Warm In The Wake - Devil with a Fist lyrics

I was just reaching the summit When the mighty mountain caved in And the inner earth before me Showed a fiery, fiery red tint And amidst the churning lava Showed a devil with a fist With ragged hyenas laughing Tiny demons in their midst So I fell right down before them And I shook my hand at the mountain And with all my faults before them All my thoughts became a fountain That showed grace on the metal In the face of the devil In my place On the surface people met me Spoke of pride and of feats Built a statue in my honor Ceremonies and a feast Toasted men of greater measure Echoed words of heads of state But they didn't know the statue hailed A devil in my place So I fell right down before them And I shook my hand at the mountain And with all my faults before them All my faults became a mountain That showed grace on the metal In the face of the devil In my place