Lyrics

[THE STONES REMEMBER]

(Track 3 – The City That Waits)

[Intro]
[Low cello... distant war drum... haunting oud]

They all believed...
They would last forever...

But the stones...
Remember.

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[Verse 1]

I've watched the banners rise with pride
I've watched the mighty armies ride
Every kingdom crossed my land
Certain history was in their hands

They built their walls
They claimed my name
Declared tomorrow looked the same
But seasons changed...
As seasons do...

And time...
Remembered truth.

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[Pre-Chorus]

Crowns become dust...
Swords lose their shine...

Only the echoes...
Outlive their time.

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[Chorus]

The stones remember...
Every marching foot
Every promise carved
Into shattered wood

Every king who swore
"This world is mine..."

The stones remember...

But history...

Never stopped for time.

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[Verse 2]

I've heard the thunder
Of horses' feet
The cries of victory
Turn into retreat

I've seen the flags
Replace old flags
Watched yesterday
Become the past

Every conqueror
Called himself great
Every empire
Trusted its fate

Yet every sunrise
Brought the same refrain...

Nothing earthly
Can forever reign.

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[Pre-Chorus]

Power fades...
Like desert rain...

But love...
Leaves a lasting name.

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[Chorus]

The stones remember...
Every victory song
Every ruler certain
They could do no wrong

Every wall that tried
To stand against time...

The stones remember...

But humanity...

Still survives.

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[Bridge]

Walk these streets...

You'll never hear
The voices of the powerful...

Only the whispers...

Of mothers...

Fathers...

Children...

And dreamers...

They're the ones...

History carries forward.

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[Final Chorus – Key Change]

The stones remember...
Every throne that fell
Every paradise
Turned into a shell

Every hand that reached
To conquer fear

And every heart...
That chose compassion
Instead of another spear

Power is borrowed...

Love is earned...

History keeps teaching...

Will we ever learn?

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[Outro]

So sing it...

Blue Wave Revival Band...

Let the songs outlive
The swords...

Let mercy outlast
The kingdoms...

Let the children inherit
More than ruins...

Because long after
Every empire fades...

The stones...

Will remember...

What we chose...

To become.