I thought I could climb to the heavens alone,
But my ego just laughed with a heart made of stone.
Each step that I took, I fell twice as deep,
Till the friends came around and pulled me from sleep.
The world says, “Take more!”—it shouts with a grin,
But the heart knows the truth: that’s the root of our sin.
So I sit with my brothers, their fire my light,
In the heat of their love, my soul takes its flight.
When one heart grows weary and falls to the ground,
The others rush quickly, they circle around.
For sparks join as one till a bonfire’s born,
And together we rise through the night and the morn.
It hurts to let go of the “I” that I love,
It feels like I’m torn by the heavens above.
Yet laughter breaks out through the sorrow and pain,
For losing myself is the truest of gain.
The Creator hides not in the sky or the sea,
But in bonds between hearts, in the love of the we.
So I’ll cling to my friends, for it’s here I can see,
That the place of the Lord is our sweet unity.