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Album |
Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan |
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Forthcoming |
November 7, 2025 |
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Length |
4:04 |
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Rocks in My Pockets is the eighth song on Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan.
Lyrics[]
Like a good luck charm for a soldier Heading off into battle I carried a stone in my pocket Something I found in Seattle It vaguely resembled a face And it looked like a headstone a little Deep groove from a worm or from years underwater Running right down the middle Some people name their cars, or their guitars Some things are too fragile to name Some things are made for the spotlight Some live at the edge of the frame Just a few days above surface A lifetime below Rocks in my pockets when I go Stuck to the shoreline In the light of the torch Wrapped up in your bandage Like a package on the porch You were never going to make it I felt like you knew But at least you'll have someone For some of us that won't be true Some people go down swinging, get in a few punches Some learn to ride the currents, some never learn Probably not going to leave the slightest trace in the wake When it's my turn Tie down the sails When the crosswinds blow Rocks in my pockets when I go Initials in the bark of a tree Little signs of hope Like a good luck charm for a soldier Mailed home in an envelope Some people go it alone Some need a friend The weak ones get lucky The strong ones stick around to see the end Just a few days above surface A lifetime below Rocks in my pockets when I go Rocks in my pockets when I go Rocks in my pockets when I go
Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]
“ROCKS IN MY POCKETS” IS A SOLILOQUY FROM ADAM, ONE OF THREE SURVIVORS FROM THE WRECK. IT IS THE LAST WE HEAR FROM HIM. HARP BY THE GREAT MIKAELA DAVIS. ALL THREE MEMBERS OF THE MOUNTAIN GOATS — JON, JOHN, AND MATT — PLAY GUITARS ON “ROCKS,” AND THE TRACK IS LIVE EXCEPT FOR THE PERCUSSION AND HARP OVERDUBS." -- Bandcamp
Things Referenced in this Song[]
Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]
- 2025-10-03 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA
- 2025-10-04 - White Eagle Hall - Jersey City, NJ
- 2025-11-11 - Sony Hall - WFUV Radio Fundraiser - New York, NY
- 2025-11-29 - Metro Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
- 2025-11-30 - The ELM - Bozeman, MT
- 2025-12-03 - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA
Videos of this Song[]
| Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan |
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| Track list: "Overture" • "Fishing Boat" • "Cold at Night" • "Dawn of Revelation" • "Your Bandage" • "Peru" • "Through This Fire" • "Rocks in My Pockets" • "Armies of the Lord" • "Your Glow" • "The Lady from Shanghai 2" • "Broken To Begin With" |
