[Verse 1]
Scratch those candles in the twilight
China shop, but instead
Idle hands are oriental hands
Pass a magic pillow under head

[Chorus: Michael Stipe & Mike Mills]
So much more attractive
Inside the moral kiosk
Inside moral kiosk higher twilight (So cold outside your door)
Inside moral kiosk higher twilight (So cold outside your door)

[Verse 2]
Scratch those candles in the twilight
She was laughing like a Horae
Without he in sour landslide
Take those steps to dash her woven hide

[Chorus: Michael Stipe & Mike Mills]
So much more attractive
Inside the moral kiosk
Inside moral kiosk higher twilight (So cold outside your door)
Inside moral kiosk higher twilight (So cold outside your door)

[Bridge]
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
Scratch those candles in the twilight
The china shop, but instead
Idle hands are oriental hands
Pass a magic pillow under head

[Chorus: Michael Stipe & Mike Mills]
So much more attractive
Inside the moral kiosk
Inside moral kiosk higher twilight (So cold outside your door)
Inside moral kiosk higher twilight (So cold outside your door)

[Breakdown, Ad Lib]
Higher...
Oriental...
Higher...
Oriental...

[Outro: Michael Stipe & Mike Mills]
Inside moral kiosk higher twilight (So cold outside your door)
Inside moral kiosk higher twilight (So cold outside your door)