Story Behind The Song
I woke up one night with lines about the time it takes to do various things going round in my head. After several major rewrites, the song took the form of a song about lost love as the example of not appreciating the true importance of things in life before it's too late.
Song Description
Appreciating the true importance and significance of the major things of life can be like squeezing blood out of a stone. By the time this person realised who the true love of their life was, it was too late, and that person had moved on.
| Song Length |
3:23 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Tranquil, Disconcerted |
Subject |
General, Lost Love |
| Similar Artists |
Cat Stevens, Annie Lennox |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Blood Out of a Stone (6th fret, regular tuning)
The time it takes to see the road you're meant to walk in life;
The time it takes to put the things that hold you back aside;
The time it takes to seize the chance to reach up for the sun--
Some - things - take their time, like blood out of a stone.
The time it took this damaged heart to let go of the fear,
The time it took the blinding fog inside my head to clear,
The time it took to realise this life's my only one,
Some - things - take their time, like blood out of a stone
Some people sit and wait,
Put it all into the hands of fate;
When chances come their way they let them go--
Life can be like squeezing blood out of a stone.
The time it took to know you're who I needed all along;
The time it took to write you the most genuine love song;
The time it took to let you in, you'd given up and run;
Some - things - take their time, like blood out of a stone.
This love is past before it has begun,
My dreams are all but dead and gone.
Some - things - take their time, like blood out of a stone.
Some people sit and wait,
Put it all into the hands of fate;
When chances come their way they let them go--
Life can be like squeezing blood out of a stone.
The time it takes to see the road you're meant to walk in life;
The time it takes to put the things that hold you back aside;
The time it takes to seize the chance to reach up for the sun--
Some - things - take their time, like blood out of a stone.
Oh, when chances come your way
Don't wait till it's too late--
Like squeezing blood out of a stone.
© 2010, Mandy Woods