Lyrics for The Stone as interpreted by Demau Senae

The Stone Lyrics
I've this creeping
Suspicion that things are not as they seem
Reassure me
Why do I feel as if I'm in too deep

Oh, I've been praying
For some way to show them I'm not what they see
Yes I have done wrong
But what I did I thought needed be done
I swear

Unholy day
If I leave now I might get away
This weighs on me
As heavy as stone and as blue as I go

I was just wondering if you'd come along
To hold up my head when my head won't hold on
I'll do the same if the same's what you want
If not I'll go
I will go alone

I'm a long way
From that fool's mistake and now forever pay
No, run, I will run and I'll be okay

I was just wondering if you'd come along
To hold up my head when my head won't hold on
I'll do the same if the same's what you want
But if not I'll go
I will go alone

I need so
To stay in your arms see you smile hold you close
And it weighs on me
As heavy as stone and a bone chilling cold

I was just wondering if you'd come along
Tell me you will



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flaquito
01-06-2002

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this song saved my marriage! a truly awesome song that tells your lover(my wife) exactly what you're feeling. i'm happy to say that she came along w/ me =)

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rubberneck_26
04-28-2002

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Ok at the very begining of this song you can hear the base of someones voice. DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SAYING? Iv listened to it a hundred times but I cant make out one word of it.

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anna118k
04-30-2002

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Intense, yet melodic.

Love the opening music.

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Emo
05-01-2002

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This song, it's absolutly amazing. The instrumentals enhance the lyrics, and makes what he is trying to say stand out more then he intended. He did something that he felt the need to do. Wether or not it had benifits for everyone else. He needed it to be done for himself. Now, people are like "dude, what did you do! you're nuts!" He can only turn to one person, wether it be a g/f, friend or God.
"I was just wondering if you'd come along
To hold up my head when my head won't hold on
I'll do the same if the same's what you want"

Here, he is saying please, I do need someone for me - come with me, if you did this - I'd do the same for you.

"If not I'll go
I will go alone"

He needs to get out of here, wether it be alone or with someone else. He needs comfort.

"I need so
To stay in your arms see you smile hold you close"

Ok, he needs someone... I believe the "if not i'll go alone" is a bit of DMB sarcasm. Why would someone go alone anyways!?

He did something wrong, and wants someone there to run away with. Needs someone to love and hold. Do the same thing for him too.




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v@caman
05-01-2002

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i saw a video where he played it solo acoustic. it becomes so erie when performed that way. a goal in life is to play it, and sound as cool as dave. woo! love it.

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sean7711
06-04-2002

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dmb is a band that can survive through this gay pop world and nu-metal barrage we have today with a sax and a violin...that is just talent right there in and of its self

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Alx6854
06-06-2002

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The Stone is about a heroin trip.

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sean7711
06-07-2002

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whoa now that alx says that it does seem like that, but i dunno if dmb intended it to sound like that.

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Davey386
06-22-2002

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I agree with Emo. Dave Matthews made a decision to watch out for himself and it effected other people in his life. He is sorry and there is a particular person that he wants to forgive him (Probably Helena or Ashley). He also refers to a "fool" who somehow ruined something for him... whether this "fool" changed his mind about something or someone he cares about's mind for a crucial decision. He can run from his problem and he'll get through the hard times but it would be so much better if she would come too so he can lean a bit more.

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daveandjackrule
07-01-2002

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This song was written 17 days after he married his wife, Ashley, Dont know if that helps or not, but just thought i'd throw that in there.

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kamakaziphu
07-01-2002

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the beginning of the accoustic version is great cause it has the wise men say part at the end, which is freaking great. this is the dave matthews song that got me into dmb. love this song

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utsoccer22
07-14-2002

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kamakaziphu. i heard a version of the song like you said with the wise men say part at the end. only difference is i think it was brandon henderson singing it... it's a great song..

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dispatchoar
07-21-2002

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I think the song is great....if you downlaod the one of the acoutic versions, dave says "this is kinda of serious song i might hafta stop in the middle of it"....it reminds me of typical situation, dancing nancies....makes ya think kinda song....

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Traumattizing
07-29-2002

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ok this song is FAR from a heroin trip, that is so far fetched! and this song has nothing to do with his wife. After watching "The Charlie Rose" show on 60 minutes 2, which was an hour devoted to Dave, I learned that this song is about his sister who was murdered by her husband in Africa. The CD "Under the table and dreaming" is dedicated to her (Anne i believe was her name) So that explains the "serious song" that dispatchoar talked about.
This song was written long before he even met his wife i believe because on the Charlie Rose show they had tape of dave from his demo tape (from 1991 i think) entitled "Rutabega Studio" which dave played all the older versions of his songs like "monkey man" "after her" the old version of "say goodbye" and "the stone" (along with others...i think it had like 6 or more songs on it). so that kind of dates the song. You can download the "Rutabega Studio" from Kazaa or Napster but check the spelling of Rutabega, its sometimes spelled Rutebega and others Rutabega....its not all that great of quality but cool none the less to hear dave sing the songs like that.

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kamakaziphu
07-29-2002

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utsoccer22 i really think its dave cause he always adds stuff like that in this accoustic songs...like everyday and some more i just cant anme tehm haha but yes its him

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utsoccer22
07-29-2002

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yea that's what i was thinking but the version i have just doesn't sound like dave.. and the old version of "say goodbye" was called "quick lay and say goodbye"

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utsoccer22
07-29-2002

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sorry i meant "quick lay and goodbye"

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kamakaziphu
08-05-2002

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maybe we have different version..i have the live pbs version

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bigkufan
08-06-2002

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Good GOD THIS SITE IS ADDICTING!!!!


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strykerchick
08-21-2002

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this song is one of my absolute faves of all time. heh, "all time"? I'm 19, what the hell am I talkin about...;)

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proudmonkey
09-04-2002

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this is the best dave song. whatever he did he screwed up and is want to get the hell out.

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euphoria00
03-05-2003

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This is my favorite dmb song. Beautiful song about regretting what you've done in the past and wanting to take it back/do it over again. I can't tell you how much I can relate to this song.

This song wasn't written after he married Ashley. He didn't marry Ashley until 2000, this song came out on Before These Crowded Streets in April of 1998. So use that. A lot of people think it could be written about Julia, maybe it could be about Ashley, no one knows. Either way, it's an awesome song.

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dogwisperer2003
03-18-2003

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This song and this album - Before These Crowded Streets- got me through a rough time in my life. I agree with euphoria that this song is a bout regretting something that you have done in the past. "I've been praying
For some way to show them
I'm not what they see
Yes I have done wrong
But what I did I thought needed be done"

I can definately relate to that!

Musicly, I love the flow and the mood of this song. I think dmb is one of the most talented group of musicians out there.

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Title_Track
03-29-2003

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Lovely.

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seekupdave
05-01-2003

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I think this song is about something(s) he has done in the past, in one way I think he wants to do over, but in another sense he's not sorry for it
"But what I did I thought needed be done"
he may regret it, but wants to explain that he knows it was wrong and now he doesn't want people to view him like that again.

It's a great song, and one that Dave probably feels really close to, because I have seen him get kind of emotional when he played it at a concert I went to

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