Carry Me
When I was a young man I found an old dream,
Was as battered and worn a one as you have ever seen.
But I made it some new wings and painted the nose,
And I wished so hard up in the air I rose, singing
['horus:]
Carry me, carry me
Carry me above the world
Carry me, carry me, carry me.
And I once loved a girl
she was younger than me
Her parents kept her locked up in their life
and she was crying at night,
and she was wishing she could be free.
'Course mostly I remember her laughing
Standing there watching us play.
For a while there, the music would take her away
and she'd be singing
['horus:]
Carry me, carry me
Carry me above the world
Carry me, carry me
Carry me above the world.
And then there was my mother:
she was lying in white sheets there/and she was waiting to die.
She said, "If you'd just reach underneath this bed
and untie these weights,
I could surely fly.
She's still smiling but she's tired,
she'd like to hear that last bell ring.
You know if she could she would
stand up, and she could sing, singing:
['horus:]
Carry me, carry me
Carry me above the world
Carry me, carry me.
Llévame
Cuando era joven encontré un viejo sueño,
Era tan maltratado y desgastado como nunca has visto.
Pero le hice unas nuevas alas y pinté la nariz,
Y deseé tan fuerte que me elevé en el aire, cantando
[Estribillo:]
Llévame, llévame
Llévame por encima del mundo
Llévame, llévame, llévame.
Y una vez amé a una chica
era más joven que yo
Sus padres la mantenían encerrada en su vida
y lloraba por la noche,
y deseaba poder ser libre.
Por supuesto, principalmente la recuerdo riendo
Parada allí viéndonos jugar.
Por un tiempo, la música la llevaría lejos
y ella estaría cantando
[Estribillo:]
Llévame, llévame
Llévame por encima del mundo
Llévame, llévame
Llévame por encima del mundo.
Y luego estaba mi madre:
ella estaba acostada en sábanas blancas allí/y estaba esperando morir.
Ella dijo, "Si solo alcanzaras debajo de esta cama
y desataras estos pesos,
seguramente podría volar.
Todavía está sonriendo pero está cansada,
le gustaría escuchar sonar esa última campana.
Sabes que si pudiera lo haría
levantarse, y podría cantar, cantando:
[Estribillo:]
Llévame, llévame
Llévame por encima del mundo
Llévame, llévame.