Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians - Only the Stones Remain lyrics

Men were executed, women bled Beads and fish changed hands and Children stayed up late Uh huh Colored drums they stretched the night There's a taxidermist looking for a fight But now he's gone Ah yeah, only the stones remain Girls were decked with flowers and violated while Boys spat juice from out of their fresh young bulbs Soldiers crossed their hearts and died and Pretty girls turned cold inside But now they're gone Ah yeah, only the stones remain Oh they're gone, yeah Only the stones remain And the stones have forgotten them The stones have forgotten them They break your body and drain the life out of it It sinks into the soil while the soul flies up into the air above And when there's no more tears to cry, there's Nothing left to do but laugh Stained gla** elaborations collapse and candyfloss evaporates, honey Only the stones remain, here they go Ah yeah, only the stones remain Now they're gone Ah yeah, only the stones remain Ah yeah, only the stones remain