Lest We Die

My neighbor is a better man than I

And from your hands do all good things derive

So if my heart should swell

And of itself think well

Then humble me till I am fully thine

There's war within my fragile skin

A violent revolt for mastery over my soul

Control is the strong man's hoax

Skill and wealth are my only hope

A selfish grasping for worthless thrones

And it tells me "I am greatest"

So I gave it not one inch

Still it spread throughout my limbs

For my solace in the victory

Was the proof of my defeat

Who is worth anything apart from you?

Who could own anything?

My neighbor is a better man than I

And from your hands do all good things derive

So if my heart should swell

And of itself think well

Then humble me till I am fully thine

I've been turning wine to water

And crippling my healthy brothers

I'm walking on the ocean floor

And stirring up the fiercest storms

No I did not pour out these tides

Or tell these planets to align

My breath could never give new life

So why am I so full of pride