Carry on Wayward Son
Finding Peace Beyond Illusions
Lyrics
Carry on my wayward son,
Encouragement to persevere despite challenges
For there'll be peace when you are done
Assurance of finding peace after completing a journey or task
Lay your weary head to rest
Advice to find solace and relaxation
Don't you cry no more
Encouragement to refrain from sorrow
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Reflecting on transcending confusion and seeking clarity
Just to get a glimpse beyond the illusion
Desire to see beyond deceptive appearances
I was soaring ever higher, but I flew too high
Metaphor for reaching great heights but facing consequences
Though my eyes could see I still was a blind man
Acknowledgment of physical sight, yet lacking true understanding
Though my mind could think I still was a mad man
Recognition of intellectual capacity, but still affected by madness
I hear the voices when I'm dreamin', I can hear them say
Hallucinatory experience of hearing voices in dreams
Carry on my wayward son,
Reiteration of encouragement to persevere
For there'll be peace when you are done
Reassurance of finding peace upon completion of the journey
Lay your weary head to rest
Reiteration of advice to find rest and relief
Don't you cry no more
Reiteration of refraining from sorrow
Masquerading as a man with a reason
Masking true identity and pretending to have a purpose
My charade is the event of the season
Deception being a notable occurrence or spectacle
And if I claim to be a wise man, it surely means that I don't know
Claiming wisdom while admitting ignorance
On a stormy sea of moving emotion
Metaphor for navigating through turbulent emotions
Tossed about I'm like a ship on the ocean
Feeling tossed and unsettled like a ship on the ocean
I set a course for winds of fortune, but I hear the voices say
Setting a course for fortune but being influenced by voices
Carry on my wayward son,
Repetition of encouragement to persevere
For there'll be peace when you are done
Reiteration of finding peace at the journey's end
Lay your weary head to rest
Reiteration of advice to find rest and relief
Don't you cry no more
Reiteration of refraining from sorrow
Carry on, you will always remember
Encouragement to be memorable in one's journey
Carry on, nothing equals the splendor
Highlighting the unmatched splendor of perseverance
Now your life's no longer empty
Recognition that life is now fulfilled
Surely heaven waits for you
Belief in a positive afterlife awaiting
Carry on my wayward son,
Repetition of encouragement to persevere
For there'll be peace when you are done
Reiteration of finding peace at the journey's end
Lay your weary head to rest
Reiteration of advice to find rest and relief
Don't you cry no more
Reiteration of refraining from sorrow
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