Lyrics The Swords We Carried - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Back
when
I
believed
in
luck
And
stones
& crosses
I'd
put
a
coin
found
on
the
street
Towards
cosmic
losses
And
passing
graveyards
in
a
car
Tracing
every
falling
star
Luck
was
never
very
far
from
childhood
causes
And
pennies
kissed
with
wishes
arced
into
the
fountains
And
time
was
said
to
heal
all
pain
And
hope
move
mountains
And
all
that
could
befall
a
heart
Or
break
this
perfect
life
apart
The
swords
we
carried
could
not
do
a
thing
about
them
Away
I
am
going,
away
I
am
gone
Ghosts
and
angels
are
but
memories
and
visions
And
revenants
are
out
there
taking
up
positions
But
back
when
I
believed
in
you
You'd
raise
the
sun
and
set
the
moon
How
could
I
help
but
love
you
holy
as
religion
Away
you
are
going,
away
you
are
gone
But
back
when
I
believed
in
luck
and
words
as
spoken
I
found
a
lie
could
break
and
split
the
world
clean
open
And
grief
became
my
company
Pain
so
deep
I
could
not
breathe
All
betrayal
is
like
dying
in
slow
motion
Is
it
luck
that
makes
us
shout
or
makes
us
whisper
Is
it
luck
that
makes
us
wise
or
turns
us
bitter
With
our
maps
that
point
true
north
With
our
vows
we
sally
forth
The
swords
we
carried
can't
protect
us
from
eachother
Away
we
are
going
Away
we
are
gone
Away
we
are
going
Away
we
are
gone
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