[Verse 1] The lambs came down through the thorn and ash White as the moon on a blackened path The wolves held still in the cedar shade One cut in the dark and the silence bled [Pre-Chorus] By the cold ravine where the river sleeps Something ran red between the stones and reeds [Chorus] Blood on the stones blood on the stones You can hide in the night but it won’t go home Blood on the stones blood on the stones When the dawn breaks open every sin is shown (blood on the stones) [Verse 2] No bell was rung no witness spoke Only torn wool caught in the briar oak And the valley kept that awful stain Like a secret mouth that forgot its shame The wolves went back to their hidden den But the ground stayed marked for the eyes of men [Pre-Chorus] Then the eastern sky began to crack And the first gold line pulled the shadows back [Chorus] Blood on the stones blood on the stones You can hide in the night but it won’t go home Blood on the stones blood on the stones When the dawn breaks open every sin is shown (blood on the stones) [Bridge] Wait for the light let it come slow It will find the trail you thought you’d never know Every broken track every frozen tear Every wolf that fed will be standing here [Final Chorus] Blood on the stones blood on the stones You can hide in the night but it won’t go home Blood on the stones blood on the stones When the dawn breaks open every sin is shown Blood on the stones blood on the stones The valley tells the truth and the whole world knows (blood on the stones)
