Stepping Stone
Jet Lag Gemini Lyrics


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Hey, hey, hey, tell me did you find your way?
There's a lot of things you've done I'd damn you for

From finger to finger, from head to toe
I do hope you're alright
And it's time to admit it's my fault
That we don't talk anymore, no
I'm winter cold in maiden fall
A beaten road where no one goes
And though I've left my post
The ones who meant the most
Wrote you a song, a stepping stone

Wait and stay, without you I'll decay away
And there won't be a whole lot that's left of me

With muscle and marrow and strength in my bones
I will tear out the bricks
That are holding together the walls
That divide our frail homes

I'm winter cold in maiden fall
A beaten road where no one goes
And though I've left my post
The ones who meant the most
Wrote you a song

I'm winter cold in maiden fall
A beaten road where no one goes
And though I've left my post
The ones who meant the most
Wrote you a song

I'm winter cold in maiden fall
A beaten road where no one goes
And though I've left my post




The ones who meant the most
Wrote you a song, a stepping stone

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Stepping Stone" by Jet Lag Gemini express the pain and regret of a speaker who is reflecting on a lost relationship. The first stanza of the song sets the tone for the regretful sentiment throughout the rest of the track. The singer asks if the person they are addressing has found their way and admits that there are things the person has done that they would "damn" them for. The uncertainty conveyed in the line "from finger to finger, from head to toe, I do hope you're alright" highlights the sadness and longing that the singer feels for the person.


The second stanza begins with a metaphor that compares the singer to winter in its coldness and emptiness, and to a beaten road that no one visits. The idea that the singer has left their post, but those who meant the most wrote the person they lost a song serves as a metaphor for both the immensity of their feelings and their reluctance to explicitly confront the person they lost. The singer's pain is palpable throughout the song and is reminiscent of the melancholia and regret that arise from the end of a relationship.


Line by Line Meaning

Hey, hey, hey, tell me did you find your way?
Asking if the person has found their way and their true purpose after doing questionable things that would make me angry


There's a lot of things you've done I'd damn you for
Expressing anger towards the person for their actions


From finger to finger, from head to toe
Checking if the person is okay in every aspect of their being


I do hope you're alright
Genuinely hoping that the person is okay


And it's time to admit it's my fault
Taking responsibility for the fact that we don't talk anymore


That we don't talk anymore, no
Acknowledging the fact that there is a distance between us


I'm winter cold in maiden fall
Feeling isolated and lonely like the winter season in autumn


A beaten road where no one goes
Feeling like I'm on a path that is rarely traveled and difficult to navigate


And though I've left my post
Despite my absence from my previous position


The ones who meant the most
The people who were most important to me


Wrote you a song, a stepping stone
They wrote a song to help bridge the gap between us and move us forward


Wait and stay, without you I'll decay away
Expressing the importance of the person staying in my life or else feeling like I will deteriorate


And there won't be a whole lot that's left of me
Feeling like I won't have much of myself left without the person in my life


With muscle and marrow and strength in my bones
Using all of my physical and emotional strength to break down the walls that keep us apart


I will tear out the bricks
Destroying the obstacles that prevent our connection


That are holding together the walls
The walls that keep us separated and distant


That divide our frail homes
The walls that separate and weaken our homes




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart

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