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