A song written about the 'Rollright Stones' in England with Dave Hinton (Gat's) and Rob Serrano (Drums & Percussion). It was recorded at 'White Trax' studio near Banbury, England by our band called 'Surge'. The song tells of the tale of a Witch, King, Knights, and the King's soldiers. Now they still live on after the Witch turned them all into stone, and herself into an old elder tree to keep an eye on them all. When I heard the story for the first time it inspired me to write 'The Stones'. I uploaded the song from a tape onto my computer and cleaned it up the best I could. Enjoy!!! -

"Seven long strides shalt thou take And if Long Compton thou canst see, King of England thou shalt be." Off went the King, shouting - "Stick, stock, stone As King of England I shall be known." On his seventh stride the ground rose up before him in a long mound sometimes known as the Arch-Druid's barrow. The witch laughed and declared - "As Long Compton thou canst not see King of England thou shalt not be. Rise up stick and stand still stone For King of England thou shalt be none; Thou and thy men hoar stones shall be And I myself an elder tree."

Credits

Jeff Knabel - Bass and Vocals Dave Hinton - Guitars Rob Serrano - Drums and Percussion

Lyrics

1V - If I had the power to remain the same from now until never. Would it mean I'll never have to wait until tomorrow comes. Standing in my place I feel the wind against my face in the evening. Sorry I'm so quiet, but I think that I've been turned to stone. Turned to stone.

C - We live for the evening. Across the fields we wander on. We live for the evening. No telling when tomorrow comes.

2v - Walking through the forest I can see that you've been waiting for me. It seems that I've been fooled into the fortune of another man. My soldiers in the distance were the answer to my only existence. Though I fear existence was the reason why they turned to stone. Turned to stone.

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Knabel Video by Jeff Knabel Remastered by Jeff Knabel

APRA/AMCOS 2016