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Verse 1: I was born in fire, a monolith of might, Standing on the mountain, challenging the light. For centuries, I held my shape so true, No force could move me, or so I thought I knew. But the cold woke the cracks, and the water froze inside, The chemical decay, nowhere left to hide. The breaking from within, silent and slow, They call it Weathering—the place where pieces go. Pre-Chorus: Felt the foundation shift, the surface tension snap, Small pieces tumbled, trapped inside the gap. The wind whispered low, "It's time to let it be," My structure is yielding to the forces surrounding me... Chorus: I'm rolling, I'm tumbling, carried by the flow, Erosion! Watch the river make the pathway show. It's the water, it's the wind, the ice that pushes on, Taking tiny fragments from my body, long after dawn. The slow transportation, a geological spree, From the mountain to the valley, I am traveling, I am free! Verse 2: Now I'm a smaller stone, polished by the stream, Bouncing off my brothers in a long, quiet dream. And if you look closely, you can see the truth, This process doesn't rush, it doesn't wait for youth. It can take hundreds of thousands of years to pass, Or even millions, turning stone to sand. The current is my captain, carrying me far away, One tiny grain at a time, day by patient day. Bridge: I slow down in the delta, where the water is low, Laying down my burden, watch my remnants grow. I was a giant peak, now I'm grains of sand, Woven into layers across the fertile land. This new formation starts: Deposition's gentle art. Chorus: I'm rolling, I'm tumbling, carried by the flow, Erosion! Watch the river make the pathway show. It's the water, it's the wind, the ice that pushes on, Taking tiny fragments from my body, long after dawn. The slow transportation, a geological spree, From the mountain to the valley, I am traveling, I am free! Outro: The slow rhythm keeps going. On and on... millions of years... The stone's story.

About the song

Learn how rocks change over time through weathering and erosion!

Explore how wind, water, and ice break down rocks and carry them to new places through weathering and erosion!

FAQs

What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Weathering breaks rocks into smaller pieces. Erosion moves those pieces away using water, wind, ice, gravity, or living things.

How can water break rocks?

Water can dissolve minerals, carry sediment, and freeze inside cracks. When freezing water expands, it can slowly pry rocks apart.

What is deposition?

Deposition happens when moving sediment settles in a new place. Beaches, river deltas, and sandbars are shaped by deposition.

Why does weathering take so long?

Rock is tough, so changes often happen little by little. Tiny cracks, water, roots, and temperature changes add up over time.