You might think I’m crazy
With arms so open wide
I am far from perfect
And time ain’t on my side
Putting out the fires
Takes some understanding
Love is so much better
Fighting’s not the plan
Yea we can hide it
Till we find our truth
Wearing masks of pride
The remnants of our youth
Building up inside
Can’t take it any more
We are all the monsters
Fueling this war
War’s not the truth
It’s a lie
Pitched to satisfy
And I want to know
How long will it take until we grow?
We’ve been thowin’ stones
For thousands of years
Rockets have evolved
From egneous spears
Spill our natures blood’s
Like taking a breath
Yea it’s oh so easy
Hailing the dead
I just want to cry
A river to the sea
This heavy heart that needs to fly
Is falling to the deep
War’s not the truth
It’s a lie
Pitched to satisfy
And I want to know
How long will it take until we grow?
With arms so open wide
I am far from perfect
And time ain’t on my side
Putting out the fires
Takes some understanding
Love is so much better
Fighting’s not the plan
Yea we can hide it
Till we find our truth
Wearing masks of pride
The remnants of our youth
Building up inside
Can’t take it any more
We are all the monsters
Fueling this war
War’s not the truth
It’s a lie
Pitched to satisfy
And I want to know
How long will it take until we grow?
We’ve been thowin’ stones
For thousands of years
Rockets have evolved
From egneous spears
Spill our natures blood’s
Like taking a breath
Yea it’s oh so easy
Hailing the dead
I just want to cry
A river to the sea
This heavy heart that needs to fly
Is falling to the deep
War’s not the truth
It’s a lie
Pitched to satisfy
And I want to know
How long will it take until we grow?
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Album: Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky
Le tracce base di questa canzone sono state registrate qualche tempo fa con il mio defunto amico, Pat Torpey dei Mr. Big e Lanny Cordola che era con me con gli House Of Lords. Abbiamo realizzato un gran numero di album e colonne sonore di film insieme. Ho trovato questo brano e altri due incompiuti. Volevo onorare Pat finendoli: da qui nascono “Army Of Me” e “It Never Fails”.
I testi e le melodie vocali di “Throwin’ Stones” sono stati scritti da Joe Retta (Sweet, TSO, Dio Disciples). È un messaggio contro la guerra scritto ben prima dell’invasione russa dell’Ucraina. La chiamo triste serendipità. Nel realizzare il video, tuttavia, volevo che riflettesse ciò che stava accadendo nel mondo.
Il messaggio nella canzone parla di come, dall’alba dei tempi, fossimo l’uno contro l’altro a lanciarci pietre. Ora siamo qui a lanciare missili e allora viene una domanda: “Quanto tempo ci vorrà prima che si cresca?”
Musicalmente, una recensione di questo pezzo che credo sia perfetta ha detto: “Primus e Stevie Wonder che si incontrano”.
Intervista a Chuck Wright, il leggendario bassista presenta "Chuck Wright's Sheltering Sky"