Don t carry it all lyrics

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 and holders,
Beneath this bold and brillian sun.
This I swear to all!
A monument to build beneath the arbors.
Upon a cliff that towers towards the trees.
With 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 and holders,
Beneath this bold and brilliant sun.
This I swear to all,
This I swear to all.
Buried wreath of trillium and ivy.
Laid upon the body of a boy.
Lazy will the long come from it's hiding.
Return this quiet searcher to the soil.
So raise a glass to turnings of the season.
Watch it as it arcs towards the sun.
And you must bear your neighbor's burden within in reason.
And your labours 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 and holders,
Beneath this bold and brilliant sun.
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.

Songwriters: COLIN MELOY

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The Decemberists Don't Carry It All
Here we come to a turning of the season
Witness to the arc towards the sun
A neighbor's blessed burden within reason
Becomes a burden borne of all and one
And nobody, nobody knows
Let the yolk fall from our shoulders
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all
We are all our hands and holders
Beneath this bold and brilliant sun
And this I swear to all

A monument to build beneath the arbors
Upon a plinth that towers t'wards the trees
Let every vessel pitching hard to starboard
Lay its head on summer's freckled knees
And nobody, nobody knows
Let the yolk fall from our shoulders
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all
We are all our hands and holders
Beneath this bold and brilliant sun
And this I swear to all

And this I swear to all

A there a wreath of trillium and ivy
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Laid upon the body of a boy
Lazy will the loam come from its hiding
And return this quiet searcher 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 born when all is done
And nobody, nobody knows
Let the yolk fall from our shoulders
Don't carry it all, don't carry it all
We are all our hands and 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

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Don't Carry It All Lyrics

Here we come to a turning of the season,
witness to the arc towards the sun,
the neighbors blessed burden within reason,
becomes a burden borne of all in one,
but nobody nobody knows,
let the yoke fall from our shoulders,
don't carry it all...

1. anonymous

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   Feb 11th 2022 report

   The song is definitely a metaphor about carrying the weight of the death of a loved one and how it does not have to be a singular burden to bear.

2. anonymous

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   Jun 4th 2014 report

   Nice interpretation on the "in takes a village" but I would go with the child becoming an adult, or maybe a child being born, rather than dying since the song seems somewhat celebratory and positive.
   It sounds like something new and good has come about, and everyone is committing to pitching in to make it work.

3. anonymous

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   Sep 27th 2011 report

   Carrying a canoe? Really? A yoke is also a harness used by man or beast for plowing fields. But how can one not see this as a metaphor of a season's change as the death of a child. The blessed burden refers to an entire community's efforts in raising a child (i.e. the adage "it takes a village to raise a child" and the subsequent grief shared by a community after the loss of that child.

4. anonymous

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   Apr 4th 2011 report

   A song about how carrying a canoe is a metaphor for carrying the weight of the world on one's shoulders.

   The yoke is a moulded piece of wood that attaches from one gunnel to the other of a canoe. The yoke is used when a person carries a canoe by themselves. Also known as 'soloing' a canoe.

   The song is also about how to just sit back and relax. Leave the worries to others sometimes.

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   Jan 26th 2011 report

   Communism.

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