Stories Going ‘Round

We've been told you hate us You've been told we never try We've been told you're greedy You've been told we always lie Oh, these days are noisy It's like I can't hear myself think This whole town feels thirsty Another round of doublethink Fall apart Fall apart Fall apart No one hears you when you yell It's just stories going 'round Where they come from I can't tell I got my ear to the ground You're waiting to be seen You're wanting to count People sharing out their dreams You're feeling lеft out Everybody prays Everyone a diffеrent way Some bow their heads Some sit still like ghosts Some don't know they pray They're just bleeding through their days To the moon and sun Anything, well anyone No one hears you when you yell It's just stories going 'round Where they come from I can't tell I got my ear to the ground You're waiting to be seen You're wanting to count People sharing out their dreams You're feeling left out Life is long It's long enough Sometimes the seas are calm Right now the seas are rough [Musical interlude] Life is long It's long enough Sometimes the seas are calm Right now the seas are rough Life is long It's long enough Sometimes the seas are calm Sometimes the seas are rough [Musical interlude] Here it comes Here comes the night As soft as moonlight As old as starlight Here it comes Here comes the night As soft as moonlight As old as starlight Here comes the night It's soft And it's old Here comes the night