I AM HUMANITY

I CAN’T SAY I AM FREE OF GUILT,

I BEAR RESPONSIBILITY.

FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS OUTSIDE,

I ALSO HAVE INSIDE OF ME.

THE BEAUTY AND THE JOY,

I KNOW I’M QUICK TO CLAIM.

BUT I MUST ALSO RECOGNIZE,

I’M THE HAND THAT BRINGS THE PAIN.

I’M PART OF ALL ETERNITY,

THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL.

THE ONE WHO LIVES AN HONEST LIFE,

THE ONE WHO LIVES TO STEAL.

I WITNESS EVERY AGE,

I’M THE FOOLISH, I’M THE SAGE.

I AM EVERYONE OPPRESSED AND FREE.

I AM HUMANITY.

I LIVE ON EVERY CONTINENT,

I AM EVERYONE WHO’S EVER BEEN.

THE PEASANT AND THE KING,

THE LOSER AND THE ONE WHO WINS.

MY HOME IS IN THE CITIES,

THE VALLEYS AND THE HILLS.

COUNTLESS TIMES I’VE LIVED BEFORE,

AND COUNTLESS TIMES I WILL.

MY HEART IS FILLED WITH WARMTH AND LOVE,

MY HEART IS FILLED WITH RAGE AND GREED.

MY SKIN IS EVERY COLOR,

I AM EVERY RACE AND CREED.

A UNIVERSAL SOLDIER,

SWORD RAISED IN MY HAND.

I SING AND PRAISE THE BANNERS

AND DIE IN EVERY LAND.