[Verse 1] We were kids in the dust behind the schoolyard wall You said “I’ll save everyone” I said “I’ll learn every door Every hall” Two coins tossed into one sun You chased banners Shining Sharp as noon Swore oaths over borrowed steel I learned names in shaded rooms How to listen How to kneel [Chorus] Fate draws crooked roads Same sky Two different loads You wore armor I wore smiles You walked miles I walked aisles Fate draws crooked roads One heart hardens One heart grows You became a tyrant’s hound I found love on softer ground [Verse 2] You rode back with a stranger’s stare New scars New colors on your chest You said “Peace has a price Don’t care Who bleeds If my side rests” I poured wine for the ones in charge Spoke softly by the window light Met her eyes in a room too large The whole court vanished in that sight [Chorus] Fate draws crooked roads Same sky Two different loads You swung swords I poured wine You drew lines I crossed mine Fate draws crooked roads One heart hardens One heart slows You became a tyrant’s hound I found love on softer ground [Bridge] You called me coward As they led you out at dawn (hey) Hands bound to the ruler You once swore to lean upon I held her fingers As the shouting shook the glass Two boys in the gutter Only one of us came back [Chorus] Fate draws crooked roads Same sky Two different loads You chased glory Lost your name I chose favor Slipped the flame Fate draws crooked roads Twist by twist Nobody knows How a hero can be bound While a courtier’s love is found
