Split Stones
Maggie Rogers
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Split Stones by Maggie Rogers
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“Split Stones” began as a collection of sound samples – including exhaled breaths and percussive silverware beats like those featured on previous release “Dog Years” – that were recorded on a backpacking trip Maggie Rogers took through Oregon in summer 2013. The song took shape in the years to follo...
Split Stones Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I can see it now, tripping on split stones
Trying to make hits so we could play them loud
Picking at our souls like we didn't know
Just like we were only playing with the sound
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Trying to control what was so low
But I never knew how then to just go and let it out
Get it out
[Chorus]
But if you could fight
If you could choose
If you could say all the things you wanted to
If you couldn't lie
If you would only move like you had something to lose
If you could cry
If you couldn't sleep it off
If you could feel everything you’ve ever caused
If you couldn't lie
If you would only move like you had something to lose
Like you had something to lose
Like you had something to lose
[Verse 2]
And I'm not saying I would always speak up
That it didn't creep up on me all the time
I'm just saying there was a window
Where you could've let go in that place and time
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Laughing all it off like it was innocent
Oh, but all I ever wanted was to get rid of it
And let it out
Get it out
[Chorus]
But if you could fight, if you could choose
If you could say all the things you wanted to
If you couldn't lie
If you would only move like you had something to lose
If you could cry, if you couldn't sleep it off
If you could feel everything you've ever caused
If you couldn't lie
If you would only move like you had something to lose
Like you had something to lose
Like you had something to lose
[Bridge]
And I can see us there
You staring at me
And me just praying for air
I can see us there
Standing cheek to cheek
And counting week by week
Wishing everything would be clear
I can see us there
I can see us there
[Chorus]
But if you could fight, if you could choose
If you could say all the things you wanted to
If you couldn't lie
If you would only move like you had something to lose
If you could cry, if you couldn't sleep it off
If you could feel everything you've ever caused
If you couldn't lie
If you would only move like you had something to lose
Like you had something to lose
Like you had something to lose
Split Stones Q&A
Who wrote Split Stones's ?
Split Stones was written by Andy Seltzer & Doug Schadt & Maggie Rogers.
Who produced Split Stones's ?
Split Stones was produced by Maggie Rogers & Doug Schadt & Andy Seltzer.
When did Maggie Rogers release Split Stones?
Maggie Rogers released Split Stones on Wed Sep 20 2017.
What did Maggie Rogers say about "Split Stones"?
Rogers described the song as a “parting gift” to fans in a handwritten letter on Instagram.
What is the significance of the single artwork?
In the caption for an Instagram picture of the album art:
I took the photo that would become Slit Stones' album art in 2013. It had been a month since returning from Alaska, I had short hair, and was in full transition mode. My dad took me out to the red rocks of Nevada and we drove around for a wh...