Lyrics

[Verse 1] Higher, I'm a king, yes, I'm a head of state But I'm the kitchen boy who'll wash your dirty plate I had no message and the message was We're all Jesus, Buddha and the Wizard of Oz [Chorus 1] I'm merely a man and I bring nothing but love for you I'm merely a man and I want nothing that you can't do [Post-Chorus] And you know it's true that with logic And love we'll be lifting humanity higher, higher [Verse 2] I'm all religious figures rolled into one Gaddafy Duck propelled from Jimmy Swaggart's tommy gun Don't promise rainbows with some golden pot In fact what I can offer, I know you've already got [Chorus 2] I'm merely a man and I bring nothing but love for you I'm merely a man and I want nothing that you can't do [Post-Chorus 2] And you know it's true that with logic And love we'll have power enough To raise consciousness up And for lifting humanity higher, higher [Post-Chorus 3] And you know it's true, we should chase superstition And fear from our hearts if we're going to survive And take levels of sanity higher, kick it up, higher [Chorus 3] I'm merely a man and I bring nothing but love for you I'm merely a man and I want nothing that you can't do I'm merely a man and I bring nothing but love for you I'm merely a man and I want nothing that you can't do [Post-Chorus 4] And you know it's true that with logic And love we'll have power enough To raise consciousness up And for lifting humanity higher