Story Behind The Song

Sometimes people who go to help others are harmed themselves.

Song Description

Seven simple stones Stand upon the plain Mystic markers of their bones Weeping in the rain Seven stones they stand alone Mystic markers of the slain

Lyrics

Seven Simple Stones


I left here as a young man (girl)
I left here seeking wisdom
I walked upon a crooked path
I carried many burdens
I come back so much older
But sadly none the wiser

Chorus
Seven simple stones
Stand upon the plain
Mystic markers of their bones
Weeping in the rain
Seven stones they stand alone
Mystic markers of the slain

We made our way across the sea
To help some victims of genocide
We hoped that we could set them free
Eight of us went but seven died
How can it how can it how can it be
Young would be heroes cut down in their prime

Chorus

I stepped outside one quiet night
And mother Mary she did cry
Behind me burst a blinding light
And mother Mary she did cry
Soldiers strode across the sky
And mother Mary she did cry

Seven simple stones - This my benediction
Seven simple stones - Just a small depiction
Seven simple stones - Not a contradiction
Seven simple stones - Nor a degradation
Seven simple stones - Just a benediction
Seven simple stones - Without contradiction

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Copyright 2005 Laurence E Dahners
Simple Sussurations Chapel Hill NC 27516 919-929-8219