Eli5 Why can light not carry sound?

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From my very limited understanding sound is basically the vibrations in particles/atoms/ whatever, and light is some sort of weird mix between energy and very small particles, so why can light not carry sound? ( sorry if grammar/wording is bad high)

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Sound is mechanicsl wave. Atoms physically change their positions.

Light is an electromagnetic wave. Electromagnetic field changes its properties, but atoms themselves are not moving.

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