Stonecutter

Song Length 5:40 Genre Rock - General
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Duet Male/Female
Mood Welcoming

Lyrics

A Stonecutter working hard one day,
Saw the king passing by his way
Stonecutter paused to rest his bones,
And gaze upon that golden throne
Born on the backs of 20 slaves,
The king offered royal waves
Stonecutter paused and scratched his chin,
"If only I could be like him"
I'll tell like I was told,
All that glitters is not gold

The King traveled far and wide,
Pretty women always by his side
Never hungry, we were never cold,
His castle walls were full of gold
And yet the sun beat down upon his head,
Sweat stung his eyes and in anger he said
"I would be stronger than anyone,
If only I could be the sun"
Greener in your mind,
Is the grass you leave behind

The Sun blazed forth against the endless void of space,
100 million miles above the mad kings face
And yet nearby 100 million miles below,
Thunderclouds blocked all the beams the sun could throw
Shining forth with every single ounce of might,
The Sun threw off a blinding tidal wave of light
To no avail and so cried out, "I cannot make it warm.
I would be stronger if I were the storm"
Will the silver line,
Stand the test of time?

Oh how the Thunderstorm was having fun
Even drowning out the blazing sun
Until a mighty mountain stood and blocked her way
Then try as she might, try as she may
He would no move when her thunder knocked
Her lightning bolts could not compel the rocks
And so she sang a now familiar song
"If only I could be so strong"
Dust to dust they say,
Gonna' blow away

I guess you've got an inkling now of what I'm going to say
That unto that Mountain there did come a day
That though immune through all the wind and rain
Still he felt a real and agonizing pain
"What is it now that is stronger than me?
Something so small that I can barely see?"
Can you picture the surprise that he felt that day
To see The Stonecutter chipping away?

And so the River flows,
Not knowing where it goes....










Lyrics Forrest Swope Music Forrest Swope
Producer Forrest Swope and Jeff Romano Performance Forrest Swope, Jeff Romano, Morwenna Lasko, Andy Rowland, Drex Weaver, Andy Waldeck, Terri Allard, Christina Wilkie

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