The Swords We Carried-Mary Chapin Carpenter

[ti:The Swords We Carried] [ar:Mary Chapin Carpenter] [al:Ashes And Roses] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Swords We Carried - Mary Chapin Carpenter (玛丽翠萍·卡本特) [00:13.19]Back when I believed in luck [00:16.13]And stones and crosses [00:19.69]I''d put a coin found on the street [00:22.20]Towards cosmic losses [00:23.44] [00:26.00]And passing graveyards in a car [00:28.50] [00:29.57]Tracing every falling star [00:31.26] [00:32.82]Luck was never very far from childhood causes [00:36.95] [00:38.01]And pennies kissed with wishes arced into the fountains [00:43.45] [00:45.20]And time was said to heal all pain [00:49.07] [00:51.82]And hope move mountains [00:53.57] [00:55.57]And all that could befall a heart [00:58.78]Or break this perfect life apart [01:00.78]The swords we carried could not do a thing about them [01:04.09] [01:05.72]Away I am going' away I am gone [01:16.97] [01:21.22]Ghosts and angels are but memories and visions [01:25.72] [01:27.59]And revenants are out there taking up positions [01:31.90] [01:34.84]But back when I believed in you [01:37.72]You''d raise the sun and set the moon [01:40.72]How could I help but love you holy as religion [01:43.68] [01:48.06]Away you are going' away you are gone [01:56.72] [02:03.28]But back when I believed in luck and words as spoken [02:09.84]I found a lie could break and split the world clean open [02:13.66] [02:16.03]And grief became my company [02:19.65]Pain so deep I could not breathe [02:22.91] [02:23.47]All betrayal is like dying in slow motion [02:28.22] [02:55.92]Is it luck that makes us shout or makes us whisper [03:01.61]Is it luck that makes us wise or turns us bitter [03:05.36] [03:07.96]With our maps that point true north [03:11.80]With our vows we sally forth [03:15.69]The swords we carried can''t protect us from each other [03:19.59] [03:21.89]Away we are going [03:26.90] [03:28.59]Away we are gone [03:31.21] [03:36.03]Away we are going [03:41.46]Away we are gone