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1. Australian christian pop rock band from Queensland.
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Carry On
Alabaster Box Lyrics
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Blow Out The Last Candle
Let The Fire Die
I Always Hoped That You'd Stay Forever
Well It's Not The Same Without You Around Me
But I'll Have To Try And Carry On
Twenty-Two Years
It's So Lonely Here
Photographs Still Replay In My Memory
The Colour's Wearing Thin
If You've Gone Home It's Making Me Wonder
Why Am I Still Here To Carry On?
Cause Keeping Me Here
Is Making Me See
How Much I Love You
And I
Will Never Forget
This Feeling I Get
I'll Carry On
This Time For You
Well It's So Strange To Grow Up Without You
I See The Sun Go Down
On All Of The Years That I've Lived Without You
Well They Still Talk About You
And Tell Me
"Well It's Been So Long To Carry On".
Cause Keeping Me Here
Is Making Me See
How Much I Love You
And I
Will Never Forget
This Feeling I Get
I'll Carry On
This Time For You
So I Closed My Eyes To See You
And I Feel You Standing Near
And You Told Me To Remember
That It's Love You Need To Wear
So I'm Giving All I Have
Because I Know That's What I Need
To Carry On Here
I Will Never Forget
This Feeling I Get
I'll Carry On
This Time For You
(Turn Out The Lights
Blow Out The Last Candle
Let The Fire Die
I Always Hoped That You'd Stay Forever)
Oh, Yeah, Yeah
(It's Not The Same Without You Around Me
But I'll Have To Try)
And Carry On
(Turn Out The Lights
Blow Out The Last Candle)
Oh, Yeah, Yeah
(Let The Fire Die)
I Always Hoped That You'd Stay Forever
It's Not The Same Without You Around Me
(But I'll Have To Try)
And Carry On
The lyrics of "Carry On" by Alabaster Box speak of loss, love, and the struggle to move forward after someone you cared about has passed away. The opening lines suggest a sense of finality as the singer speaks of extinguishing the last candle, letting the fire die, and accepting that the person they hoped would stay forever is gone. The next lines reveal that it has been twenty-two years since the person's passing and the singer still feels lonely and unable to forget. In spite of the pain, the singer realizes that the love they shared with the deceased is keeping them going and inspires them to carry on.
The chorus repeats the idea that the deceased's love motivates the singer to keep going. The idea that "it's love you need to wear" suggests that the memory of the person and the love they shared becomes a part of the singer's identity and an impetus for them to keep moving forward. The closing lines reinforce that idea with the repetition of turning out the lights, blowing out the candle, accepting that the person is gone but that the singer will have to try and carry on.
Line by Line Meaning
Turn Out The Lights
Disengage from reality
Blow Out The Last Candle
Terminate the possibility of reunion
Let The Fire Die
Accept the finality of the situation
I Always Hoped That You'd Stay Forever
I expected you to be a permanent fixture in my life
Well It's Not The Same Without You Around Me
Life is less enchanting after your departure
But I'll Have To Try And Carry On
Despite the emptiness you've left, I am expected to continue my existence
Twenty-Two Years
Twenty-two years have transpired
Next Week On Sunday
In the near future, on a specific day
It's So Lonely Here
The void you left is evident
Photographs Still Replay In My Memory
I'm still haunted by my recollections of our time together
The Colour's Wearing Thin
My memories of us together are losing their vibrancy
If You've Gone Home It's Making Me Wonder
Your passing is causing me to ruminate on your destination
Why Am I Still Here To Carry On?
Why must I endure without you?
Cause Keeping Me Here
Your influence is still powerful enough to detain me
Is Making Me See
You're illuminating my perspective
How Much I Love You
I recognize how much you meant to me
And I
Consequently
Will Never Forget
I will always recall
This Feeling I Get
The notion I experience
I'll Carry On
I will persist
This Time For You
In your honor
Well It's So Strange To Grow Up Without You
Mature without your influence feels alienating
I See The Sun Go Down
Observing the passage of the day without you present feels surreal
On All Of The Years That I've Lived Without You
I've spent years in your absence
Well They Still Talk About You
You're still being discussed
And Tell Me
People inform me
"Well It's Been So Long To Carry On"
It's been an extended period, and I'm still enduring
So I Closed My Eyes To See You
I visualize you with my eyes shut
And I Feel You Standing Near
I sense your presence
And You Told Me To Remember
In my vision, you reminded me
That It's Love You Need To Wear
You instructed me to don affection as my armor
So I'm Giving All I Have
I am investing all of me
Because I Know That's What I Need
Because I recognize it's necessary
To Carry On Here
To persevere in this world without you
Oh, Yeah, Yeah
Expression of emotional agitation
And Carry On
Continue, despite the circumstances
Contributed by Colton R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Gospellovesongs195
Putting this comment here so that everytime someone likes it, I'll be reminded of this song. A song that gives me strength and hope despite of unending trials in life ๐ฅน๐ค Help me LORD ๐๐ปAmen
@bluesky23_
I just discovered this song 25 years after its release. Oh, what a beautiful song! I relate to everything it says.
@Musicgospel3639
GOD is like oxygen. You canโt see Him, but you canโt live without Him!โ โค
@serafyo
Oxygen is like God
@healthesoul7566
God led me to hear this song seven years ago when my son was sick. He was 2 years old back then & he had very high fever that wasn't coming down with medication. When this song started playing I felt the presence of angels in my son's room and I heard a voice saying to me : the battle is over. Immediately the fever started coming down and my son was healed. I kept the song playing over and over again, the whole night, and i kept feeling the presence of Angels in the room. This song reminds me of that miracle, of the divine presence that I have experienced.. it's so anointed...
@Graceupongracesongs
Wow, Praise God for healing your son. What an amazing testimony for this song and vocalist. I feel it too, in her voice. Incredible!
@savannahjames-ke9sx
Amen๐
@dawngreen3491
GLORY HALLELUJAH!!! PRAISING GOD AND THANKING JESUS CHRIST For Your Testimony!!! HALLELUJAH, JESUS CHRIST!!!
@eileenhudson4934
Amen
@yanr4199
HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!