Words Are Dead lyrics

One, two, one two three Somebody told me the other day That stories don't matter anymore As long as people have a melody They'll sing words they've never even heard before Well, I thought I'd give it a shot And fill a song with nothing at all See if people still listen Or if they turn that hollow music off So there's nothing in this chorus Except empty words that don't mean a thing And how long will it take you to notice Or are you just happy to have something to sing? Even if I choke, I wonder if anybody would know Or if words are really dead What if I told you the earth was flat Or read numbers from a telephone book? I bet you wouldn't even question it ‘Cause this melody is so damn good I sort of hope that this isn't true ‘Cause words can really change the world But I guess I'll take comfort in knowing that while the rhythm is there I'll at least have a few listeners So there's nothing in this chorus Except empty words that don't mean a thing And how long will it take you to notice Or are you just happy to have something to sing? Even if I choke, I wonder if anybody would know Or if words are really dead