Oracle

I come to you, humble and willing
 Brave stepping over the bones of my brethren
 I wouldn't come here if I wasn't desperate
 But I am too small, I cannot lift this
 One cement block could hold all I love
 Each moment sinking into the mud
 And I would do everything in my own power
 But I am too small, and so is the hour
 And will I never be great
 Because I refuse to be cruel
 Will I always be afraid
 Will I always need
 An oracle?
 They said you were great, and they were not lying
 But why is this greatness so terrifying
 Great and terrible, always in pairs
 Come to an oracle, trembling and scared
 And will I never be great
 Because I refuse to be cruel
 Will I always be afraid
 Will I always need
 An oracle?
 I do not steal like the rats in the rosebushes
 I do not kill like the owl in the forest
 I do not lie like the leaders of fortresses
 So will I die with the kind and the powerless?
 I do not steal like the rats in the rosebushes
 I do not kill like the owl in the forest
 I do not lie like the leaders of fortresses
 So I will die with the kind and the powerless
 Powerless
 And I say that I will never be great
 Because I refuse to be cruel
 So I will always be a little afraid
 I will always be little, but I would rather be little
 Than ever be
 An oracle