C
A winter's day
F C
In a deep and dark December;
Dm G7 F C
I am alone,
Dm Em Dm Em
Gazing from my window to the streets below
Dm F G7
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
C
I am a rock,
G C
I am an is-land.
C
I've built walls,
F C
A fortress deep and mighty,
Dm G7 F C
That none may penetrate.
Dm Em Dm Em
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
Dm F G7
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
C
I am a rock,
G C
I am an is-land.
C
Don't talk of love,
F C
I've heard the words before;
Dm G7 F C
It's sleeping in my memory.
Dm Em Dm Em
And I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
Dm F G7
If I never loved I never would have cried.
C
I am a rock,
G C
I am an is-land.
C
I have my books
F C
And my poetry to protect me;
Dm G7 F C
I am shielded in my armor,
Dm Em Dm Em
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
Dm F G7
I touch no one and no one touches me.
C
I am a rock,
G C
I am an is-land.
Dm Em C
And a rock feels no pain;
Dm Em C
And an island never cries.