Twenty-four coeans, twenty-four skies,

twenty-four failures in twenty-four tries.

Twenty-four finds me in twenty-fourth place.

With twenty-four dropouts 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.



Twenty-four reasons to admit that I'm wrong.

With all my excuses still twenty-four strong.



But see I'm not copping out

When you're raising the dead in me



Oh, I am the second man

Oh, I am the second man now

Oh, I am the second man now



And you're raising these twenty-four coices

With twenty-four hearts

With all of my symphonies in twenty-four parts

But I want to be one today

Centered and true



I want to see miracles

To see the world change

I wrestled the angel

For more than a name

For more than a feeling

For more than a cause

Singing Spirit take me up in arms with you

You're raising the dead in me