(Heavy, distorted guitar riff kicks in - low-tuned and syncopated. Drums pound a steady, driving beat with prominent snare hits.)
(Verse 1 - Vocals are low, guttural, and rhythmic)
Cracks in the foundation, the pillars all sway
Whispers of power, leading you astray
Building your empires on shifting sand dunes
Lost in the echo of your self-made tunes
You boast and you swagger, chest puffed out wide
Blind to the current, the turning of the tide
Think you're the master, the king of your throne?
A fragile illusion, you're utterly alone.
(Pre-Chorus - Vocals become slightly higher, more urgent, with a building intensity)
Feel the earth tremble, the sky crack in two
See the storm gather, there's nothing you can do
Your strength is a flicker, a breath in the gale
Against the true power, your efforts will fail.
(Chorus - Vocals explode into a raw, powerful shout, layered with a lower, growling harmony.)
MORE THAN MAN! A force you can't tame!
MORE THAN MAN! Whispering your name!
Every fiber, every bone, under His command!
MORE THAN MAN! You won't understand!
Your arrogance crumbles, your defiance will cease!
MORE THAN MAN! The bringer of peace!
(Verse 2 - Vocals return to the low, rhythmic delivery, tinged with a sense of warning)
You cling to your idols, your treasures and gold
A story of vanity, tragically told
You plot and you scheme in the darkness you crave
Ignoring the light that is destined to save
You rise in your anger, a fist to the sky
But the hand that created can watch you just die
So swallow your pride, let your ego descend
This ain't your kingdom, this will never transcend.
(Pre-Chorus - Vocals build again, more desperate and pleading)
Feel the earth tremble, the sky crack in two
See the storm gather, there's nothing you can do
Your strength is a flicker, a breath in the gale
Against the true power, your efforts will fail.
(Chorus - Vocals explode again, Double bass drumming becomes prominent.)
MORE THAN MAN! A force you can't tame!
MORE THAN MAN! Whispering your name!
Every fiber, every bone, under His command!
MORE THAN MAN! You won't understand!
Your arrogance crumbles, your defiance will cease!
MORE THAN MAN! The bringer of peace!
(Bridge - Music breaks down to a heavy, syncopated groove and spoken word section over it.)
Look around you... the mountains, the seas... the stars in the black...
Did your hands carve this beauty? Did your breath give it track?
You're a speck in the cosmos, a blink in the time
Yet you dare to stand against the Divine?
Open your eyes, feel the weight of it all
You're a servant, a vessel, destined to fall...
(Guitar solo)
(Chorus - Vocals return with full force)
MORE THAN MAN! A force you can't tame!
MORE THAN MAN! Whispering your name!
Every fiber, every bone, under His command!
MORE THAN MAN! You won't understand!
Your arrogance crumbles, your defiance will cease!
MORE THAN MAN! The bringer of peace!
(Outro - The main riff returns, vocal a guttural growl.)
...More than man... control..... always.....
Sean_Williamson
