Veil the sun in cloud
Drown the stars in glare
Speak my name too loud
I will be there.
Seasons blur and fade
Night blends into day--
John in the Grey.

Concrete, glass and steel
Shape the world I rule.
Nothing else is real
Except to a fool.
Nature faces doom
Held beneath my sway--
John in the Grey.

Take the safest course
Make yourself secure.
Suffer no remorse:
Comfort's the cure.
Leave the world to me,
I can make it pay--
John in the Grey.

See your incomes rise
Plot the upward curve.
Wealth before your eyes
All you deserve.
Numbers on a page
Take the pain away--
John in the Grey.

Cling to what is gone
Doubt me if you dare
Blindly carry on
Trying to care.
Nothing touches me
Or the ones I save.
See, their minds are free,
Free as the grave.
Day blends into night
Held beneath my sway
Seek in vain for light
Watch it fade away
How can this be right?
Only I can say--
John in the Grey.