[Verse 1]

I walked along the no man’s road

When they sent me down the line

I wandered 'round from town to town

Just another roving sign

I've seen the faces passing by

Avoid my eyes of shame

A fire's hatred for nothing is sacred

I will make them feel my pain

[Chorus]

But for all the time it takes

For the hollow men to cave

Nothing can be done

No one will be saved

By and by

[Verse 2]

They're laughing around me, the vile surrounds me

I'll be dancing when they lower them down

They mock us with kindness, the weak and the mindless

Keep my eyes focused on the ground

I see the joy they all display

And wish it all away

I pray the brightness in their eyes

Replaces all with grey

[Chorus]

But for all the time it takes

For the hollow men to cave

Nothing can be done

No one will be saved

By and by

[Bridge]

For the lost and depraved

And uncleaned and unshaved

And unnamed and forgotten

Unwanted and rotten

Our day will come when glory calls

When all of those fulfilled will fall

[Outro]

But all the time it takes

For the hollow men to cave

Nothing can be done

No one will be saved