(Verse 1) Plato steps onto the stage beneath a distant higher sphere Claiming truth resides in forms we cannot touch or measure here While Aristotle stands erect, empirical and clear Rejecting higher realms to work with what is actually near A bracing realism focused on the person that we are Instead of chasing shadows of an ideal distant star (Chorus) Ἀνδρειότερος εἶναί μοι δοκεῖ ὁ τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν ἢ ὁ τῶν πολεμίων κρατῶν· καὶ γὰρ χαλεπώτατόν ἐστι τὸ ἑαυτὸν νικῆσαι. "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self." γνῶθi σεαυτόν "Know thyself" (Verse 2) Some need the platonic fire to ignite their slumbering soul Seeking aspirational ideals to make their spirit whole While others need the hard-edged truth of Aristotle's sight Measuring performance in the unvarnished daily light You must stay relentlessly curious, experimenting deep Until you wake the potential from its unfulfilled sleep (Verse 3) The Game of Ten declares that we are born in pure grace Aspects of the divine consciousness in a physical space Claiming radical acceptance sets the troubled spirit free With no guilt, fear, or shame to bind our true capacity Yet the Aristotelian eye sees the flaw in such a stance Demanding real accountability instead of wishful trance (Chorus) Ἀνδρειότερος εἶναί μοι δοκεῖ ὁ τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν ἢ ὁ τῶν πολεμίων κρατῶν· καὶ γὰρ χαλεπώτατόν ἐστι τὸ ἑαυτὸν νικῆσαι. "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self." γνῶθi σεαυτόν "Know thyself" (Verse 4) So clear the altar in the mind, discard the false facade Whether reaching for ideal forms or walking on the sod The hardest victory remains within the inner chest To master every impulse and fulfill the highest quest Conquer the lower desires, let the true awareness rise And behold the grandeur of the world through unclouded eyes (Chorus) Ἀνδρειότερος εἶναί μοι δοκεῖ ὁ τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν ἢ ὁ τῶν πολεμίων κρατῶν· καὶ γὰρ χαλεπώτατόν ἐστι τὸ ἑαυτὸν νικῆσαι. "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self." γνῶθi σεαυτόν "Know thyself" (outro - Spoken work) Behold the man in the mirror clearly, steal fire from the heavenly realm, know thyself, and edify thyself at LimitlessMindset.com
