Fearful and distant they stand
Keeping the secrets of men
Trying so hard to conceal,
With all of their beauty, our vanity

Listen to the commandments
The angry voices
As they thunder across the hall
Words that fill the air
Words that soon will go up in smoke, yeah

Talking about light you cast a long shadow instead
And the candle still burns
Tell me what you're gonna do when smoke clears
‘Cause it’s only words and stone

Promising hopes and new life
Teasing the fears of my mind

[solo]

Losing my faith, hesitating at the gate
Eyes enquirying me, and the guilt won't go away
I never carried a cross
I never asked for a crown of thorns

Words fill the air, words that go up in smoke
Stones will remain, they’ll last till no one recalls
Listen to the commandments as they thunder across the hall
It’s only words, nothing but words and stone


LIKE A TUMBLEWEED (--> top)

It’s 7:00 in the morning, I woke in a cloud
Everything is upside down
I don’t know why I do all the things I do
I just can’t help it baby
It may be wrong, but feels so good

I’m running away, got no place to stay
I don’t know what lies ahead
Got nothing, I must move on until
I find my way

Every day I hear the call of the unknown
It's not easy to ignore
And if it tastes good I’ll ask for more
How could I think about a home

That’s the way I’ll always be
Rolling like a tumbleweed
Running wild, easy and free
Rolling like a tumbleweed

Keep your eyes wide open, try to seize the day
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
I can't figure out the mess I left behind
I found some trouble there
I know it’s trouble what I’ll find

[bridge & chorus]

[solo]

[chorus]


A BRAND NEW DAY (--> top)

Skies are grey, but don’t you fade away
Skies are grey, but don’t you fade away
Got no time for your regrets
‘Cause today’s a brand new day

Together we walked the winding road
Innocence was all we had
We laughed at our empty hands

The sun would shine so bright and high
Yeah nothing seemed to bring us down
But suddenly we changed our minds
And then the world would frighten us

It’s a brand new day
So don’t you fade away
You gotta hold on, hold on
It’s a brand new day
But you’re still so far away

You say you’ve been betrayed a thousand times
That there’s no one who you can trust
That everything you loved is lost
After all, we’re lonely like a winter star
You gotta shine on while everything is falling apart

[solo][bridge & chorus]

Times may have changed, but we’re still the same
We all have something to forget

[bridge & chorus]

Times may have changed, but we’re still the same
We all have something to forget
Times may have changed, but we’re still the same
We all have something to regret