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