The ground opened up and you were hurled to ruin,
The fabric of the world just ripped in two,
You were famous and beautiful, commanding the nations,
But you were bloodied and battered before the day was through.

You're like some great dead planet, scarred by rifts, ruts and cracks,
From all the mighty collisions and knives in your back,
Still, there's ambrosia on your surface, and manna for the hungry,
And food for the beggar, poor for your money.

Yeah, you will be brilliant,
You will be brilliant, a reflection of the sun above,
You will be brilliant, you will be brilliant,
Predestined for the sweet work of love.

Your light has been extinguished,
War has scorched your earth,
There's frozen death on the equator, and some beast is giving birth,
There is argon and neon, and fire in your hair,
Your blood is methane and ammonia,
Your soul is tumult and despair.

You're like some great dying planet, scarred by rifts, ruts and cracks,
From all the mighty collisions and the knives in your back,
Still, there's ambrosia on your surface, and manna for the hungry,
Food for the beggar, the poor for your money.

And you will be brilliant,
You will be brilliant, a reflection of the sun above,
You will be brilliant, you will be brilliant,
Predestined for the sweet work of love.

Maybe not today, but you will find a way and shine like the light of the world,
You're thinking that you're through, but I believe that you will shine like the light of the world.

Who told you Jesus was rich man, that he stayed in the best hotels'
Who sold you living water then put poison in your well'
No, your wealth could never save you, can't fill a river that's run dry,
You can't bribe a camel to go through a needle's eye.

You're gonna be some great dead planet, full of rifts, ruts and cracks,
From all the mighty collisions and the knives in your back,
Still there's ambrosia on your surface, and manna for the hungry,
And food for the beggar, and the poor for your money.

You will be brilliant,
You will be brilliant, a reflection of the sun above,
You will be brilliant, you will be brilliant,
Predestined for the sweet work of love,
Yeah, you will be brilliant,
You will be brilliant, a reflection of the sun above,
You will be brilliant, you will be brilliant,
Predestined for the sweet work of love,
Predestined for the sweet work of love,
Predestined for the sweet work of love.