Mundy (born Edmund Enright in Birr, County Offaly in 1976) is an Irish sing… Read Full Bio ↴Mundy (born Edmund Enright in Birr, County Offaly in 1976) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He released his debut album Jellylegs in 1996 on the Epic Records label. The album included the song "To You I Bestow", which was featured on the bestselling soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.

In 2000, Mundy was dropped by Epic while working on his second album, The Moon is a Bullethole, which was about to be recorded. Although a four-track EP of that title was released, much of the material for the cancelled album was eventually incorporated into 24 Star Hotel, Mundy's 2002 album.

24 Star Hotel was released on Camcor Records - a label Mundy himself set up, primarily funded by his royalties from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. Camcor Records is named for the Camcor River, a popular fishing spot, which runs through the town of Birr. The album contained the song "July", an ode to the joys of the Irish summer, which gained heavy airplay throughout the summer months, and is, for Irish audiences at least, Mundy's signature tune. Other record labels based in Birr include Roesy's Blue Coak Records and Canabrism's Podcomplex Records, both artists being former schoolmates of Mundy.

In 2003 Mundy also contributed to Afro Celt Sound System's album Seed, and to Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1 with a cover version of the Shakira song Whenever, Wherever, only with the two words in the title switched around.

In May 2004, Mundy released his third album, Raining Down Arrows, which entered the Irish album chart at number 1. The album has since gone platinum.

Mundy's collaboration with Sharon Shannon on the track "Galway Girl" has become a cult hit recently, thanks to RTÉ 2fm playing the track every Friday since Will Leahy took on the drive time show.

Mundy is the cousin of Fine Gael TD Olwyn Enright and the nephew of long-standing former TD and Senator Tom Enright.

The Stone
Mundy Lyrics

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Thanks for the stone, I feel it in my hand
And thanks to you for trying to understand
As I feel it in my hand I'm thinking about you
Standing on the seashore and your thoughts are far away
Seeing them sail off in the sea and seeing the ship sink
Well I wonder is there any room left on board for my troubles
I guess I could blow them away in bubbles but a bubble would burst
And so would you…

CHORUS
Thanks for the stone
Thanks for the stone

Thanks for the stone, I roll it 'round my knuckles
Did it sleep on the seabed with the mussells and the cockles
As I lay on my bed, I drift into a dream
Sitting on the rocks naked, drenched by the splashing sea
Then I make a paper boat out of my song, sailing it free, sailing it free
We were sailing, sailing ,sailing, sailing, sailing
And then the Gods made love…

CHORUS (X2)

Thanks for the stone and it I will keep
And thanks to you for swimming so deep
I can see you now sitting on the sand
With the stone alone,

Staring at the horizon, staring at the horizon
Thanks for the stone, thanks for the stone

Overall Meaning

In Mundy's song "The Stone," the singer expresses gratitude for a stone that he was given, saying that he can feel it in his hand. He thanks the person who gave it to him for trying to understand him. As he plays with the stone, he thinks about the person he received it from, who is standing on the seashore with their thoughts drifting away. The singer imagines his troubles sailing away on a ship but wonders if there is any room left for them. He considers blowing his troubles away in bubbles, but acknowledges that bubbles eventually burst.

In the chorus, the singer repeats his thanks for the stone, rolling it around his knuckles. He wonders if the stone slept on the seabed with the mussels and the cockles. As he drifts into a dream, he envisions himself sitting naked on the rocks, drenched by the splashing sea. He makes a paper boat out of his song and sets it free, singing about sailing with the person who gave him the stone until the gods made love.

In the final verse, the singer thanks the person again for the stone, which he says he will keep. He appreciates the person for swimming so deep and imagines them sitting on the sand, staring at the horizon with the stone by their side. The song leaves the listener with a feeling of appreciation and peace, as though the stone has brought a sense of calm to the singer.

Line by Line Meaning

Thanks for the stone, I feel it in my hand
Grateful to have this tangible item, it reminds me of you

And thanks to you for trying to understand
Appreciative of your effort to empathize with me

As I feel it in my hand I'm thinking about you
Holding the stone makes me reflect on our relationship

Standing on the seashore and your thoughts are far away
Recalling a past moment where you seemed distant

Seeing them sail off in the sea and seeing the ship sink
Watching your troubles being swept away and feeling hopeless

Well I wonder is there any room left on board for my troubles
Questioning if there's still space for my problems to be dealt with

I guess I could blow them away in bubbles but a bubble would burst
Considering an easy way out, but knowing it wouldn't last

And so would you…
Likewise, our relationship couldn't survive on superficial solutions

Thanks for the stone Thanks for the stone
Grateful for the stone and what it represents (chorus)

Thanks for the stone, I roll it 'round my knuckles
Playing with the stone, pondering its history and significance

Did it sleep on the seabed with the mussels and the cockles
Wondering about the stone's journey and experiences before reaching me

As I lay on my bed, I drift into a dream
Allowing my mind to wander and daydream

Sitting on the rocks naked, drenched by the splashing sea
A surreal image in the dream, perhaps representing vulnerability

Then I make a paper boat out of my song, sailing it free, sailing it free
Finding beauty in creativity and expressing oneself through art

We were sailing, sailing, sailing, sailing, sailing And then the Gods made love…
An abstract shift in the dream sequence

Thanks for the stone and it I will keep And thanks to you for swimming so deep
Gratitude for the gift and appreciation for your willingness to understand (chorus)

I can see you now sitting on the sand With the stone alone Staring at the horizon, staring at the horizon
Picturing you alone with the stone, lost in thought and contemplation

Thanks for the stone, thanks for the stone
Reiterating gratitude for the significance of the stone (chorus)

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