[Verse 1]

No cloud, a sleepy calm

Sun-baked earth that's cooled by gentle breeze

And trees with rustling leaves

Only endless days without a care

Nothing must be done

[Verse 2]

Silent as a day can be

Far-off sounds of others on their chosen run

As they do all those things

They feel give life some meaning

Even if they're dull

[Pre-Chorus]

It's time to stop this dreaming

Must rejoin the real world

As revealed by orange lights

And a smoky atmosphere

[Chorus]

The trees and I are shaken by

The same wind but whereas

The trees will lose their withered leaves

And I just can't seem to let them loose

And they can't refresh me

Those hot winds of the south

Oh, I feel like an alien

A stranger in an alien place

[Verse 3]

Now the light is fading fast

Chances slip away, a time will come to pass

When there'll be none

Then addicted to a perfumed poison

Betrayed by its aftertaste

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, we shall lose the wonder

And find nothing in return

Many are the substitutes

But they're powerless on their own

[Chorus]

Beware the fisherman

Who's casting out his line

Into a dried up river bed

But don't try to tell him 'cause he won't believe you

Throw some bread to the ducks instead

It's easier that way

I feel like an alien

A stranger in an alien place

[Chorus]

The trees and I are shaken by

The same wind but whereas

The trees will lose their withered leaves

I just can't seem to let them loose

And they can't refresh me

Those hot winds of the south

I feel like an alien

A stranger in an alien place