He comes out of silence and opens the door
   Waiting for someone to die
   Deep in her heart she is hoping for
   The long-lost one
   How could she know when the promise was made?
   So how can it end in this way?
  
   Then four gray walls come tumbling down
   And just because her skin was brown
   No wonder she has grown so fast
   Those four gray walls were meant to last
  
   The friends there that she can count upon
   Take orders, but always the spirit holds
   Scenes of the never-ending trend
   She waits for the hours and hours to pass
   She looks to the hourglass
  
   Then four gray walls come tumbling down
   And just because her skin was brown
   No wonder she has grown so fast
   Those four gray walls were meant to last
   Those four gray walls were meant to last
  
   As the shadows come down
   She sees him leaving
   She can recall
   Seems that this fire has lost its form
   The form of the hourglass
  
   The four gray walls came tumbling down
   And just because her skin was brown
   No wonder she has grown so fast
   Those four gray walls were meant to last
   Those four gray walls were meant to last
  
   Those four gray walls
   Four gray walls