Carry you Home
James Blunt Lyrics

The lyrics to James Blunt's "Carry You Home" seem to be about a person, most likely a woman, who is going through a difficult time. The first verse establishes this person's mindset as being one of trouble, with a personification of Trouble as her only friend. It makes her feel older, as if her troubles have aged her before her time. She realizes it's high time she went away, but cannot leave the troubles behind. The chorus speaks to the idea of death, with the singer watching the person he's singing to breathing for the last time. He promises to carry her home, indicating either a longing to stay with her forever or a desire to help her cross over into death peacefully.

The second verse continues this theme of death, with the singer saying that this person would fly away if she were able. The line "And another day God will give her some" feels like a reference to death being a release from her troubles, but one that will come in God's timing. The final verse is a bit of a non sequitur, with a line about people being born pretty in New York City, but then it segues into a line about Summer's little girl being taken from the world. It's unclear who Summer's little girl is or what happened to her, but it seems to be a sad reference to the cruelty that can exist in the world.

Overall, the lyrics to "Carry You Home" feel melancholy and tinged with sadness. They speak to the desire to protect someone from the troubles of the world, but also to the inevitability of death and the acceptance that sometimes, the only way left is down. It's a hauntingly beautiful song that speaks to the pain and heartache that exists in the world.