Carry You
| Released: | 2007-10-16 |
| Length: | 4:22 |
| Label: | Interscope Records |
| Producer: | Chris Testa, John Fields |
Appears On
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I know I'm all alone
I say your name slowly
And I know that I'm alone
But I'll carry you
[Verse 2]
Does it feel good like a memory
When you try some history?
It's a dream to come around
The rule doesn't bend
Because the taste doesn't taste the same again
[Pre-Chorus]
It's easy feeling righteous when removed
All you'll get is what you wanna hear
It hurts because it should
How else am I to make it clear?
[Chorus]
I could never be the one that you want, don't ask
Well, here's to living in the moment
'Cause it passed
[Verse 3]
Maybe a lie is what I need sometimes
You told the most and best of anyone
You said to "keep me in your pocket"
So I carried you
[Verse 4]
You better choose your words carefully
Because I'm not your anything
Gonna stay here in my place
And you'll stay in yours because
You're only good as what you're good for
[Pre-Chorus]
I pace around the room to spend the time
Waiting while the burning pictures fade
One thing to make your mind
And another to say its name
[Chorus]
I could never be the one that you want, don't ask
Well, here's to living in the moment
'Cause it passed
[Bridge]
I'm still carrying a little hope
That maybe things could be different now
Is that so wrong, is that so wrong, is that so wrong?
[Verse 5]
Would I see you tonight
At a place we go?
Could going through the motions, lead to real emotion?
I wanna make things right
Before time runs out
It was like you said, the taste don't taste like it should
Roll down the windows
Let the cold air come in
Slap my face just feel you somehow again, again
[Chorus]
I could never be the one that you want, don't ask
Well, here's to living in the moment
'Cause it passed
I could never be the one that you want, don't ask
Well, here's to living in the moment
'Cause it passed
Recording Details
Reflecting on Carry You Jim Adkins said the song is about how "With distance and time, it becomes easier to invent qualities that may not have existed in a relationship. And to falsely believe those qualities could be included in a current version of the relationship." [1]
Reception with Charting Data/Certification/Sales Data
Personnel
- John Fields – keyboard
Other Versions
Tempe Session
A version of this song from the Tempe Sessions appears on Chase This Light Japanese Deluxe edition. This version is slightly shorter at 4:18 long.
See Also
References
- ↑ http://bbs.jimmyeatworld.com/blog/index.php, Band Blog, Jimmy Eat World, 2007-10-09, Jimmy Eat World, Jimmy Eat World, 2021-05-16, 10.09.07 vancouver, bc. day off. i was asked to write a blurb for journalists ( is "blurb" in the book?) about each of the songs. here is as concise as i can get about each tune without trampling on what you might make of it for yourself. we have never thought it was our job to explain songs. that is a rant for another time. but, after a few people asking me questions about the tunes and having really, really off base interpretations i thought it may be a good idea to at least point people in a closer direction. so, spoiler alert. i guess. 1. Big Casino-A loser anthem. Song about disgruntled burn-out dreams of success and what they would do with it. 2. Let It Happen-Always wanted to write an “I ain’t missing you”-- feigning strength as a defense song. 3.Always Be- about co-dependancy; vulnerability exploited. 4. Carry You-With distance and time, it becomes easier to invent qualities that may not have existed in a relationship. And to falsely believe those qualities could be included in a current version of the relationship. 5. Electable (Give It Up)-Frustration with the lack of intelligent political discourse in America. Why is attempting to polarize such an effective distraction from accountability? 6. Gotta Be Somebody’s Blues-A song about apathy. Oppression is an abstraction and thought of as someone else’s problem… until it’s you that finds yourself defending your rights. 7. Felling Lucky-A bar brawl song. Another loser anthem. yup. 8. Here It Goes-Know what is truly important to you. Don’t lose sight of that in the face of opportunity OR in the face of desperation. 9. Chase This Light-Becoming self-aware in the middle of a special experience. The “chase” is trying to find that feeling of discovery. of challange. 10. Firefight-Because it is new, everything is a big deal. 11. Dizzy-Unspoken awkwardness when two people are faced with their past. jim back to topPosted On: Oct 09, 2007 by Jim, https://web.archive.org/web/20071012192957/http://bbs.jimmyeatworld.com/blog/index.php?varDay=all, 2007-10-12
External Links
Jimmy Eat Pod Episode Link: https://www.jimmyeatpod.com/104-carry-you/