In this old house, I'm not alone
In a bedroom, a telephone

You made the call and I just, stood by
I stripped the sheets and emptied out the sty

And the crowds, they light the carnival
Calling us
Calling us

And all we want
Another voice
To lead us on
Lead us on
Lead us on

Even wasting
The time with you
Doesn't matter
If I think it through

You took the car around the bend
And ran it in the ground, let's pretend.

And the crowds, they light the carnival
Calling us
Calling us

And all we ask
Another voice
Lead us on
Lead us on
Lead us on

I can't
Get out
Of what I'm into
With you

I can't
Get out
Of what I'm into
With you

I can't
Get out
Of what I'm into
With you

I can't
Get out
Of what I'm into
With you



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Track duration: 05:22

"All We Ask" as written by Christopher Robert Bear, Daniel Raphael Rossen, Christopher M. Taylor, Edward Droste

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., BUG MUSIC

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    General Comment:I think it is saying that there is a lack of leadership. Those who are leading are failing at doing so.

    "You made the call and I just, stood by"

    "You took the car around the bend
    And ran it in the ground, let's pretend."

    "And all we ask
    Another voice
    Lead us on"
    Flag TheX13on August 18, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:"I can't
    get out
    Of what I'm into
    with you"

    Mmm, that's the best part.
    Flag honeyeston July 25, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:i could swear the chorus goes:

    all we want's another voice
    to beat us up
    beat us up
    lead us on
    Flag Zeroson June 28, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I think this song is about a relationship that the singer (I’m assuming) no longer wants to be a part of.


    ’You made a call and I just stood by’


    The other person in the relationship called, but he didn’t pick up. He no longer wanted to be with is person, so he moved.

    ‘I stripped the sheets and emptied out the sty.’

    ‘And the crowds that light the carnival
    Calling us home
    Calling us home’

    Grizzly Bear is Brooklyn based, and in New York, there are carnivals all the time. He misses his home; it’s “calling” to him.

    ‘And all we wants another voice
    To lead us along
    To lead us along
    Lead us along.’

    He wants another reason to go back home, to leave his situation.

    ‘Even wasting my time with you doesn’t matter if I think it through’

    He thinks it will be okay, he’s trying to make it work, make it something its not, knowing that it’s essentially a time filler. But he knows no matter how much he thinks about it, he’ll still feel the same way.

    ‘You took the car around another bend
    Ran it in the ground, let’s pretend.’

    He wants to pretend that the other person wreaked their car “ran it into the ground” for another reason for him to leave, and get out of the relationship etc.

    ‘I can’t get out of what I’m into with you’

    No matter what he dose to leave, he can get out of the relationship. Not necessarily literally but it’s always there, there’s always something that reminds him of it. Or it could very well mean exactly what it says…

    I could have totally missed the boat here but, easy come easy go….


    P.s I totally agree with injun252. The black cad session version is rad!! Go check it out.
    Flag rubbersoul89on November 04, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:yes but what does this song mean?
    Flag bearspbjon September 20, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:the version on blackcabsessions.com is sick... blackcabsessions.com/…
    Flag injun252on July 06, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Hum, according to the cd booklet, these lyrics are slightly innacurate, here is the official version [Buy the cd!!]:

    In this old house, I’m not alone
    In a bedroom, a telephone

    You made a call and I just stood by
    I stripped the sheets and emptied out the sty.

    And the crowds that light the carnival
    Calling us home
    Calling us home

    And all we want's another voice
    To lead us along
    To lead us along
    Lead us along

    Even wasting my time with you doesn’t matter if I think it through

    You took the car around another bend
    Ran it in the ground, let’s pretend.

    And the crowds that light the carnival
    Calling us home
    Calling us home

    And all we want's another voice
    To lead us along
    To lead us along
    Lead us along

    I can’t get out of what I’m into with you. [4x]
    Flag Juanjo25on June 14, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:its.. "you took the car around ANOTHER benddd.."
    Flag tytytytytyytyyon June 04, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:It's "that light" not "they light".
    Flag PassiveTheoryon May 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i think rainandrey is right, because they're definitely saying something more than "calling us" and "lead us on" at those parts.
    Flag eating_for_youon April 13, 2009   Link

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