Rae Peltier - Weight of Nothing Lyrics

Weight of Nothing
It passes through hands like a whisper in time
A relic of no one, no reason, no rhyme
They carve their stories into its skin
But the stone don't keep-don't let nothin' in
Oh, they fight, they pray, they bleed, they burn
But the stone don't hold, and the stone don't learn
It just moves, it just stays
Never remembers, never betrays
It's the weight of nothing, the touch of the tide
The ghost of a moment that won't pick a side
Through the hands of the weary, the cruel, and the wise
It don't take their sorrow, it don't take their lies
A man takes it deep to the heart of the war
Clutches it tight, like it evens the score
But when the dust settles, his hands turn to clay
The stone rolls on-ain't got nothin' to say
Oh, they rise, they fall, they curse, they cry
But the stone don't fear, and the stone don't die
It just moves, it just stays
Never remembers, never betrays
It's the weight of nothing, the touch of the tide
The ghost of a moment that won't pick a side
Through the hands of the weary, the cruel, and the wise
It don't take their sorrow, it don't take their lies
The river don't stop for a broken man
The sky don't care where the dust may land
The sun don't weep for a king or a thief
And the stone don't carry their joy or their grief
It's the weight of nothing, the echo of space
The song of the ages that won't leave a trace
Through the hands of the broken, the lost, and the strong
The stone don't stay, but the world moves on
The stone don't stay... but the world moves on