The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
If you see me losing ground
Don't be afraid to lie
I know the pain inside my heart
Can't break the fear inside of yours
And if you see me losing faith in what it means to die
Don't let me leave before I know what lies beyond the stained-glass doors
Save sorrow for the souls in doubt
Bleed every care out
Will you carry me down the aisle that final day
With your tears and bones shaking from the weight?
When you lower me down beneath that sky of grey
Let the rain fall down and wash away your pain
For every word we never spoke,
We have a tear to cry
For every silence's like a wall between a better you and I
So if you see me losing sight of all the death and life
Find the peace in every time I fail to see the death in mine
Let all the fear inside you drown
Tear out the blade that let you down
Save sorrow for the souls in doubt
Bleed every care out
Will you carry me down the aisle that final day
With your tears and bones shaking from the weight?
When you lower me down beneath that sky of grey
Let the rain fall down and wash away your pain
Oh all the blood is rushing out
Oh I'm better off without
Oh the walls are closing in
Oh sing for me again
Will you carry me down the aisle that final day
With your tears and bones shaking from the weight?
When you lower me down beneath that sky of grey
Let the rain fall down and wash away your pain
Will you carry me down the aisle that final day
With your tears and bones shaking from the weight?
When you lower me down beneath that sky of grey
Let the rain fall down and wash away your pain
Don't be afraid to lie
I know the pain inside my heart
Can't break the fear inside of yours
And if you see me losing faith in what it means to die
Don't let me leave before I know what lies beyond the stained-glass doors
Save sorrow for the souls in doubt
Bleed every care out
Will you carry me down the aisle that final day
With your tears and bones shaking from the weight?
When you lower me down beneath that sky of grey
Let the rain fall down and wash away your pain
For every word we never spoke,
We have a tear to cry
For every silence's like a wall between a better you and I
So if you see me losing sight of all the death and life
Find the peace in every time I fail to see the death in mine
Let all the fear inside you drown
Tear out the blade that let you down
Save sorrow for the souls in doubt
Bleed every care out
Will you carry me down the aisle that final day
With your tears and bones shaking from the weight?
When you lower me down beneath that sky of grey
Let the rain fall down and wash away your pain
Oh all the blood is rushing out
Oh I'm better off without
Oh the walls are closing in
Oh sing for me again
Will you carry me down the aisle that final day
With your tears and bones shaking from the weight?
When you lower me down beneath that sky of grey
Let the rain fall down and wash away your pain
Will you carry me down the aisle that final day
With your tears and bones shaking from the weight?
When you lower me down beneath that sky of grey
Let the rain fall down and wash away your pain
Lyrics submitted by christianmetal86
Carry Me Down Lyrics as written by Ryan Clark Don Clark
Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing
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I think hes speaking to a friend, or people he cares about on this earth.
When he says "And if you see me losing faith in what it means to die Don't let me leave before I know what lies beyond the stained-glass doors" I think this is talking about what it means to die and go to heaven as a believer in Christ, but hes losing faith in that because of the darkness of the world(losing faith in what it means to die), and hes asking the person to not let him forget about God before he leaves this world, or the light that lies outside the stain glass door, which is the glory of God and heaven.
"Let all the fear inside you drown Tear out the blade and lay it down Save sorrow for the souls in doubt Bleed every care out" Here I think he's talking about the fear of death that Those who believe in Jesus should not have, that that sorrow should only be felt by those souls in doubt, who do not yet know the Lord.
"For every word we never spoke, We have a tear to cry" I think this about him not taking the chance to ether tell someone about Jesus, or help them better understand that if they know Jesus death is not a scary thing, but instead joyous. For every word he kept from saving them is another tear to cry.
anyway, this is just my interpretation of the song. I could be wrong.