[Verse 1: Gary Cherone]
All the world's a masquerade
Made up of fools and philosophers
Were it to rain on our charade
All washes away, except for our true colors

[Pre-Chorus: Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt and Pat Badger]
If any people bothered looking for truth, please
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)
Instead we choose to follow footsteps of fools, please
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)

[Refrain]
If nothing's new under the sun for me and you
Won't somebody please

[Chorus: Cherone, Bettencourt and Badger]
Stop the world
Stop the world
I wanna get off
Stop the world
Stop the world
I wanna get off

[Verse 2: Cherone]
If we forget yesterday
We're bound to repeat it tomorrow
It's not too late to start today
Better off safe than sorry
[Pre-Chorus: Cherone, Bettencourt and Badger]
Do unto those as you would do to yourselves, please
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)
We need more feet to walk in one another's shoes, please
(Stop the world from spinning 'round)

[Refrain]
There's nothing new under the sun for me and you
Won't somebody please

[Chorus: Cherone, Bettencourt and Badger]
Stop the world
Stop the world
I wanna get off
Stop the world
Stop the world
Where there is love
Where there is love

[Guitar Solo]

[Bass Solo]

[Chorus Cherone, Bettencourt and Badger]
Stop!
The world
Stop the world
I wanna get off
Stop the world
(Stop, stop it!)
Stop the world
I wanna get off
(You gotta stop it, you gotta stop)
Stop the world
(Stop the world)
Stop the world
(Stop the world)
I wanna get off
(Stop the world)
Stop the world
Stop the world
Where there is love

[Guitar Solo]

Ah, stop the world
Stop the world, ooh

[Outro: Cherone]
All the world's a masquerade
Made up of fools