Sisters of the way-side bide their time in quiet peace, Await their place within the ring of calm; Still stand to turn in seconds of release, Await the call they know may never come. In times of lightness, no intruder dared upon To jeopardize the course, upset the run; And all was joy and hands were raised toward the sun As love in the halls of plenty overrun. Still in their bliss unchallenged mighty feast, Unending dances shadowed on the day. Within their walls, their daunting formless keep, Preserved their joy and kept their doubts at bay. Faceless legions stood in readiness to weep, Just turn a coin, bring order to the fray; And everything is soon no sooner thought than deed, But no one seemed to question in anyway. How keen the storied hunter's eye prevails upon the land To seek the unsuspecting and the weak; And powerless the fabled sat, too smug to lift a hand Toward the foe that threatened from the deep. Who cares to dry the cheeks of those who saddened stand Adrift upon a sea of futile speech? And to fall to fate and make the 'status plan' Where was your word, where did you go? Where was your helping, where was your bow? Bow. Dull is the armour, cold is the day. Hard was the journey, dark was the way. Way. I heard the word; I couldn't stay. Oh. I couldn't stand it another day, another day, Another day, another day. Touched by the timely coming, Roused from the keeper's sleep, Release the grip, throw down the key. Held now within the knowing, Rest now within the peace. Take of the fruit, but guard the seed. They had to stay! Held now within the knowing, Rest now within the beat. Take of the fruit, but guard the seed..._______________________________________Carouselambra" is a song on English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1979 album, In Through The Out Door. The name Carouselambra is a reference to the first section of the song sounding similar to carousel music. It is the second longest song the band recorded in the studio (to "In My Time of Dying"), clocking in at over ten-and-one-half minutes in length. It is also a very unusual song for the band, as Jimmy Page's guitar work is pushed almost to the background, while John Paul Jones dominates with heavy use of synthesizers. These characteristics have often prompted comparisons with progressive rock.The song itself is split in three sections. The first section is a fast-paced showcase of Jones on synthesizer (he overdubbed a bass guitar part), with Robert Plant's vocals mixed down slightly underneath Jones and the drums of John Bonham and Page's guitar chord progression. The second section is a much slower paced part, highlighting Page's use of the Gibson EDS-1275 double-necked guitar, the only time he used that instrument on a Led Zeppelin studio song, while Plant sings some reflective lyrics. The final section returns to an up-tempo beat, with all four band members performing in unison.The song was never played live by the band at Led Zeppelin concerts. It was rumored to be among one of the songs the band was to debut in concert on their 1980 North American concert tour. However, Bonham died a few weeks before that tour was to begin.The song is in standard 4/4 timing in the key of C major. The lyrics to the first section of the song follow a rough "ABAB" rythmical format. In the second and third sections of the song the format changes along with the instruments, but keeps the same tempo in 4/4 and stays in C major.Plant's lyrics, particularly in the first section of the song, are somewhat buried in the mix and are difficult to discern. According to an interview Plant gave in 1979, the song was about someone who, when one day realising the song was written about them, would say, "My God! Was it really like that?"Track listing:1. "In the Evening" (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) -- 6:49 2. "South Bound Saurez" (Jones, Plant) -- 4:12 3. "Fool in the Rain" (Jones, Page, Plant) -- 6:12 4. "Hot Dog" (Page, Plant) -- 3:17 5. "Carouselambra" (Jones, Page, Plant) -- 10:31 6. "All My Love" (Plant, Jones) -- 5:53 7. "I'm Gonna Crawl" (Page, Plant, Jones) -- 5:30 Personnel:John Bonham -- drums John Paul Jones -- bass guitar, keyboards Jimmy Page -- acoustic guitar, electric guitar Robert Plant -- vocals