You can trip smug smiling in your worn-out shoes   Cast away the rhythm of eternity's fugue   Grapple with the tongue of hope till it abandons you   But you can't deny a gift      Falter at the well, making heroes out of ghosts   Stuffing yourself on thankless boasts   But I have faith in your withering soul   'Cause you can't deny a gift   Oh, no, you can't deny a gift      A gift of one and a gift to all   The wings to soar and not to fall   A gift of light in the abyss   Higher ground above the pit   The choice to live that is a gift   That is a gift, that is a gift, that is a gift      Though this gift lacks frivolous flair   It doesn't sparkle in the sun and requires little care   It's one of volume enough to spare   Throw down defense and we will share   Throw down defense and we will share      A gift of one and a gift to all   The wings to soar and not to fall   A gift of light in the abyss   Higher ground above the pit   The choice to live that is a gift   That is a gift, that is a gift, that is a gift      A gift of one and a gift to all   The wings to soar and not to fall   A gift of light in the abyss   Higher ground above the pit   The choice to live that is a gift   That is a gift, that is a gift, that is a gift   That is a gift, that is a gift, that is a gift