[Verse 1]
Friend,
The highest degree of pride
Is boasting of being unproud
It hides behind the words,
"Of course, I’m not a proud soul!"
[Verse 2]
It shelters in the phrases,
"I could never be conceited!"
It peeks out through the lines,
"I am truly humble-hearted!"
[Chorus]
True arrogance, the purest pride
Lurks in shadows, hard to find
Parading modesty, raising wisdom high
Beware, my friend, it might reside inside
True arrogance, oh can’t you see?
Perhaps it’s found in you and me
[Verse 3]
Then it flaunts simplicity
Or exalts its so-called wisdom
Unfolding virtues endlessly
Proclaiming kindness and decorum
[Chorus]
True arrogance, the purest pride
Lurks in shadows, hard to find
Parading modesty, raising wisdom high
Beware, my friend, it might reside inside
True arrogance, oh can’t you see?
Perhaps it’s found in you and me
[Outro]
And so it is, the truest pride
The arrogance deep inside
That perhaps may be
In these very lines I write