Like a Stone

On a cobweb afternoon in a room full of emptiness

ˈɑn ə ˈkʰɑbˌwɛb ˌæftɚˈnun ˈɪn ə ˈrum ˈfʊɫ əv ˈɛmptinəs

By a freeway, I confess I was lost in the pages

ˈbaɪ ə ˈfriˌweɪ | ˈaɪ kənˈfɛs ˈaɪ ˈwəz ˈlɑst ˈɪn ðə ˈpʰeɪdʒəz

Of a book full of death, reading how we’ll die alone

əv ə ˈbʊk ˈfʊɫ əv ˈdɛθ | ˈriɾɪŋ ˈhaʊ ˈwiɫ ˈdaɪ əˈloʊn

And if we’re good, we’ll lay to rest anywhere we want to go

ən ˈɪf ˈwɪr ˈɡʊd | ˈwiɫ ˈleɪ ˈtʰu ˈrɛst ˈɛniˌwɛr ˈwi ˈwɑnt tə ˈɡoʊ

In your house I long to be

ˈɪn ˈjɔr ˈhaʊs ˈaɪ ˈlɑŋ ˈtʰu ˈbi

Room by room patiently

ˈrum ˈbaɪ ˈrum ˈpʰeɪʃəntlɪ

I’ll wait for you there like a stone

ˈaɪəɫ ˈweɪt ˈfɔr ˈju ˈðɛr ˈlaɪk ə ˈstoʊn

I’ll wait for you there alone

ˈaɪəɫ ˈweɪt ˈfɔr ˈju ˈðɛr əˈloʊn

And on my deathbed I will pray to the gods and the angels

ən ˈɑn ˈmaɪ ˈdɛθˌbɛd ˈaɪ ˈwɪɫ ˈpreɪ ˈtʰu ðə ˈɡɑdz ən ðiː ˈeɪndʒəɫz

Like a pagan to anyone who will take me to heaven

ˈlaɪk ə ˈpʰeɪɡən ˈtʰu ˈɛniˌwʌn ˈhu ˈwɪɫ ˈtʰeɪk ˈmi ˈtʰu ˈhɛvən

To a place I recall, I was there so long ago

ˈtʰu ə ˈpleɪs ˈaɪ rɪˈkʰɑɫ | ˈaɪ ˈwəz ˈðɛr ˈsoʊ ˈlɑŋ əˈɡoʊ

The sky was bruised, the wine was bled, and there you led me on

ðə ˈskaɪ ˈwəz ˈbruzd | ðə ˈwaɪn ˈwəz ˈblɛd | ən ˈðɛr ˈju ˈlɛd ˈmi ˈɑn

In your house I long to be

ˈɪn ˈjɔr ˈhaʊs ˈaɪ ˈlɑŋ ˈtʰu ˈbi

Room by room, patiently

ˈrum ˈbaɪ ˈrum | ˈpʰeɪʃəntlɪ

I’ll wait for you there like a stone

ˈaɪəɫ ˈweɪt ˈfɔr ˈju ˈðɛr ˈlaɪk ə ˈstoʊn

I’ll wait for you there alone, alone

ˈaɪəɫ ˈweɪt ˈfɔr ˈju ˈðɛr əˈloʊn | əˈloʊn

And on I read until the day was gone

ən ˈɑn ˈaɪ ˈrid ənˈtʰɪɫ ðə ˈdeɪ ˈwəz ˈɡɑn

And I sat in regret of all the things I’ve done

ən ˈaɪ ˈsæ ɾ ˈɪn rɪˈɡrɛt əv ˈɑɫ ðə ˈθɪŋz ˈaɪv ˈdʌn

For all that I’ve blessed, and all that I’ve wronged

ˈfɔr ˈɑɫ ˈðæɾ ˈaɪv ˈblɛst | ən ˈɑɫ ˈðæ ɾ ˈaɪv ˈrɑŋd

In dreams until my death I will wander on

ˈɪn ˈdrimz ənˈtʰɪɫ ˈmaɪ ˈdɛθ ˈaɪ ˈwɪɫ ˈwɑndɚ ˈɑn

In your house I long to be

ˈɪn ˈjɔr ˈhaʊs ˈaɪ ˈlɑŋ ˈtʰu ˈbi

Room by room, patiently

ˈrum ˈbaɪ ˈrum | ˈpʰeɪʃəntlɪ

I’ll wait for you there like a stone

ˈaɪəɫ ˈweɪt ˈfɔr ˈju ˈðɛr ˈlaɪk ə ˈstoʊn

I’ll wait for you there alone, alone

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