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Don't Carry It All

The Decemberists

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Decemberists

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

Annalisa Tornfelt

Violin

Gillian Welch

Vocals

David Rawlings

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Colin Meloy

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

The Decemberists

The Decemberists

Producer

Rich Hipp

Assistant Recording Engineer

Clinton Welander

Clinton Welander

Assistant Recording Engineer

Stephen Marcussen

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

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