The World is Stone

<br>Stone, the world is stone<br><br>Its no trick of the light<br><br>Its hard on the soul<br><br><br><br>Stone, the world is stone<br><br>Cold to the touch<br><br>And hard on the soul<br><br>In the grey of the streets<br><br>In the neon unknown<br><br>I look for a sign<br><br>That Im not on my own<br><br>That Im not here alone<br><br><br><br>As the still of the night<br><br>And the choke of the air<br><br>And the winners delight<br><br>And the losers despair<br><br>Closes in left and right<br><br>I would love not to care<br><br><br><br>Stone, the world is stone<br><br>From a faraway look<br><br>Without stars in my eyes<br><br>Through the halls of the rich<br><br>And the flats of the poor<br><br>Wherever I go<br><br><br><br>Theres no warmth anymore<br><br>Theres no love anymore<br><br><br><br>So I turn on my heels<br><br>Im declining the fall<br><br>Ive had all I can take<br><br>With my back to the wall<br><br>Tell the world Im not in<br><br>Im not taking the call<br><br><br><br>Stone, the world is stone<br><br>But I saw it once<br><br>With the stars in my eyes<br><br>When each colour rang out<br><br>In a thunderous chrome<br><br>Its no trick of the light<br><br>I cant find my way home<br><br>In a world of stone