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"Wailing Stone" is a song that Greg performs in "The Message". In it, he laments how the Crystal Gems seem to look down upon him, as well as his desire to prove himself in their eyes. The song's name refers to the Wailing Stone.
The song is available to stream on Spotify.
Lyrics
I could have tamed you, I could have shown That I could depose you from your loud throne But in the end, I wasn't good enough I just showed the Gems that I ain't got the stuff Oh-oh, Wailing Stone! I tried so hard to fly, but I was thrown Oh-oh, Wailing Stone! I gotta tell the Gems 'cause they should know Have a little, have a little, have a little faith in me! I just wanted to help. You know, I Have a little, have a little, have a little expertise! I know it's not much But if it could come in handy, I'd wanna be there I think so highly of you, it just isn't fair That you have so little faith |
A Word From the Composers
“Lapis Lazuli” and “Wailing Stone” from The Message. “Lapis Lazuli” was written by multi-talented storyboarder Hellen Jo, and “Wailing Stone” was written by both Hellen and Rebecca!
I worked with Hellen’s demos to create the guitar arrangements for both songs, then passed it along to our guitarist, Stemage. He added his own touches to make the guitar parts even better and gave fantastic improv performances throughout the episode!"
Chords
Am E F E I could have tamed you, I could have shown, that I could depose you from your loud throne Am E G F But in the end, I wasn't good enough, I just showed the Gems that I ain't got the stuff C E Am F Oh, Wailing Stone, I tried so hard to fly, but I was thrown C E Am F Oh, Wailing Stone, I've got to tell the Gems, 'cause they should know C G E Am Have a little, have a little, have a little faith in me Fsus2 I just wanted to help, you know I C G E Am F Have a little, have a little, have a little expertise, I know it's not much Gsus2 F7 But if it could come in handy, I'd wanna be there Gsus2 F7 Cadd2 I think so highly of you, it just isn't fair, that you have so little faith
Track Information
- Music, Lyrics: Hellen Jo, Rebecca Sugar
- Arrangement: Aivi & Surasshu
- Vocals: Tom Scharpling
- Guitar: Stemage
Trivia
- This song is sung to the same tune as "Lapis Lazuli", sung by Steven earlier in the same episode.
- After Greg sings the song, he says, "Eh, that's a B-side." This refers to a vinyl record album (Greg is a recording musician, after all), in which the less favorable, less catchy, or generally lower quality songs on the album are recorded on the reverse side of the record (or the B-side), which many people don't listen to.