The Stones You Throw

THE STONES YOU THROW I laid the first stone in the rain, And watched the walls begin to rise. A thousand dreams beneath the dust, A thousand colours in my eyes. I opened wide the chapel doors, To show the light I’d made within. But laughter echoed through the halls, And winter winds came rushing in. The windows shook, the candles swayed, But still the foundations stayed. And in the silence, standing tall, I heard the bells above it all. THROW YOUR STONES, LET THEM FALL! I’LL BUILD A HOME BETWEEN THEM ALL! YOU CAN’T BREAK WHAT YOU NEVER BUILT! YOU CAN’T BURY WHAT I STILL FEEL! LET THE BELLS RING THROUGH THE NIGHT! LET THE WINDOWS BURN WITH LIGHT! STONE BY STONE, I’LL SEE IT THROUGH! THIS DREAM WAS MINE BEFORE I KNEW YOU! The arches rise above the ground, The broken stones have found their place. And every crack within these walls, Lets in another thread of grace. No golden throne, no royal crown, No name engraved upon the door. I only wish to see the light, Fall through the glass upon the floor. The windows shook, the candles swayed, But still the foundations stayed. And in the silence, standing tall, I heard the bells above it all. THROW YOUR STONES, LET THEM FALL! I’LL BUILD A HOME BETWEEN THEM ALL! YOU CAN’T BREAK WHAT YOU NEVER BUILT! YOU CAN’T BURY WHAT I STILL FEEL! LET THE BELLS RING THROUGH THE NIGHT! LET THE WINDOWS BURN WITH LIGHT! STONE BY STONE, I’LL SEE IT THROUGH! THIS DREAM WAS MINE BEFORE I KNEW YOU! I once believed these walls must shine, For every passing soul to see. But even in an empty hall, The bells still ring their song for me. Not every heart will hear the bells, Not every eye will see the light. But what is built with love and hope, Will stand beneath the darkest night. You can’t break the stone! You can’t silence the bell! You can’t steal the light, From the windows where it fell! You can’t break what you never built. THROW YOUR STONES, LET THEM FALL! I’LL BUILD A HOME BETWEEN THEM ALL! YOU CAN’T BREAK WHAT YOU NEVER BUILT! YOU CAN’T BURY WHAT I STILL FEEL! LET THE BELLS RING THROUGH THE NIGHT! LET THE WINDOWS BURN WITH LIGHT! STONE BY STONE, I’LL SEE IT THROUGH! THIS DREAM WAS MINE BEFORE I KNEW YOU! Stone by stone, and day by day, The darkness slowly fades away. And when the morning fills these halls, I’ll hear my song beyond these walls. You hear silence… I hear songs.