Only the Stones Remain
Ephemeral Echoes: Unveiling the Resilience in 'Only the Stones Remain'
Lyrics
Men were executed, women bled
Execution of men, women experiencing bleeding
Meat and fish changed hands and children stayed up late
Exchange of meat and fish, children staying up late
Uh, huh
Expression of agreement or affirmation
Colored drums they displace the night
Colored drums displacing the night
There's a taxidermist looking for a fight
Taxidermist seeking a fight
But now he's gone, oh yeah
The taxidermist is gone, leaving only stones
Only the stones remain
Only stones remain
Girls were decked with flowers and violated while
Girls adorned with flowers and violated
Boys spat juice from a, out of their fresh young bones
Boys spitting juice from fresh young bones
Soldiers crossed their hearts and died, pretty girls turned cold inside
Soldiers pledging and dying, pretty girls losing warmth inside
But now they're gone, oh yeah
They are gone, leaving only stones
Only the stones remain
Only stones remain
Oh they're gone, yeah
Emphasizing the disappearance of individuals
Only the stones remain
Reiteration that only stones remain
And the stones have forgotten them
Stones have forgotten those who are gone
The stones have forgotten them
Reiteration that stones have forgotten them
They brake your body and drain the life out of it
Body breaking, life draining into the soil
It sinks into the soil while the soul flies up into the air above
Soul ascending while the body decomposes
And when there's no more tears to cry
No more tears to cry, only laughter remains
There's nothing left to do but laugh
Acceptance of the inevitable, finding humor
State led collaborations collapse and cannabis evaporates, honey
State-led collaborations collapsing, cannabis disappearing
Only the stones remain
Only stones remain
(Here they go)
Indication of a transition or action ("Here they go")
Oh yeah, only the stones remain
Reiteration that only stones remain
Woah
Expression of emphasis or excitement ("Woah")
Now they're gone, oh yeah
They are gone, leaving only stones
Only the stones remain
Only stones remain
Oh yeah, only the stones remain
Reiteration that only stones remain
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