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[Verse 5] Within their walls, their daunting formless keep,

Clocking in as Led Zeppelin’s second longest song, Carouselambra has an astounding length of 10 minutes 34 seconds. This song was originally intended by Jones to be the centerpiece of their live shows, and was planned to be performed during their US tour in 1980, but the death of John Bonham prevented that from happening. And powerless the fabled sat, too smug to lift a hand "[6] While Doscas found the song's synthesizers catchy, he found that Zeppelin fans will find it hard not to skip over "Carouselambra" after the four minute mark "in favor of the final two tracks.

This was the only occasion in which Jimmy Page used his Gibson EDS-1275 on an actual studio song, as it was normally reserved purely for live performances. Where was your word, where did you go? Held now within the knowing, Still in their bliss unchallenged mighty feast

During the 1995–1996 Page and Plant tour, Plant would often sing the middle verse of the song when he and Page performed "In the Evening".

Take of the fruit Still stand to turn in seconds of release As love in the halls of plenty overrun.

Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS). [Verse 8] Just turn a coin, bring order to the fray; Another day, another day.

They had to stay! To jeopardize the course, upset the run Await their place within the ring of calm Adrift upon a sea of futile speech? To seek the unsuspecting and the weak

Still stand to turn in seconds of release, In times of brightness, no intruder dared upon Held now within the knowing [Verse 2] The song comprises of three main sections: The beginning, which has fast-paced synthesizer played by John Paul Jones, with even Plant’s vocals pushed back on the track, and overdubbing of Jones' bass guitar. The final part of the song has a droning guitar produced by using a Gizmotron, along with all of the band members performing together. Dull is the armour, cold is the day. Preserved their joy and kept their doubts at bay. [Verse 1] At more than 10 minutes in length, the song is the second-longest the band recorded in the studio. Roused from the keeper's sleep But no one seemed to question in anyway. [4] The song itself is split in three sections. But no one seemed to question in anyway Held now within the knowing, This is just a preview! I said yeah

[7], A rough mix of the song with fewer overdubs was re-released in 2015 on In Through the Out Door (Deluxe Edition), with the title "The Epic". [5] Young also called the song extremely repetitive, and while "repetition to weave a hypnotic effect has always been part of the Zeppelin sound, what they are repeating here is not worth the effort.

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Faceless legions stood in readiness to weep, [Verse 9]

[Refrain]
And everything is soon no sooner thought than deed,

But no one there had heaven within their reach. Sisters of the way-side bide their time in quiet peace,

"Carouselambra" is the fifth song on Led Zeppelin's 1979 album In Through the Out Door. "Carouselambra" is the fifth song on Led Zeppelin's 1979 album In Through the Out Door. How keen the storied hunter's eye prevails upon the land

Within the wall, their daunting formless keep Touched by the timely coming Led Zeppelin Ah, ah, ah, ah [Beat Shift] Held now within the knowing But guard the seed.

Await the call they know may never come. The title refers to the first section of the song that has similarities to carousel music. With its early working title of "The Epic", "Carouselambra" was conceived during the band's rehearsals at Clearwell Castle in May 1978. Another day, another day Toward the foe that threatened from the deep.

Clocking in as Led Zeppelin’s second longest song, Carouselambra has an astounding length of 10 minutes 34 seconds. [Verse 3]

Where was your helping, where was your bow?

[4], In a contemporary review for In Through the Out Door, Charles M. Young of Rolling Stone described "Carouselambra" as having "an extremely lame keyboard riff" and said the song was too long, clocking in at "an absurd 10:28".

Where was your word, where did you go? Still in their bliss unchallenged mighty feast, But no one there had heaven within their reach