Staring into the sun, his eyes tearing and burning. Thoughts of that warm
Day he closed up his heart to the world. Few walked beside him, many just
Passed him by. So he'll just stay numb and sit there; quietly fall behind.

Watched a man climb a mountain, watched that man's end of time. No conversation
With the giver, his father lives only in his mind. Took a chance to see her.
Fucked up her world. He never wanted nothing.

So fucked up on the inside, too much to show. No bandage for these wounds
Or the ones he cut deeper than his own. He smiles and waves from a distance.
Come in closer to see him broken. Touch the face that's true in focus.
Feel the lines he cut through time. To remember the one that he's left
Behind. No chance for redemption, saw his time come and go. He wished for the
Best man to save her from his spell. Conversed with Earth and Stone
"why did you leave me alone?" He Fell to his knees and he lost himself.

Watched a man climb a mountain, watched that man's end of time. No conversation
With the giver, his father lives only in his mind. Took a chance to see her.
Fucked up her world. He never wanted nothing.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to VERSE's song "Earth and Stone" depict the inner turmoil of someone who has closed off their heart to the world, numbing themselves to the pain of their past mistakes. The opening lines describe someone staring into the sun, tears streaming down their face as they reflect on a warm day when they shut themselves off from the world. Despite the passing of many people, few have walked beside this person, and they're resigned to quietly falling behind while others continue on without them.

The lyrics continue to describe the regret that this person feels about their past actions - watching a man climb a mountain and meet his end without ever speaking to his father, and taking a chance to see someone and "fucking up her world". They describe feeling "fucked up on the inside", unable to show the depth of their pain, and cutting wounds deeper than their own. Despite the pain they're feeling, this person puts on a brave face, smiling and waving from a distance, but they're truly broken inside.

The lyrics end with the person falling to their knees, questioning why they have been left alone by Earth and Stone, and wishing for redemption. The song is a powerful reflection on the pain of regret and the struggle to find redemption for past mistakes.

Line by Line Meaning

Staring into the sun, his eyes tearing and burning.
He looks at the bright sun, which causes his eyes to ache and his tears to flow.

Thoughts of that warm day he closed up his heart to the world.
He thinks about the day he stopped interacting with society and kept his heart locked away from people.

Few walked beside him, many just passed him by.
Only a few people showed him compassion and support, the rest ignored him.

So he'll just stay numb and sit there; quietly fall behind.
He decides to remain indifferent and idle, letting himself fall back.

Watched a man climb a mountain, watched that man's end of time.
He observed someone climb a mountain and meet their death.

No conversation with the giver, his father lives only in his mind.
He has no communication with God, only talks to himself about his father.

Took a chance to see her. Fucked up her world. He never wanted nothing.
He got the opportunity to meet her but ruined her life unintentionally, even though he desired nothing.

So fucked up on the inside, too much to show.
He is damaged inside, but he can't express everything.

No bandage for these wounds or the ones he cut deeper than his own.
No healing is possible for his wounds or the harms he did to others worse than his wounds.

He smiles and waves from a distance. Come in closer to see him broken.
He greets others with a fake smile and a wave but wants them to come near to realize how shattered he is.

Touch the face that's true in focus. Feel the lines he cut through time.
Touch his face that reflects his genuine emotions. Experience the scars that he made upon himself and others during the time.

To remember the one that he's left behind.
He hopes people remember about the one whom he neglected.

No chance for redemption, saw his time come and go.
He won't get the opportunity to make things right or improve himself as his time passed away.

He wished for the best man to save her from his spell.
He hoped for the best man to rescue her from the consequences of his mistakes.

Conversed with Earth and Stone 'why did you leave me alone?'
He talked to nature about why he got abandoned.

He fell to his knees and he lost himself.
He fell down on his knees and lost control of himself.

Contributed by Natalie I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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