Lyrics to
Carouselambra

This version of Carouselambra was released by Led Zeppelin in 1979.

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Sisters of the way-side bide their time in quiet peace,
Await their place within the ring of calm;
Still stand to turn in seconds of release,
Await the call they know may never come.
In times of lightness, no intruder dared upon
To jeopardize the course, upset the run;
And all was joy and hands were raised toward the sun
As love in the halls of plenty overrun.

Still in their bliss unchallenged mighty feast,
Unending dances shadowed on the day.
Within their walls, their daunting formless keep,
Preserved their joy and kept their doubts at bay.
Faceless legions stood in readiness to weep,
Just turn a coin, bring order to the fray;
And everything is soon no sooner thought than deed,
But no one seemed to question in anyway.

How keen the storied hunter’s eye prevails upon the land
To seek the unsuspecting and the weak;
And powerless the fabled sat, too smug to lift a hand
Toward the foe that threatened from the deep.
Who cares to dry the cheeks of those who saddened stand
Adrift upon a sea of futile speech?
And to fall to fate and make the ‘status plan’
Where was your word, where did you go?
Where was your helping, where was your bow? Bow.
Dull is the armour, cold is the day.
Hard was the journey, dark was the way. Way.
I heard the word; I couldn’t stay. Oh.
I couldn’t stand it another day, another day,
Another day, another day.

Touched by the timely coming,
Roused from the keeper’s sleep,
Release the grip, throw down the key.

Held now within the knowing,
Rest now within the peace.
Take of the fruit, but guard the seed.

They had to stay!

Held now within the knowing,
Rest now within the beat.
Take of the fruit, but guard the seed…

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The lyrics for Carouselambra are defined as the words making up the song released by Led Zeppelin in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Carouselambra have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Led Zeppelin and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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