Cold Grey Stone
Buzz Carlton Lyrics


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Cold Grey Stone





One of these days these blues will be gone
When I'm laid beneath cold grey stone

And when I'm gone then I'll be free
From the blues that haunt me

Often I wonder how it will be
To have no more sorrow when I rest in peace

Sometimes I feel like I'm alright
Then I awake and see the morning light

Some say I'm waiting to be called home
To my final reward beneath a cold grey stone




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Copyright 2006 Buzz Carlton LLC

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Buzz Carlton's song 'Cold Grey Stone' reflect a sense of weariness, sadness and longing for the end of suffering. The opening line of "One of these days these blues will be gone" implies that the singer is feeling trapped and weighed down by the pain that they are experiencing. They then go on to sing about their wish to be laid to rest under a "cold grey stone" which is often used as a symbol for a tombstone or grave. This suggests that the singer is looking for a permanent escape from their troubles.


The second verse of the song reflects a sense of hope for the future. The singer acknowledges that they will be free from the "blues that haunt me" once they are gone. The third verse touches on the idea of peace - the singer wonders what it will be like to have no more sorrow when they are at rest.


The final verse further emphasizes the theme of the inevitability of death. The singer wonders whether they are simply waiting for their time to come and to receive their "final reward" under the cold grey stone. These lyrics create a sense of sadness and contemplation, while also offering a somewhat bittersweet sense of release in death.


Line by Line Meaning

One of these days these blues will be gone
Someday, the feeling of sadness that I have will be gone


When I'm laid beneath cold grey stone
When I am buried and dead


And when I'm gone then I'll be free
Once I have passed away, I will be free from my sadness


From the blues that haunt me
From the feeling of sadness that constantly troubles me


Often I wonder how it will be
I often wonder what it will be like


To have no more sorrow when I rest in peace
To feel no more sadness when I die


Sometimes I feel like I'm alright
Sometimes I feel like I am doing well and not sad


Then I awake and see the morning light
But then I wake up and see the day beginning, and my sadness returns


Some say I'm waiting to be called home
Some people think I am waiting to die and be taken to my final resting place


To my final reward beneath a cold grey stone
To be buried in the ground under a cold and gray gravestone




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