You've been following your compass, putting in your two cents 
Still feel like you're walking in a shoebox, mapping out a dead end 
In the uncharted countries out on ecstasy's borders 
You have seen the reflections 
There's laughter in your cities, lightbulbs in your attics 
Stand against the darkness of the outback, the darkness of the road 
In the depths of your dreaming, in the cracks in the ceiling 
You have seen the revealing 

What if the diamond on your hand 
Was just a common ten cent ring? 
What if your ice castles melt down to water? 
What if your great walls remained 
As little more than cellophane 
At the end of the day? 

When you move out of the desert everything changes 
Back then you had no regard for all that you came with 
Now the sun is setting on the unmoved faces 
Of your own congregation 

What if the diamond on your hand 
Was just a common ten cent ring? 
What if your ice castles melt down to water? 
What if your great walls remained 
As little more than cellophane 
At the end of the day? 

Still no rockabye 
Sing out your lullabye 
Cause you will never know why 
Your truth is your brother's lie 

What if the diamond on your hand 
Was just a common ten cent ring? 
What if your ice castles melt down to water? 
What if all your matches burn down to your fingertips 
Without ever lighting a fire? 
What if your great walls remained 
As little more than cellophane 
At the end of the 
End of the 
End of the day?