music is nothing

music is nothing
the sky is nothing
heroes are nothing
heaven is nothing

this moment here is nothing
what you want right now is nothing
precious things are nothing
the vaguaries of style are nothing

but it's everything
it's everything and
it's everything - and it makes me sing
that if everything
is in everything
then it's everything - and i want it
i want it
i said i want it -
but i just can't pin it down

ideas are nothing
the profit and the loss are nothing
tokens of love are nothing
clinching the deal is nothing

but it's everything…

..but i just can't make it pay

dreams for your head are -
cold ground for your bed are -
the pities for your heart are -
tears that fall apart when they hit
the back of your hand are -

the burden of proof is nothing
the junk we used to love is -
the journey toward the truth is nothing
freedom, if you can bear it, is -