden within reason
    And your labors will be borne when all is done

    And nobody, nobody knows
    Let the yoke fall from our shoulders
    Don't carry it all, don't carry it all
    We are all our hands in holders
    Beneath this bold and brilliant sun

    And this I swear to all
    And this I swear to all
    And this I swear to all
    And this I swear to all

    To all, to all, to all Writer/s: Colin Meloy
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Band Names

Band NamesFact or Fiction

Was "Pearl" Eddie Vedder's grandmother, and did she really make a hallucinogenic jam? Did Journey have a contest to name the group? And what does KISS stand for anyway?

Leslie West of Mountain

Leslie West of MountainSongwriter Interviews

From the cowbell on "Mississippi Queen" to recording with The Who when they got the wrong Felix, stories from one of rock's master craftsmen.

Bill Withers

Bill WithersSongwriter Interviews

Soul music legend Bill Withers on how life experience and the company you keep leads to classic songs like "Lean On Me."

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders

Chrissie Hynde of The PretendersSongwriter Interviews

The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.

Dwight Twilley

Dwight TwilleySongwriter Interviews

Since his debut single "I'm On Fire" in 1975, Dwight has been providing Spinal-Tap moments and misadventure.

Fire On The Stage

Fire On The StageSong Writing

When you have a song called "Fire," it's tempting to set one - these guys did.