Robyn Hitchcock, The Egyptians - Only the Stones Remain lyrics

Men were executed, women bled
Beads and fish changed hands and
Children stayed up late uh huh

Colored drums they stretched the night
There's a taxidermist grinning with delight
But now he's gone
Ah yeah, only the stones remain

Girls were decked in flowers
And violated while
Boys spat juice from out of
Their fresh young bulbs
Soldiers crossed their hearts and died and
Pretty girls turned cold inside
But now they're gone
Ah yeah, only the stones remain
Oh they're gone, yeah only the stones remain
And the stones have forgotten them
The stones have forgotten them

They break your body and drain
The life out of it
It sinks into the soil while the
Soul flies into the air above
And when there's no more tears to cry
There's nothing left to do but laugh
Stained glass elaborations collapse
And candyfloss evaporates, honey
Only the stones remain
Oh, they're gone, yeah
Only the stones remain

Aw, they're gone, yeah
Only the stones remain