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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Decemberists
Performer
Colin Meloy
Vocals
Chris Funk
Pedal Steel Guitar
Jenny Conlee
Accordion
Nate Query
Bass Guitar
John Moen
Drums
Peter Buck
Mandolin
Annalisa Tornfelt
Violin
Gillian Welch
Vocals
David Rawlings
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Colin Meloy
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
The Decemberists
Producer
Rich Hipp
Assistant Recording Engineer
Clinton Welander
Assistant Recording Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Colin Meloy
Producer
Chris Funk
Producer
Jenny Conlee
Producer
Nate Query
Producer
John Moen
Producer
Tucker Martine
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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
And this I swear to all
[Verse 3]
A monument to build beneath the arbors
Upon a plinth that towers towards the trees
Let every vessel pitching hard to starboard
Lay its head on summer's freckled knees
[Verse 4]
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
And this I swear to all
[Verse 5]
And this I swear to all
[Verse 6]
There a wreath of trillium and ivy
Laid upon the body of a boy
Lazy will the loam come from its hiding
And return this quiet searcher to the soil
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
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
And this I swear to all
[Verse 9]
And this I swear to all
And this I swear to all
And this I swear to all
To all, to all, to all
Written by: Colin Meloy