(Intro: Long, shimmering organ fade-in, followed by the rapid, rhythmic delay-guitar arpeggio) (Verse 1) I started in the dirt, under a leaden sky With a hunger in my bones and a fire in my eye I had to crawl through the thorns, I had to bleed for the light To find a way out of the shadows of the night I clawed at the stone until my fingers were raw Breaking every limit, defying every law I was a ghost in the crowd, just a face in the rain Trying to find a heartbeat inside of the pain. (Chorus) Now the world knows my name Now the world knows my name Still building my soul on this shifting sand Holding the truth in the palm of my hand Where the world knows my name. (Verse 2) The city is a flood, and the lights are getting high But the higher you climb, the more you fear the sky I can feel the poison, the sweet taste of the crown But it’s the weight of the pride that pulls a heavy man down I have to remember the cold and the grit Before the fire was hollow, before the candles were lit Keep my feet on the pavement, keep my heart in the low 'Cause the man I was then is the only man I know. (Chorus) Now the world knows my name Now the world knows my name Still building my soul on this shifting sand Holding the truth in the palm of my hand Where the world knows my name. (Bridge) And when I go there I go there with you It’s all I can do To stay true... (Oh, oh, oh...) (Guitar Solo - Soaring and anthemic) (Outro) Don’t let me lose myself in the glow Don’t let the pride be the only thing I show Just a man from the mud, just a soul in the flame... Now the world knows my name. (Fade out with rhythmic guitar and atmospheric synths)
