A Stone Only Rolls Downhill
Ok Go · A Stone Only Rolls Downhill
(It'll all be all right)
I wish I could tell you it would all be fine
(It'll all be just fine)
But a stone only rolls downhill
And these things
They'll be what they will
What they will
Someday soon you'll look out from your hilltop perch
Your heart worn out from trying to make sense of the arc
Which only bends one way
And you rightly afraid
It don't seem to be the way that we thought
And I wish I could say it would all be all right
(It'll all be all right)
I wish I could tell you it would all be fine
(It'll all be just fine)
But a stone only rolls downhill
And these things
They'll be what they will
What they will
And oh the inertia
Of our ravenous brand of avarice
Of our selfishness
It was just too much
To overcome
Now we're overrun
And I wish I could say it would all be all right
(It'll all be all right)
I wish I could tell you it would all be fine
(It'll all be just fine)
Oh how I wish that I could tell you it would be all right
Could tell you it'll all be fine, it'll work out
Oh how I wish I could tell you it'll all be fine
(It'll all be just fine)
Oh how I wish that I could tell you it would be all right
Could tell you it'll all be fine, it'll work out
Oh how I wish I could tell you it'll all be fine
(It'll all be just fine)...
About A Stone Only Rolls Downhill
"A Stone Only Rolls Downhill" finds Ok Go in a rock frame, where momentum, contrast, and tension lead the way. The song works best when its main melodic and rhythmic ideas are allowed to speak plainly, without being crowded by unnecessary decoration. There is a welcome sense of proportion in the way the music presents itself: the hook has room to land, while the surrounding moments support it instead of competing for attention. That restraint gives the performance room to breathe and makes the emotional color feel earned rather than imposed. For listeners returning to Ok Go, the song offers a compact example of how mood, pacing, and a recognizable point of view can meet in one place. It is a track for focused listening, especially when the details around the main idea begin to reveal their own quiet pull. The clarity of that approach is its own strength, because it lets the feeling come through without turning every moment into a dramatic demand. Even when it aims for immediacy, the track avoids feeling disposable because its atmosphere remains distinct after the final note. Its emotional center stays firmly in view throughout.