Carpenter, Mary Chapin - Hand On My Back Lyrics
I move through the world like an arrow that flies
Slicing the air as I’m mapping the skies
And way deep down the echoes remain
Memories sounding like rattling chains
I’m liking the feel of my feet on the ground
And last night I stopped dead in these tracks
Recalling your hand on the small of my back
The slightest brush but as powerful too
As an electrical storm that’s moving on through
Then is gone as fast as it came, leaving nothing,
Not even the rain
When I was younger how I took my time
From one to another with space in between
For the lessons you learn & the dreams that you dream
But tell me what happens when dreams don’t come true
How you overcome some things until they overtake you
Why you never got chosen, why you never felt claimed
By some passion or person that is never explained
I come on quiet but I’m fierce as a lion
Life will take us apart but we never stop trying
To proceed as if whole and intact
Like I felt with your hand on my back
Nothing can catch me when I’m moving fast
Even those rattling chains of the past
So I’ll go like that arrow but with nowhere to land
I am losing velocity, height and command
We all hit the ground, we all fall from the sky
We burn up, we break up, we wreck and we cry
But we’re bound up together by sight and by pact
That begins with the touch of your hand on my back
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Carpenter, Mary Chapin Hand On My Back Comments
Saw her perform this when it was brand new... not yet recorded. Pretty powerful poetry.
We love her music and poetry - always try to see her when she tours UK.
well its to late now already fell in love with you
"Hand On My Back"
I move through the world like an arrow that flies
Slicing the air as I’m mapping the skies
And way deep down the echoes remain
Memories sounding like rattling chains
But lately I think I am coming around
I’m liking the feel of my feet on the ground
And last night I stopped dead in these tracks
Recalling your hand on the small of my back
The slightest brush but as powerful too
As an electrical storm that’s moving on through
Then is gone as fast as it came, leaving nothing,
Not even the rain
When I was younger, how I took my time
Folly and wisdom form points on a line
From one to another with space in between
For the lessons you learn & the dreams that you dream
But tell me what happens when dreams don’t come true
How you overcome some things until they overtake you
Why you never got chosen, why you never felt claimed
By some passion or person - that is never explained
I come on quiet but I’m fierce as a lion
Life will take us apart but we never stop trying
To proceed as if whole and intact
Like I felt with your hand on my back
Nothing can catch me when I’m moving fast
Even those rattling chains of the past
So I’ll go like that arrow but with nowhere to land
I am losing velocity, height, and command
We all hit the ground, we all fall from the sky
We burn up, we break up, we wreck, and we cry
But we’re bound up together by sight and by pact
That begins with the touch of your hand on my back
By far, one of the best songwriters EVER.
Sublime
I could bathe and bask in her lyrics for all my days and ever emerge a deeper and more validated man for having experienced the genius of a muse.
This song goes to my core and I have a palpable reaction. Stunningly beautiful!
Hand on my back , awesome song written and sung by one of the most gifted ladies on the planet . Thank you Mary Chapin , for giving us all a song book of our lives .
I waited so long for new music from her it was worth it!!.
She just gets better and better
Absolutely brilliant lyrics..........this song is beyond beautiful.