[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