"Rocket Man" lyrics

I heard the altar call of the rocket man
As he pleaded on the mount
Then were we like those who dreamed?
And the tired tiger jumped through hoops of fire
One last time for the crowd
Then were we like those who dreamed?

I saw containerships of man's demise ride tidal waves to hell
Then were we like those who dreamed?
And the whales that did pass by
They did not blink or wish us well
Then were we like those who dreamed?

All the stones that broke the bones
Can't maim the soul inside you
Time's just a thing you live through, baby
All the things that make me sing are
Just songs I'm relearning
There's nothing here I'm earning, ah

And on the eighth day man made a machine likened to his image
Then were we like those who dreamed?
And he argued whether or whether not
It would kill and eat his village
Then were they like those who dreamed?

All the stones that broke the bones
Can't maim the soul inside you
Time's just a thing you live through, baby
All the things that make me sing are
Just songs I'm relearning
There's nothing here I'm earning, ah

I saw the ministers of relevant humanity trade cards
Then were they like those who dreamed?
And I looked into that valley and I knew it would be hard
Then were we like those who dreamed?

All the stones that broke the bones
Won't maim the soul inside you
Time's just a thing you live through, baby
All the things that make me sing are
Just songs I'm relearning
There's nothing here worth earning, ah