Opus 123 "All By My Hand"

Opus 123 "All By My Hand" I mapped the whole sky on my bedroom wall Pinned every prize like a future call Built me a tower from books and shame Swore I’d wear the world like a name I wanted the crown, the keys, the flame Every hard-eyed face would know my game But one pair of hands gets tired fast When every big dream wants more than class I stacked my pride too high Now it shakes when I walk by I said, “I can take it all” Then watched one brick make the whole thing fall All by my hand All by my hand I tried to own the sand But it slipped through my hand All by my hand All by my hand I reached for every land Then I learned I’m just one man I chased every room with a perfect grin Played king of the smoke, tried to cash that in Told ten thousand lies just to sound complete Wore a gold thin smile on a cracked concrete I hired my shadow, asked it to stay But even my echo drifted away I wanted to rule with a single breath But I can’t out-talk my own neglect I fed the beast in me Made a feast out of being “me” Now the throne looks tall and clean Till I see the nails beneath the seam All by my hand All by my hand I tried to own the sand But it slipped through my hand All by my hand All by my hand I reached for every land Then I learned I’m just one man I can count the cracks in the mirror glass See the cost of each “I’ll make it pass” One heart, one spine, one face to bear Not enough for the load I dare If I want a kingdom, I need a crew If I want forever, I need you Even thunder breaks in two When it hits a hill it can’t move through All by my hand All by my hand I tried to own the sand But it slipped through my hand All by my hand All by my hand I reached for every land Then I learned I’m just one man All by my hand All by my hand I can’t be everything I need more than one heartbeat