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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock
Lead Vocals
The Soft Boys
The Soft Boys
Performer
Morris Winsdor
Morris Winsdor
Drums
Matthew Seligman
Matthew Seligman
Bass Guitar
Kimberley Rew
Kimberley Rew
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock
Songwriter

Lyrics

Men were executed, women bled
Beads and fish changed hands and
Children stayed up late
Uh huh
Colored drums they stretched the night
There's a taxidermist looking for a fight
But now he's gone
Ah yeah, only the stones remain
Girls were decked with flowers and violated while
Boys spat juice from out of their fresh young bulbs
Soldiers crossed their hearts and died and
Pretty girls turned cold inside
But now they're gone
Ah yeah, only the stones remain
Oh they're gone, yeah
Only the stones remain
And the stones have forgotten them
The stones have forgotten them
They break your body and drain the life out of it
It sinks into the soil while the soul flies up into the air above
And when there's no more tears to cry, there's
Nothing left to do but laugh
Stained glass elaborations collapse and candyfloss evaporates, honey
Only the stones remain, here they go
Ah yeah, only the stones remain
Now they're gone
Ah yeah, only the stones remain
Ah yeah, only the stones remain
Written by: Robyn Hitchcock
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