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Carbon Leaf — Let Your Troubles Roll By
Album: Indian Summer
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Released: 2004
Length: 5:20
Plays (last 30 days): 2
Love endures, it clings away
When asked to leave, it begs to stay
Like the perfect song, at imperfect times
It's the way the chords struck with the rhymes
So let your troubles roll by...

He knows he can help himself
He can tell by a look at the books on his shelf

And someone, somewhere loses her son
Before her own sunset is said and done

And she dreams of sunflowers bent-over
Frozen in snow, and thinks 'Colorado.. ?'
But then plays her life back in slow motion
To keep in touch with that raw emotion
In the night, crushed empty can
Olive Oyle is waiting for her man
To come in from the fight
That will change their life
'For good this time...'

When all of your tears dry, let your troubles roll by

Like New Year's Eve, tonight's underway
But tomorrow you'll wake up afraid of the day
'Cause underneath the scars of your broken dreams
An undone war still wages and stings
You fear the year will blow
Like a breeze through a rainbow
You swear it's there, but you can't grab a hold
So you sit and cry and wonder why, why...

When all of your tears dry, let your troubles roll by

So many cities and windows and lives
And through each one there's a soul that strives to survive
So pay no mind, my sorrow's fine
The day is a live and that's why I cry
It's a New Year's toast, grab your list to conspire
The last snake hissed as he was thrown in the fire
You've come far, and though you're far from the end
You don't mind where you are, cause you know where you've been

Like a culture vulture sprawled out on the floor
Like a dead devil soldier washed up on the shore
With nothing of note but the ole' Capt.'s coat
And a burning boat you just sank with your salty tears...
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 sfoster66 wrote:

I love the fact that the vocalist sounds like he believes in the lyrics...he's connected.  So many bands these days try, I think, to sound disaffected...which is a terrible trend...

Listening more intently than usual, I can hear that connection. Bit of an edge, but not 'angry', more like 'intense'. Speaks to your point - thanks for making me listen closer!
c.

 cc_rider wrote:

Carbon Leaf is one of several bands I'd never heard before RP. Their 'The War Was In Color' is powerful songwriting.
c.



Similar to Noel Gallagher. Not a good thing.
 kymoonshine wrote:

I first heard Carbon Leaf here on RP about 10 years ago, I have since seen them so many times we now know each other and they are great guys, so talented and such nice guys.



I, too, discovered Carbon Leaf from RP.  It was this song.  I still love it years later.
Something about this guy's voice...it really draws me in.
 cc_rider wrote:

Today, this song is making me cry. In a good way? I don't know.
c.



It's always good. 7 to 8 with tears in my eyes.
I like it... it's clearly influenced by the alternative soft rock music of 1997-2002.  Sounds a bit like Train.
Yet another great song and band to add to my playlist.  There's so much music we would never hear without RP.  Thank You!
 coloradojohn wrote:

Love it; love the sentiment! There's another floor-stompin' live music event tonight up at Gold Hill Inn, ten miles west as the crow flies but existing in another era entirely, and, like last Friday and countless times before, it will surely be legendary. I intend to let my troubles roll by, and dance it all away through yet another magical night...


Had to look up the Gold Hill Inn. 
I've taken Lefthand Canyon Rd. and Sugarloaf Rd. before  and still had no idea that this place existed.
More than a little off the beaten path.  Will have to check it out next time I'm in Colorado.

I've got a 7 rating on this tune.
My Favorite band that nobody has heard of.  Just saw them live in Spokane WA last fall at the tiny Lucky You Lounge.  Great show!
 jukes1 wrote:

All of the Cabon Leaf songs that I like sound basically the same.

It's okay to be a one-trick pony if your trick is really good.
(I agree with you)
c.

 MilesW wrote:


Ok Song, but 12x/month?




Is that your way of constructive feedback to change the playlist? There are better options mate. Just vote it to your liking and skip it. RP will work with THOSE metrics.
interesting lyrics
I turn this up and stop what I'm doing and stand up and listen to the lyrics every time. If that's not a good definition of outstanding I don't know what may be. 
Is that backmasked guitar with tremolo?  Amazing... 
"like a dead devil sailor washed up on the shore..."
This is new for me. 
 coloradojohn wrote:

Love it; love the sentiment! There's another floor-stompin' live music event tonight up at Gold Hill Inn, ten miles west as the crow flies but existing in another era entirely, and, like last Friday and countless times before, it will surely be legendary. I intend to let my troubles roll by, and dance it all away through yet another magical night...



I'm in. My bucketlist goal is to party with you and Lazarus. I'm still hoping to get picked up in his spaceship so I can hang out with his group of mushrooming gypsy muleskinners and all. I'm thinking you guys are fun to hang out with!
Love it; love the sentiment! There's another floor-stompin' live music event tonight up at Gold Hill Inn, ten miles west as the crow flies but existing in another era entirely, and, like last Friday and countless times before, it will surely be legendary. I intend to let my troubles roll by, and dance it all away through yet another magical night...
I love the fact that the vocalist sounds like he believes in the lyrics...he's connected.  So many bands these days try, I think, to sound disaffected...which is a terrible trend...
Haven't heard this in quite some time.
 Crosby wrote:

I thought I was listening to the Decemberists



According to Wikipedia these guys have been active since 1992, maybe the other way around/
Man, I always forget how much like Frank Turner he sounds like here.
I thought I was listening to the Decemberists
 Grayson wrote:
I'm not a depressive, but this song always makes me feel better. Not necessarily good, but better. It should get a 10 for that alone. 
 
I concur. It's got a good beat and I can dance to it.
All of the Cabon Leaf songs that I like sound basically the same.
I've always loved the syncopation of the lyrics with the beat. Not to mention the uplifting lyrics themselves. This song always make me feel better.

Pretty awesome all the way around.
This album is a stand-out for them. Soooo many good tunes on it including this one.
 lizardking wrote:

Agreed and I got give your comment its 10th upvote so there ya go!
I'm still at an 8 on this...Long Live RP!!
 
+1 to 9 today...and it's the message more than the song that I like...LLRP !!
I first heard Carbon Leaf here on RP about 10 years ago, I have since seen them so many times we now know each other and they are great guys, so talented and such nice guys.
This song reminds me of one of Pearl Jam's softer songs.
Today, this song is making me cry. In a good way? I don't know.
c.
 moss wrote:
wikipedia suggest "celtic" origins to their folk sound which might explain why I keep hearing Del Amitri from Scotland. Del amitri had a fab. first album (1985) or maybe you had to be there, I can never tell the difference!
 

You've pinpointed the connection I was trying to figure out.  Yes, I bought that Del Amitri album.  Thanks for that.
 Grayson wrote:
I'm not a depressive, but this song always makes me feel better. Not necessarily good, but better. It should get a 10 for that alone. 
 
Agreed and I got give your comment its 10th upvote so there ya go!
I'm still at an 8 on this...Long Live RP!!
Very lovely and timely.
love these guys! I saw them in concert twice at a small outdoor venue, Lime Kiln, in Lexington, Va. I think the first time they'd only just graduated from college. So very glad they caught Bill's ear!
oy, we need this sentiment today
 volnomad wrote:
Carbon Leaf are touring again, with renewed energy. Fun, energetic concert if you get a chance to see them.
 
I'm probably seeing them in Bethlehem, PA in March.
Carbon Leaf are touring again, with renewed energy. Fun, energetic concert if you get a chance to see them.
 Grayson wrote:
I'm not a depressive, but this song always makes me feel better. Not necessarily good, but better. It should get a 10 for that alone. 
 
A reminder that it all matters in some way and that whatever we do, it's not for nothing.
wikipedia suggest "celtic" origins to their folk sound which might explain why I keep hearing Del Amitri from Scotland. Del amitri had a fab. first album (1985) or maybe you had to be there, I can never tell the difference!
 Colandrio wrote:
Always something new on RP. Echoes of The Decemberists...
 
I can hear that, kind of, but these guys predate The Decemberists by nearly a decade.
c.
A great song by a great band that would almost certainly never get airplay on conventional FM stations, and I'm too poor for Sirius XM.

Thanks for playing it Bill/RP!  :-)
 Grayson wrote:
I'm not a depressive, but this song always makes me feel better. Not necessarily good, but better. It should get a 10 for that alone. 
 I AM a depressive, and I agree with you.
c.

Very nice!  Really enjoying this tune today.
Always something new on RP. Echoes of The Decemberists...
Carbon Leaf is one of several bands I'd never heard before RP. Their 'The War Was In Color' is powerful songwriting.
c.
I'm not a depressive, but this song always makes me feel better. Not necessarily good, but better. It should get a 10 for that alone. 
 onelittlemoose wrote:
Interesting. Never heard this before. Pulled me back into the room to check who, because I was thinking "... does R.E.M. have a new album...?"
Ok, now it's going from a 6 to a 7. Gets better as it goes. 
 
Wait, you think these vocals sound like Michael Stipe?
Interesting. Never heard this before. Pulled me back into the room to check who, because I was thinking "... does R.E.M. have a new album...?"
Ok, now it's going from a 6 to a 7. Gets better as it goes. 
Suddenly decided this is a really good song. Might have something to do with just having eaten a good lunch.
It's like a Decemberist is crying out somewhere to please be in this song. Any one would have worked it... better. 
Bof Bof ... {#Think}
Carbon Leaf definitely has some downright catchy songs... I got turned onto them by RP and now have a lot of their stuff. Thanks, RP!
Very nice tune from Carbon Leaf.
 plaidtoaster wrote:
I'm a Carbon Leaf fan, I confess. This song always reminds me to take a deep breath and let go of whatever I'm currently stressin' over. :)
 
well isn't that special  (no I mean it!   a neat tune  : )
Very nice.
 nomnol wrote:
Quite likeable.{#Roflol}

 
I quite agree. 
Quite likeable.{#Roflol}
Lovely one
These guys are great fun in concert and virtually unknown. They only perform sparingly now it seems. Too bad. Thanks, Bill.
 rtrudeau wrote:
I love this song. Niner for sure.
 
I love the cover art, it'd be a Niner if I could rate it.  The tune is a duce but I'll upgrade it to a tre 'cause of the photo.

 teapot wrote:
Sounds like Alexi Murdoch.
Totally agree! My salvation lies in your love...
I love this song. Niner for sure.
I like this song, interesting lyrics. The last snake hissed as he was thrown in the fire-...yikes!

Very nice, a first for me.  Really like the vocals and the tune really caught my attention as I was working. 
I really like Carbon Leaf. One of those bands that you hear and think "that was okay" and then you catch yourself humming the tune later. :)
Sounds like Alexi Murdoch.
Great song - I highly recommend catching them live if you can. They sound great live and they usually hang out afterwards to chat.
Man, what a set! You GO Bill!
It only gets a two because the album cover has a nice car on it.
I'm a Carbon Leaf fan, I confess. This song always reminds me to take a deep breath and let go of whatever I'm currently stressin' over. :)
Great phrasing overall and good simple harmony in the chorus.
Stingray wrote:
Sorry, am I a freak with no taste and knowledge? Or what? TOTALLY dislike this song and kind of music! Since this is the only song I know from them, I don't want to be unfair. Wonder what the other songs are like and if this one is maybe "the best" of the album even...? Not for me! Stingray!
Go away.
blah
I am liking this band more and more. May have to scare some of their cd's up.
Love the CD...highly recommend...this is the second or third best song . Best song is - Raise the Roof !
Marr wrote:
Have you actually looked at the lyrics? They seem rather literate and intelligent to me. A little more complex than most 7 year olds could pull off.
i agree w/marr .
Sorry, am I a freak with no taste and knowledge? Or what? TOTALLY dislike this song and kind of music! Since this is the only song I know from them, I don't want to be unfair. Wonder what the other songs are like and if this one is maybe "the best" of the album even...? Not for me! Stingray!
joelsephus wrote:
This guy's lyrics all sound like they were written by a 7 year old.
Have you actually looked at the lyrics? They seem rather literate and intelligent to me. A little more complex than most 7 year olds could pull off.
Nice sleeve photo and quite nice song, too.
This stuff is brilliant....let it rip Radio Paradise! (I cranked it up for this one and actually blew the window out of my Prius!!)
One of the first bands I heard here on RP. Thought, " What a name..." Now I think , "What a sound..." 8.
mmmmmm carbon leaf. What About Everything and One Praire Outpost are the best songs on this album, but heck it's all pretty good.
Really like this band. Saw them open for Great Big Sea, and and another time. Great fun.
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mikedill wrote:
Only one word to describe this tune: Godlike
I think that falls under the heading of (ahem) blasphemy.
Another lame band from my home state.
I know this tune and these guys get bashed on RP, and for the life of me I can't explain it, but I really dig this tune. I think it's the positive message and the way they deliver it. I dunno. Likeable anyway, though don't ask me why.
jimthebaker wrote:
Oh, so Robbie Williams does have followers after all.
I noticed that myself.
ouuuuuuu... OIL ... makes everything feel better
Exactly the right song for today. Thanks!
This guy's lyrics all sound like they were written by a 7 year old.
Love his voice. Is there a bit o irish in there?
i like the rhythym in his singing its good.
Oh, so Robbie Williams does have followers after all. Californian ones by the sound of it. Trite, trite, trite!
3? OMG, now you're joking me right? why so high? pyxxel wrote:
OMG are you kidding? IMO there are so many things why this tune doesn't work - the lyrics don't fit the melody, the intrumentation doesn't complement the singing, the mandolin solo is an anti-climx and the whole tune sounds contrived to me. Sorry, 3 is the max for me here :(
mikedill wrote:
Only one word to describe this tune: Godlike
OMG are you kidding? IMO there are so many things why this tune doesn't work - the lyrics don't fit the melody, the intrumentation doesn't complement the singing, the mandolin solo is an anti-climx and the whole tune sounds contrived to me. Sorry, 3 is the max for me here :(
I saw them in Park City where they openned for BHTM. They're pretty good live; but after BHTM rocked the house down, I couldn't even remember Carbon Leaf's name. I kept on calling them "Copper something"...
I saw these guys open up for Big Head Todd. Pretty enjoyable and seemed like a nice bunch. :nodhead:
Only one word to describe this tune: Godlike
Good melody.
quincy_jones wrote:
this sounds like about a million other songs. bores me. great name for a band though
These guys are great live. I didn't catch on to this song until I heard it live and then had it pop up on my iPod playlist a few times. Now I'm hooked.
trancefussion wrote:
refreshing! Although liked them better as "One Fell Swoop".
joking, right?
My fav Carbon Leaf album is still Echo Echo, but this is nice. I might just look into it. Man, I remember when these guys were just a local band. It's nice to see them getting recognition.
this sounds like about a million other songs. bores me. great name for a band though
refreshing! Although liked them better as "One Fell Swoop".
Tux wrote:
Carbon Leaf is the only group I regret a bit having bought after listening to it on RP. It doesn't grow. Kila does, and I'm still awaiting Solas and Air.
Yeah...it's wierd, it's not bad, but it's not good either
My first post. Weird! I just got out of the car where my MP3 player was playing THIS song! My computer is on when I walk in and is playing this. Synchronicity. I like it.
Was just saying this sounded like a Carbon Leaf.. and then here it is.. a carbon leaf song.. So far a lot taht I've heard comes from RP, I went to their web site.. and found they offer a lot of their music for free download.. and of course most of what they've offered is very good.. like it.. thinkin' of buyin... Thanks again RP for making me want to spend more money
Carbon Leaf is the only group I regret a bit having bought after listening to it on RP. It doesn't grow. Kila does, and I'm still awaiting Solas and Air.
A bit emphatic, but not bad ...
I hear this band too much, and that's not a good thing.
That just made my day!!! I love these guys. If you would like to see them live they are playing Atlanta, GA at Vinyl on 11/5; Carrboro, NC at Cat's Cradle on 11/6; and Richmond, VA in Shockoe Bottom on 11/14.
If this doesn't deserve a I don't know what does!
My favorite song on this album! Awesome!
MikeWC wrote:
Because they are so damn good
They're journeymen ---- skilled at what they do, but not artists. Lots of other bands have done this sort of music better (Waterboys, Spirit of the West, Hothouse Flowers to name just three). Add me to the list of listeners who can't understand why they get so many songs played so often on RP.
geotrash wrote:
Really like these guys alot. Found out about them here and bought Echo Echo. I wish there was some way RP could get credit from iTunes for referral, since I've switched to that from buying CDs
Geo - They do, click on the song in the "not playing" then look for the itunes link and click it!