Words Are Dead

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 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'm sort of hopeful 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 Da da da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da da da da Da da da da da da da da da 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