Twenty-four oceans
twenty-four skies
twenty-four failures
and twenty-four tries
twenty-four finds me
in twenty-fourth place
with twenty-four drop outs
at the end of the day
Life is not what i thought it was
twenty-four hours ago
still i'm singing 'spirit,
take me up in arms with you'
and i'm not who i thought i was
twenty-four hours ago
still i'm singing 'spirit,
take me up in arms with you'
There's twenty-four reasons
to admit that i'm wrong
with all my excuses
still twenty-four strong
See, i'm not copping out
not copping out
not copping out
when you're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh
i am the second man
oh, oh
i am the second man now
oh, i am the second man now
and you're raising these...
Twenty-four voices
with twenty-four hearts
all of my symphonies
in twenty-four parts
but i want to be one today
centered and true
i'm singing 'spirit take me up in arms with you'
you're raising the dead in me
Oh, oh
i am the second man
oh, oh
i am the second man now
oh
i am the second man now
and you're raising the dead in me
yeah
I wanna see miracles
to see the world change
wrestled the angel for more than a name
for more than a feeling
for more than a cause
i'm singing 'spirit, take me up in arms with you'
and you're raising the dead in me
Twenty-four oceans
with twenty-four hearts
all of my symphonies
with twenty-four parts
life is not what i thought it was
twenty-four hours ago
still i'm singing 'spirit,
take me up in arms with you'
i'm not copping out
not copping out