The Bollox is an American rock band featuring Jason DeVore of Authority Zer… Read Full Bio ↴The Bollox is an American rock band featuring Jason DeVore of Authority Zero on vocals. The Bollox started in the Fall of 2007. Founded by Jason DeVore and Keith Walker, the two friends came together with a vision of playing music that spoke from the heart, got the blood boiling and kept good times rolling. Both had the love for Irish/Folk Celtic music, and with Walker being a native of Dublin, Ireland and DeVore's passion for Irish Pub music as well, there seemed to be only one thing to do...start writing tunes about just that. Starting out with nothing more than a couple acoustic guitars and an 8 pack of Murphy's, DeVore and Walker began to jam. Writing songs of good times, bad times, struggles and triumph's, irish history and Pub crawls, the two instantly became fired up with the ease in which the songs were coming. They then decided to recruit members to form a full group. Bringing in childhood friend Jason "Saddy" Combs on bass, and old friend Brad Park on drums, the four began to jam. Shortly thereafter they recruited yet another old time friend, one Greg McLarty, to play the electric guitar for what today has brought the 5 of them to date to be...THE BOLLOX.

Carry Me Away
The Bollox Lyrics

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Are we lost now honey, oh we oh
Are we lost now honey, oh we oh
Are we lost now honey
Drifting out to sea

The waves keep crashing, oh we oh
The waves keep crashing, oh we oh
The waves keep crashing

Into you and me

Carry me away from here
To the place where I've been before
Set me free my darling dear
To the place I feel pain no more

Are we done here honey, oh we oh
Are we done here honey, oh we oh
Are we done here honey
Love beneath the sea

The sky is falling, oh we oh
The sky is falling, oh we oh
The sky is falling
Down on you and me

So carry me away from here
To the place where I've been before
Set me free my darling dear
To the place I feel pain no more

So carry me away from here
To the place where I've been before
Set me free my darling dear
To the place I feel pain no more

Are we dyin' honey, oh we oh
Are we dyin' honey, oh we oh
Are we dyin' honey
This I'm not so sure

Yeah we're dyin' honey, oh we oh
Yeah we're dyin' honey, oh we oh
Yeah we're dyin' honey
That's one thing for sure

Carry me away from here
To the place where I've been before
Set me free my darling dear
To the place I feel pain no more

Carry me away from here
To the place where I've been before
Set me free my darling dear
To the place I feel pain no more

No more
No more
No more
No more

No more
No more

Overall Meaning

The Bollox's song "Carry Me Away" is about feeling lost and searching for a place of comfort and familiarity. The recurring lyrics "Are we lost now honey" and "The waves keep crashing" create a sense of being lost at sea, searching for a home or a place of safety. Throughout the song, the singer is looking for someone to "carry" them away from their troubles and pain to a place they have been before, where they know they will feel at peace. The repetition of "To the place where I've been before" emphasizes the singer's desire for the safety and comfort of the past.

The second half of the song brings a shift in tone, with the question "Are we dyin' honey?" suggesting a more urgent need to escape pain and suffering. The lyrics "Set me free my darling dear to the place I feel pain no more" show the desperation of wanting to find relief from emotional or physical pain. The repetition of "No more" at the end of the song emphasizes the finality of this desire to escape.

Overall, "Carry Me Away" is a poignant and emotional depiction of feeling lost and searching for comfort and safety, with a sense of urgency and desperation to find relief from pain.

Line by Line Meaning

Are we lost now honey, oh we oh
Asking if we are lost on this journey of life

Drifting out to sea
Feeling adrift with no clear direction

The waves keep crashing, oh we oh
Experiencing life's ups and downs

Into you and me
Affecting us both personally

Are we done here honey, oh we oh
Questioning if we've reached our final destination

Love beneath the sea
Holding onto love despite the uncertainties of life

The sky is falling, oh we oh
Feeling overwhelmed by outside influences

Down on you and me
Affecting us both personally

Are we dyin' honey, oh we oh
Contemplating the end of life

This I'm not so sure
Uncertain about the answer to the question

Yeah we're dyin' honey, oh we oh
Acknowledging the inevitability of death