When the earth has turned to stone And the flowers have been sleeping forever I put on my blood-red coat As a protest against this foul weather And I can't keep it out forever And I can't keep it in here much longer Because any day now it's gonna be spring When my heart has turned to stone And my voice is the sound in a seashell I put on my blood-red coat To remind me that God's in the detail And I can't keep Him out forever And I can't keep Him in here much longer 'Cause my bones are growing stronger And any day now my life's gonna begin Like a butterfly Shed the skin Of this other life It's a sin to waste a minute I've been given so begin it Just as soon as I feel warmth upon my skin When my eyes have turned to stone And my memories are darkly receding I'll take off my blood-red coat So that no one will notice me leaving And I won't wait it out forever And I won't keep it at bay much longer 'Cause that bright light's growing stronger And any day now I'll be stretching my wings 'Cause any day now it's gonna be spring