[Verse 1] He drew a kingdom on a napkin Coffee rings like crowns of thorns Concrete desert in the winter Turned to gardens yet unborn He watched the river cut the borough Like a scar that split the land Said, “I can build more than an office block I can be the work of His hands” [Pre-Chorus] Steel in the sky Word in the ground If I set this right He lifts us all up now Every stair Every line Has to guard a life [Chorus] Contribution to humanity (Contribution to humanity) Lay it like a living liturgy (A living liturgy) Stone by stone for more than history Contribution to humanity (Contribution to humanity) [Verse 2] He sketched a clinic by the station Like a chapel catching sun Made the halls wide for heavy sorrows Made the doors wide for everyone No gold trim, just firm foundations On the rock where grace begins He said, “Beauty is a shelter When it lets the broken in” [Pre-Chorus] Steel in the sky Word in the ground If I set this right He lifts us all up now Every stair Every line Has to guard a life [Chorus] Contribution to humanity (Contribution to humanity) Lay it like a living liturgy (A living liturgy) Stone by stone for more than history Contribution to humanity (Contribution to humanity) [Bridge] And when the city went dark at midnight He stayed with the plans and the wireframe glow He wasn’t chasing another tower He was praying for a place souls could grow For the tired hands For the hungry eyes For the saints still learning how to rise [Final Chorus] Contribution to humanity (Contribution to humanity) Lay it like a living liturgy (A living liturgy) Stone by stone for more than history Contribution to humanity (Contribution to humanity)
