2025 Competition Entry:

Old Black Carriage by Michael & Ginger Raine

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Performer(s)

Michael Swartz. Writer/ Vocals/ Guitar
Ginger Swartz. Vocals

Description

Lost my Sister to brain cancer Dec. 30 2023. While in thought and prayer one night this song just pretty much wrote itself

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Lyrics

That old black carriage, weaves the narrows of my town. Hooves on cobblestone ring a hollow sound.
(C) Lord my load is heavy, wanna lay my body down.
Lord my load is heavy, wanna lay my body down. Through the foggy dim lit streets, on and on it goes, where it finally stops, everyone wants to know. Out
of fear or respect, no one breathes a sound.
(C)Lord my load is heavy, wanna lay my body down. Lord my load is heavy, wanna lay my body down.
Peeking through drawn curtains and flakes of falling snow,
shadows from candle light, dance to and fro. As the house
approaches the gallop does slow. Horses snort and stomp at the familiar smell, can they sense heaven or hell.
Ihave no fear, my ride is here, Ihave been found,
(C) Lord my load was heavy, thank you for laying this body
down. Lord my load was heavy, thank you for laying this body down

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