Fields of Stone

[Intro] [Verse 1] Dawn breaks cold on a field turned to stone Smoke still rising where the home used to be Whispers of steel where the big guns had groaned A broken musket 'neath the splintered tree Names carved so deep in that granite so cold When your mind shuts down, call it a mental freeze Boots still marching in some ghostly parade Like an astronaut lost in the ocean breeze Fallin' out in the heat, no relief, not a drop in the street Down a road paved with promises nobody keeps Yeah, that ache was all around Red, white, and blue through the perilous f***t Feeling the power, yeah, I'm b*****g bright [Verse 2] Stepped through a rip where the starlight got thin The old paper cracks, the writing bleeds rust Worlds like dust motes where the battles had been She thinks she plays me, I'ma play her for fun No symbol of strength, just an echoing din Y'all don't really know my mental And soldiers like shadows caught deep in the spin Let me paint you the scene with this stencil Time fell apart like a cheap little watch Stars from empires lost in their prime Meaning got blurred on that godforsaken blotch Quiet now in the corridors of time Found a tin soldier stuck deep in the mire Hands clasped together, God, let me pray Like the kid who dropped him... swallowed by fire Pass the baton, back and I'm on like Masked Wolf today [Pre-Chorus] If one look turned my sun to night Was it glory? Was it fame? I’d hold to stars within your light Just a land soaked in perpetual rain [Chorus] What you know about rollin' through the trenches deep? Lay the weapons down, let the thunder sleep When your mind goes numb, you can call it mental freeze Find that sweet melody in the ruins deep When the chatter gets loud, put that noise on slow mo, yeah No more fathers lost to a foreign sky I feel like an astronaut in the ocean No more lonely questions asking 'why?' NO MORE W*R! (Veterans shout, Fifes cry) Let the guns rust quiet, let the anger cease NO MORE W*R! (Weary soldiers plea) Find the broken pieces, build whispers of peace Break the cycle poundin' at our door! (Oh, peace... just whispers...) Through fallen kingdoms, histories gone America’s song just keeps rolling on! [Bridge] Let's get this clear for a minute, I'ma work Sunrise stains rusty on the conqueror's claim Even if the reward ain't waiting, I'ma get it Gunpowder scent on the breeze whispers 'shame' Everything that I do is electric A photo shakes, shows a boy and his game I'ma keep it movin' like kinetic In a world turned to ash for somebody's fame Banners of old times, empires that fell Commanders point fingers on a map made of smoke Ancient pride stories—remembered so well While mothers cry softly under the world's yoke But louder than the sadness, one truth takes the lead: The factory roars hungry, machines grind and they churn Star-Spangled promise for all who are freed! Trading lives for the power, with nothing to return [Verse 3] Crossed the thin line where the victors all weep Their proud flags are droopin', oaths buried deep "Peace!" written fancy, ink dry on the page While the children stare upward on a barren stage That empty chair screamin' louder than the drum "Success" feels like ashes, what has victory become? Brother's got eyes like a shattered glass pane Haunted by the visions that the w*r smoke framed Friends... Brothers... From the hole where the darkness feeds... Lay the rifle down, the sword, the k***e... let the wild owl sing... Choose the fragile breath... the shakin' hand you hold... Silence the w*r cry... before the future's cold... These lands need green life... not statues proud and tall... Stop the endless score... let the shadows fall... [Chorus] What you know about rollin' through the trenches deep? Lay the weapons down, let the thunder sleep When your mind goes numb, you can call it mental freeze Find that sweet melody in the ruins deep When the chatter gets loud, put that noise on slow mo, yeah No more fathers lost to a foreign sky I feel like an astronaut in the ocean No more lonely questions asking 'why?' NO MORE W*R! (Veterans shout, Fifes cry) Let the guns rust quiet, let the anger cease NO MORE W*R! (Weary soldiers plea) Find the broken pieces, build whispers of peace Break the cycle poundin' at our door! (Whispers... just whispers...) Through fallen kingdoms, histories gone America’s song just keeps rolling on! [Outro]