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

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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