Stones

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Track 10 of Western Stars, 2019.

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Credits

• Western Stars (2019)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitars, glockenspiel, percussion
  • Ron Aniello: bass, keyboards, guitars, percussion, loops, piano, backing vocals[?]
  • Jon Brion: timpani
  • Rachel Drehmann: french horn
  • Gunnar Olsen: drums
  • Leelanee Sterrett: french horn
  • Luis Villalobos: violin
  • The Avatar Strings
    • Rob Mathes (string arrangement, conductor); Lisa Kim, Hyunju Lee, Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Joanna Maurer, Suzanne Ornstein, Annaliesa Place, Emily Popham, Sharon Yamada, Jungsun Yoo (violins); Désirée Elsevier, Vivek Kamath, Robert Rinehart (violas); Alan Stepansky, Nathan Vickery (celli)

Performances

Performed live 1 times (not including snippet performances). 2019-04-00 Stone Hill Farm, Colts Neck, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 1 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Released on Album

Released on Western Stars (2019).

A live version is released on Western Stars (Songs From The Film) (recorded April 2019).

On The Tracks

STONES - Demo		uncirculating
STONES	4:44	WESTERN

Notes: A demo of "Stones" was recorded in 2010 at Stone Hill Studio, Colts Neck, New Jersey. Completed by Ron Aniello and Springsteen over a period of several years, ending early 2019, as stated by Ron Aniello on his Instagram: "started in 2010… finished in 2014… finished again in 2018. Sometimes it takes a minute…"

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^{Studio Sessions: Western Stars}

Lyrics

Stones

I woke up this morning with stones in my mouth
You said those were only the lies you've told me
Those are only the lies you've told me

I pulled my collar to the wind and spit them on the ground
You said those are only the lies you've told me
Those are only the lies you've told me

Sat on the edge of our bed in the sun
I fell them gather on my tongue

I woke up this morning with stones in my mouth
You said those are only the lies you've told me
Those are only the lies you've told me

The dirt-brown winter field, a thousand black crows cover the ground
You say those are only the lies you've told me
Those are only the lies you've told me

The autumn wind blows through the trees
As the dark leaves come tumbling down
You say those are only the lies you've told me
Those are only the lies you've told me

I walk a highway washed in sun
I feel weight gather on my tongue

I woke up this morning with stones in my mouth
You said those are only the lies you've told me
Those are only the lies you've told me

Those are only the lies you've told me
(Only the lies you've told me)
Those are only the lies you've told me
(Only the lies you've told me)
Those are only the lies you've told me
(Only the lies you've told me)
Those are only the lies you've told me

I woke up this morning with stones in my mouth

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Links

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