Upon A Lofty Pinnacle lyrics

Standing upon a tabled rock

Teetering on a lofty pinnacle

All the world is plotting, poised

To tip the balance of being

In youth all so serious, severe

Full of focused feelings, ideals

The slightest tilt to frustration

Falling into abysmal dismay

The fear of failing, of falling

Left in shattered shards below

The winds whispering nearby

They emphasize the woe

But the years of tumbling

The trials of climbing

Straddling an aiguille

Stumbling back to vale

In these little lows found

Green grass, flowing brooks

Looking up into the skies

Resigned to contentment

Wondering why the fight

The residence of pride

A fallacy in being common

That dismal chasm reeling

Falling down, looking up

Realizing where you've been

Limits tested, found and known

Such a precarious choosing