The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
“Elephant Stone” was released as the lead single off of The Stone Roses, where they started become the band fans know and love. They started using dance rhythms, which is a massive step from their taboo first single. It is then peculiar that it was dropped for the initial album release (UK 1989). It...
[Verse 1]
Burst into heaven
Kiss in the cotton clouds
Arctic sheets and fields of wheat
I can't stop coming down
Your shrunken head
Looking down on me above
Send me home like an elephant stone
To smash my dream of love
Dreaming till the sun goes down
And night turns into day
Rooms are empty I've got plenty
You could move in right away
[Chorus 1]
Seems like there's a hole
In my dreams
In my dreams
In my dreams
[Verse 2]
Down through the heavens
Choke on the cotton clouds
Arctic sheets and fields of wheat
I can't stop coming down
Your shrunken head
Looking down on me above
Send me home like an elephant stone
To smash my dream of love
Didn't your bed and bookshelf go
And run run run away
These four walls saw the rise and fall
And your midnight getaway
[Chorus 2]
Seems like there's a hole
In my dreams
Or so it seems
Yet nothing means anything
Anymore
Elephant Stone was written by John Squire & Ian Brown.
Elephant Stone was produced by Peter Hook.
The Stone Roses released Elephant Stone on Sat Oct 01 1988.
There are mainly two different versions of the song: the 7" single, which runs for around 3 minutes and the 12" single, which runs for nearly 10 minutes and feature many added instrumentals. The lyrics for the two songs are the same.