Diamonds called out to you And wanted to seduce you When you were vulnerable Rubies red and shimmering And riches incomprehensible Catch you when you stop to breathe Catch you in the web they weave But they won't be long They won't be long They won't belong to this world They won't be long 'Cause once you've tasted from the tree Eve's candy apple will you eat I saw a city from afar She tempted me to enter her The teaming lights that looked like stars Reaching for me from afar And in her gates they greet you with psalms They treat you like the king of the world 'Cause it won't be long It won't be long It won't belong to this world It won't be long 'Cause shadows rise and shadows fall What once was clear isn't clear at all 'Cause you're out there burning at the stake You got to get right back don't hesitate Post modern flag flies in the sky Changing colours before your eyes And if you believe only with your eyes You might find out they were telling lies Telling lies Telling lies