Carve Away The Stone
by Rush

Album: Test For Echo (1996)
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  • You can roll that stone
    To the top of the hill
    Drag your ball and chain
    Behind you

    You can carry that weight
    With an iron will
    Or let the pain remain
    Behind you

    Chip away the stone (Sisyphus)
    Chip away the stone
    Make the burden lighter
    If you must roll that rock alone

    Chip away the stone (Sisyphus)
    Chip away the stone
    Make the burden lighter
    If you must roll that rock alone

    You can drive those wheels
    To the end of the road
    You will still find the past right
    Behind you

    Try to deny
    The weight of the load
    Try to put the sins of the past night
    Behind you

    Carve away the stone (Sisyhpus)
    Carve away the stone
    Make a graven image
    With some features of your own

    Carve away the stone (Sisyhpus)
    Carve away the stone
    Make a graven image
    With some features of your own

    You can roll that stone
    To the top of the hill
    You can carry that weight
    With an iron will

    You can drive those wheels
    To the end of the road
    You can try to deny
    The weight of the load

    Roll away the stone (Sisyhpus)
    Roll away the stone
    If you could just move yours
    I could get working on my own

    Roll away the stone (roll away the stone) (Sisyhpus)
    Roll away the stone (roll away the stone)
    If you could just move yours
    I could get working on my own

    (Roll away the stone)
    I could get working on my own
    (Roll away the stone)
    Roll away the stone (ooh-ooh) Writer/s: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Elwood Peart
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • John from Asheville, NcThis song falls into that category of "certainly not bad" but "hardly memorable." It's definitely vanilla fare from Rush. Not that they always have to be dynamic...(Bravado, The Pass, etc.)...but there needs to be something going on. The odd time signature in the chorus is probably the coolest element of the song.
  • Jesse from L.a., CaI've learned to like this song over the years!!! Great work from the band. Love the vocals, GED!
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