Carrying Weight - Defeater

Burdens lie in graves past by, he carries his weight

That anthem for the disenchanted rings loud in waves of grain

Heavy hearted hymns heard in slums

Fade out on those country roads, hope burning in his lungs

Days pass, weeks pass

Sleeping under sky

Days pass, weeks pass

Days turn into nights

Sleep sound, the sun’s out

Sleep long, sleep well

Days pass, weeks pass

Memories come flooding back

He prays his mother’s god has saved her soul

That soap box song still in his head

Miles lost to heat and rain, he carries his weight

That message for the misdirected rings true to this day

Heavy hearted hymns sung in fields

He stops along that country road to listen as they sing

«Swing low, swing low chariot for me

Swing low, swing low, pray my soul to keep

Rest now, the sun’s down

Rest long, rest well»

«Swing low, swing low»

Redemption lies in an old farm house

«Room and board for the strong hands we need»

«All I can offer, roof over head

Another day, another dollar

All I can offer, roof over head

Another day, another dollar

Another day, another dollar»