The stone would probably be the heart of stone mentioned in Ezekiel 36:26. But you're right, it's an obstacle of sorts.
Rather than two persons of oneself, I think of the two as God and man, his struggle is about being one with God--an idea that probably riddles his mind.
I hear "as a half Manchurian plain" or "a half maturing plain/play" or something like that. Probably maturing...
At the end he's saying "How can the stone remain" backwards.
The stone would probably be the heart of stone mentioned in Ezekiel 36:26. But you're right, it's an obstacle of sorts. Rather than two persons of oneself, I think of the two as God and man, his struggle is about being one with God--an idea that probably riddles his mind. I hear "as a half Manchurian plain" or "a half maturing plain/play" or something like that. Probably maturing... At the end he's saying "How can the stone remain" backwards.