Sticks and Stones
Ray Charles攀 Lyrics
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Why won't they let us be
Bricks and stones may break my bones
But talk don't bother me
People talkin' tryin' to break us up
When they know that I love you so
So I don't care what the people may say
I've been abused
(I've been abused)
In my heart
(My heart's been torn)
I've been accused
(I've been accused)
I've been 'buked
(I've been 'buked and I've been stung)
People talkin' tryin' to break us up, yeah
Scandlizin' my name
They'll say anything just to make me feel bad
Yes anything to make me shame
I've been abused
(I've been abused)
In my heart
(My heart's been torn)
I've been accused
(I've been accused)
I've been 'buked
(I've been 'buked and I've been stung)
People talkin' tryin' to break us, yup
And they scandlizin' my name
They'll say anything just to make me feel bad
Yes anything to make me shame
Yes I know
(Oh, yes I know)
Yes I know it
(Oh, yes I know)
And you know it, too
(Oh, yes I know)
Don't you know it, too
(Oh, yes I know)
Ohhhhh, don't you know it too
In Ray Charles' "Sticks and Stones," the singer is expressing how people can say anything they want about him and his loved one, but their words will not break them apart. He says that although the people's talk may be hurtful, it does not bother him. The phrase "sticks and stones may break my bones, but talk don't bother me" is used to emphasize how words cannot physically harm a person, but they can still cause emotional distress. The lyrics also talk about how the singer has been abused, accused, and 'buked (rebuked) because of his relationship with this person, but he will not let anything come between them.
The song highlights the idea of how people can say and do anything to break others apart, but those who truly love each other will remain together despite difficult circumstances. It also brings up issues of rumor-spreading and gossip, and how damaging it can be to individuals and relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
People talkin' tryin' to break us up
There are individuals that are attempting to separate us
Why won't they let us be
I'm uncertain as to why they are not allowing us to be together
Bricks and stones may break my bones
Physical pain can be inflicted by objects such as bricks and stones
But talk don't bother me
However, words being said do not have an effect on me
When they know that I love you so
Despite being aware of my deep affection for you
So I don't care what the people may say
It does not matter to me what anyone else may say
I'll never never let you go
I will always love and cherish you
I've been abused
I've experienced mistreatment
(I've been abused)
I've experienced mistreatment
In my heart
My emotional state has been negatively affected
(My heart's been torn)
My emotional state has been negatively affected
I've been accused
I've been blamed for wrongdoing
(I've been accused)
I've been blamed for wrongdoing
I've been 'buked
I've been subjected to verbal abuse and criticism
(I've been 'buked and I've been stung)
I've been subjected to verbal abuse and criticism
Scandlizin' my name
Individuals are attempting to ruin my reputation
They'll say anything just to make me feel bad
They are willing to say anything to bring me discomfort
Yes anything to make me shame
Anything to cause me to feel embarrassed or inadequate
And they scandlizin' my name
Individuals are attempting to ruin my reputation
Yes I know
I am aware
(Oh, yes I know)
I am aware
And you know it, too
You are also aware
(Oh, yes I know)
You are also aware
Don't you know it, too
Do you not also know?
(Oh, yes I know)
Do you not also know?
Ohhhhh, don't you know it too
Oh come on, you must also know
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: TITUS TURNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kitsune Foryst
Thank you Vox! Timestamps:
├10:30 - All languages accepted - ask chat to be respectful
├19:00 - Vox enters Teyvat
├24:30 - 1st death (tries to get chest on the Island near start)
├24:55 - Vox swims
├25:20 - 2nd death
├26:25 - Seven Archon statues and 7 NIJISANJI EN boys (Oliver included)
├30:40 - Power of Luca has been unlocked (Statue of Luca)
├31:30 - Vox entertains turning off voices and doing voices himself - chat explodes with "YES" in unison
├33:55 - Vox calls Dvalin a "mother....trucker"
├35:25 - Venti = Ike? Vox does Ike impression
├36:05 - Vox does Paimon voice
├43:05 - A team full of only grumpy man?
├44:40 - Bennet = Mysta?
├55:05 - Vox machine gun sounds as he faces Dvalin in the sky
├56:20 - Vox doing Kaeya's voice (Solid Snake)
├1:00:20 - Jean and Lisa enter scene
├1:02:10 - "Paimon doesn't"
├1:03:05 - Wish feature unlocked - Vox simps for the one and Oni, Itto
├1:05:50 - Vox creating a poll to makes things democratic for chat on what banner to pull on
├1:07:25 - Beginner banner - Vox gets Chongyun, Bennett and Noelle
├1:09:05 - Mysta = Bennet, Ike = Chongyun, Luca = Noelle
├1:13:25 - Vox targets doing a ten pull on Itto banner - charges account9
├1:15:55 - Vox jokes about writing Genshin gatcha spending off as a business expense
├1:17:00 - Reimu enters chat - flames Vox for falling to Gatcha
├1:18:40 - Ten pull on Itto banner - gets Rust bow
├1:19:43 - Second 10 pull - gets Xiangling
├1:21:00 - Third 10 pull - gets Gorou (Gorou = Mysta)
├1:22:08 - Fourth 10 pull - gets Xiangling
├1:23:20 - Another 6 wishes - gets Xiangling
├1:27:58 - Shu Yamino enters chat
├1:33:00 - "You didn't do shit Amber"
├1:35:40 - Statue of Ike (Windrise)
├1:37:40 - Jeremy Clarkson's Paimon's voice
├1:38:10 - Niji gear
├1:40:35 - Luca is the car - Lucar
├1:43:20 - Vox on Mysta and Lucar
├1:47:30 - Vox finally uses Kaeya
├1:48:20 - "He is built like a car" (Nina 'Luca' reference?)
├1:52:10 - Vox meets Manly Jack
├1:54:00 - Vox singing the Mysta song
├1:56:03 - Vox's Ara Ara (Lisa) (+ at 1:57:15)
├2:00:10 - Vox entertains climbing with Lisa (compares Chat with Gollum - "CLIMB")
├2:02:50 - Vox climbs with LISA!
├2:03:55 - MOAAAN!!!!! Vox silenced
├2:07:44 - Huuup on Itto!
├2:08:30 - Vox test runs Itto
├2:10:00 - Vox likes Itto very much
├2:10:50 - Vox check his mail....time for another Itto pull
├2:11:30 - ASMR
├2:11:50 - fifth 10 pull Itto - gets Barbara
├2:13:30 - 7 more wishes - gets Dragon's Bane spear,
├2:18:30 - What? Yabe...
├2:19:25 - Vox yawn
├2:22:30 - Vox blacksmith voice
├2:25:55 - Vox tempted to bite for Itto train
├2:27:38 - Lip smacking to harness thoughts
├2:29:40 - Chat persuades Vox to pull for Itto
├2:30:25 - sixth 10 pull - gets Xiangling (fourth)
├2:31:20 - seventh 10 pull (83 wishes) - gets Mona and Gorou
├2:33:06 - five more wishes - gets Xiangling (fifth)
├2:37:15 - Vox discovers how Mona can sprint
├2:38:20 - Vox uses Mona to attempt to get start chest he couldn't before (third death)
├2:39:25 - BEEG BRAIN VOX - gets the chest
├2:41:30 - Vox good news - reading of stories approved
├2:49:30 - Vox leveling up his characters and adjusting artifacts
├2:52:53 - Shurine?
└2:55:38 - Vox Gollum "CLIMB" (2:56:50 - more Gollum voices)
Zatsudan:
├3:06:20 - Vox feeling sleepy. Catching up with donations
├3:11:15 - famous Zhong Li quote read by Vox! (Vox mwah 3:12:05)
├3:13:40 - Another goodnight kiss
├3:14:40 - Vox accents?
├3:15:55 - Paimon Vox voice
├3:17:36 - Vox reacts to super chat sharing they got Itto first try
└3:29:18 - Ara ara followed by Vox wink
🍓IchigoClipsStuffs
1:43:08
🍓HEYYY THATS ME!~
It was an honour being mentioned in the stream!
Take care Papa Vox! Have fun playing this game!
Also tip as an old genshin player: Don't look at the chat too much cause they spoil alot and backseat. Just do what you want in the game~ maybe just ask the chat when you need help.
🍓Have a lovely Christmas Papa Vox!
Aiyah
《Genshin Banners/Pity System Explained with Length》
《Beginner banner》
ー Discounted for whatever reason
ー Only 20 rolls available
ー Enjoy ur noelle lel
ー Has a slim chance of getting a standard banner 5 star character
《Event Banner》
ー Has one promotion 5 star (sometimes they're reruns!)
ー Has three rate up 4 stars
(sometimes one will be new!)
ー If you get a non rate up 4 star, your next 4 star is guaranteed to be a rate up character
ー Guaranteed 5 star on 90th roll (however you're not guaranteed the promotional character)
ーHas a 50/50 chance to get a standard 5 star instead of promotional character
ー If you get one of the standard 5 stars (meaning u lose the 50/50) you are guaranteed the promotional character next time (guaranteed doesn't have to be used on the lost banner)
Hard pity: 80-90 rolls (u poor soul)
Soft pity: starts at 75 rolls (decent luck)
Early pity: 75 below (pog luck)
《Weapon banner (the worst one of them all, stay with me)》
ー Two promotional weapons (not always new)
ー Five rate up 4 star weapons
(not always new)
ー Less than a 50/50 chance to get the desired weapon (you must win not one but two 50/50s)
ー Contains ALL of the standard banner weapons
ーAny off banner 5 star leads to an on banner 5 star (means u only gotta win one 50/50, which u probably wont)
ー Was granted a new feature called Epitomized Path to help it suck less, but it does not.
Hard pity: 70-80 (u poor soul)
Soft pity: starts at 60-65 (depends, also meh luck)
Early pity: 0-59 (wowow u lucky mf, now get two in one 10)
Epitomized Path:
ー Tells you to select your desired 5 star
ー Guarantees you the selected 5 star if you fail to receive it twice
ー Epitomized pity does NOT carry over, only the normal pity does. {If you have guaranteed, and rolled 40 times but gave up, the 40 carries to next banner but NOT the guaranteed}
Example: I wanted Staff of Homa for Zhongli. I got Elegy of the End at soft pity. I tried again, got another Elegy at soft pity. I now had guaranteed Homa, and nothing but pain and suffering. I did NOT want to let my guaranteed expire, so I rolled for Homa and went broke.
《Standard Banner》
ー No promotional weapons nor characters
ー You are not guaranteed a weapon nor a character
ー Pity is same as event, except your 5* is a mystery character/weapon
ー Contains all the characters you can lose your 50/50 to {Keqing(Kah-ching), Mona, Diluc, Qiqi(chii-chii), Jean}
Q) How does pity carry over?
A) As stated you have a set number for each guaranteed 5*. Each set of rolls add up all together to equal that number.
Example: I wanted Sayu from the Yoimiya.
Sayu did not want to come home despite 30 tries.
I gave up and let the banner leave.
《Current pity 30 out of 90》
Kujou Sara came on the Raiden Shogun banner. I wanted her so I spent another ten wishes to get her, then let the banner leave.
《Current pity 40 out of 90》
edit: wew so many typos
Kitsune Foryst
Thank you Vox! Timestamps:
├10:30 - All languages accepted - ask chat to be respectful
├19:00 - Vox enters Teyvat
├24:30 - 1st death (tries to get chest on the Island near start)
├24:55 - Vox swims
├25:20 - 2nd death
├26:25 - Seven Archon statues and 7 NIJISANJI EN boys (Oliver included)
├30:40 - Power of Luca has been unlocked (Statue of Luca)
├31:30 - Vox entertains turning off voices and doing voices himself - chat explodes with "YES" in unison
├33:55 - Vox calls Dvalin a "mother....trucker"
├35:25 - Venti = Ike? Vox does Ike impression
├36:05 - Vox does Paimon voice
├43:05 - A team full of only grumpy man?
├44:40 - Bennet = Mysta?
├55:05 - Vox machine gun sounds as he faces Dvalin in the sky
├56:20 - Vox doing Kaeya's voice (Solid Snake)
├1:00:20 - Jean and Lisa enter scene
├1:02:10 - "Paimon doesn't"
├1:03:05 - Wish feature unlocked - Vox simps for the one and Oni, Itto
├1:05:50 - Vox creating a poll to makes things democratic for chat on what banner to pull on
├1:07:25 - Beginner banner - Vox gets Chongyun, Bennett and Noelle
├1:09:05 - Mysta = Bennet, Ike = Chongyun, Luca = Noelle
├1:13:25 - Vox targets doing a ten pull on Itto banner - charges account9
├1:15:55 - Vox jokes about writing Genshin gatcha spending off as a business expense
├1:17:00 - Reimu enters chat - flames Vox for falling to Gatcha
├1:18:40 - Ten pull on Itto banner - gets Rust bow
├1:19:43 - Second 10 pull - gets Xiangling
├1:21:00 - Third 10 pull - gets Gorou (Gorou = Mysta)
├1:22:08 - Fourth 10 pull - gets Xiangling
├1:23:20 - Another 6 wishes - gets Xiangling
├1:27:58 - Shu Yamino enters chat
├1:33:00 - "You didn't do shit Amber"
├1:35:40 - Statue of Ike (Windrise)
├1:37:40 - Jeremy Clarkson's Paimon's voice
├1:38:10 - Niji gear
├1:40:35 - Luca is the car - Lucar
├1:43:20 - Vox on Mysta and Lucar
├1:47:30 - Vox finally uses Kaeya
├1:48:20 - "He is built like a car" (Nina 'Luca' reference?)
├1:52:10 - Vox meets Manly Jack
├1:54:00 - Vox singing the Mysta song
├1:56:03 - Vox's Ara Ara (Lisa) (+ at 1:57:15)
├2:00:10 - Vox entertains climbing with Lisa (compares Chat with Gollum - "CLIMB")
├2:02:50 - Vox climbs with LISA!
├2:03:55 - MOAAAN!!!!! Vox silenced
├2:07:44 - Huuup on Itto!
├2:08:30 - Vox test runs Itto
├2:10:00 - Vox likes Itto very much
├2:10:50 - Vox check his mail....time for another Itto pull
├2:11:30 - ASMR
├2:11:50 - fifth 10 pull Itto - gets Barbara
├2:13:30 - 7 more wishes - gets Dragon's Bane spear,
├2:18:30 - What? Yabe...
├2:19:25 - Vox yawn
├2:22:30 - Vox blacksmith voice
├2:25:55 - Vox tempted to bite for Itto train
├2:27:38 - Lip smacking to harness thoughts
├2:29:40 - Chat persuades Vox to pull for Itto
├2:30:25 - sixth 10 pull - gets Xiangling (fourth)
├2:31:20 - seventh 10 pull (83 wishes) - gets Mona and Gorou
├2:33:06 - five more wishes - gets Xiangling (fifth)
├2:37:15 - Vox discovers how Mona can sprint
├2:38:20 - Vox uses Mona to attempt to get start chest he couldn't before (third death)
├2:39:25 - BEEG BRAIN VOX - gets the chest
├2:41:30 - Vox good news - reading of stories approved
├2:49:30 - Vox leveling up his characters and adjusting artifacts
├2:52:53 - Shurine?
└2:55:38 - Vox Gollum "CLIMB" (2:56:50 - more Gollum voices)
Zatsudan:
├3:06:20 - Vox feeling sleepy. Catching up with donations
├3:11:15 - famous Zhong Li quote read by Vox! (Vox mwah 3:12:05)
├3:13:40 - Another goodnight kiss
├3:14:40 - Vox accents?
├3:15:55 - Paimon Vox voice
├3:17:36 - Vox reacts to super chat sharing they got Itto first try
└3:29:18 - Ara ara followed by Vox wink
sauce?
Where's the "so this is the guy people are comparing me to" part?
Nella
thank you very much for the time stamp this stream is a treasure trove <3
hirashou
bless you time stampers!! thank you so much for your hard work! <3
The First President
The description says: “I’m aware that I won’t unlock zhongli for decades but I’ll make it my life‘s goal”
Funny enough he’s about to have his second rerun in the next 2 banners
Amanart
@Josh Brosh i know now ;w;
Josh Brosh
@Amanart 2ned mate dont count his first banner
Amanart
@Kit Hono Hm maybe I had read that wrong but that's mostly what I meant
Kit Hono
@Amanart it's 2nd. Zhongli banners we had so far are his debut banner and his 1st rerun.
Amanart
@The First President Ye