Lyrically, "The Answer's at the End", "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)", "World of Stone" and "Grey Cloudy Lies" all steer clear of his usual subject matter - Hindu spirituality - and instead appear to ask the listener for compassion [REF].
Harrison had begun writing "World of Stone", "Grey Cloudy Lies" and the soul-pop love song[REF] "Can't Stop Thinking About You" in 1973 [REF].