"Carol Ann"

"Carol Ann" is a song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria. It is the eleventh track and first bonus track on their 2013 album The Afterman: Descension. It was originally released on The Afterman: Descension (Big Beige Demos) album but was released on the iTunes version of the original album as a bonus track.

Lyrics
These are the words for my Carol Ann The girl I broke in half Oh I'm afraid there's nothing left No pieces to put back in place

I was a monster The things that I did I regret, I dismiss

Oh, it's a shame about Carol Ann And all she could have been She soared with such grace as her body sailed Through the windshield from the passenger seat

I was a monster Through neglect I replaced her love for these lonely days

Oh, she'll be forgotten Oh, she'll be forgotten

Young hearts beat on To a love that everybody wants But we can't have it all So we take what little we can

Oh, mother did ya see em comin'? Did ya see em? Mother did ya see em sneakin' through the back door? Stealing the time we wish we spent, but lost it all

Oh oh ooh Oh oh ooh The time we wish we spent, but lost it all Oh oh ooh Oh oh ooh The time we wish we spent, but lost it all

Mother did ya see em comin'? Did ya see em? Mother did ya see em sneakin' through the back door? This time we'll reinforce the walls!

Don't turn the page, love Its words don't hold your fate The two will become one And from their world you will escape

Through the walls of your heart I will tear you apart! Through the walls of your heart I will tear you apart!

Through the walls! Through the walls! Through the walls!

Through the walls! Through the walls! Through the walls! Through the walls!

Story Context
"" Though not directly associated with a "chapter" in the book, many fans believe this song is a reference to Meri's miscarried child, with "Carol Ann" being the name of the girl. We are given no information on this child (not even gender) in the story, so this is pure speculation.

The theory stems from lines like, "The girl I broken in half," "no pieces left to put back in place," "She soared with such grace as her body sailed / Through the windshield from the passenger seat," "I was a monster / The things that I did I regret, I dismiss," which certainly sound like Sirius, having known about Meri's pregnancy right before the crash and then finding out about the miscarriage later, could be recounting what happened and how regretful he was that it happened at all.

Additionally, the lines, "Mother did ya see em comin'? Did ya see em?" seems like it could be from Carol Ann's perspective regarding the accident.