I am among the best and the worst of us 

and aren’t we all trying to put this and that in first place? 

in first place 

Even when we don’t believe in us, we don’t believe in us 

We look right over the shoulder of a friend (a weakness so self-contained) 

To wage a war that has no standing, no lasting value and brutal repercussions that will leave a man alone 

It’s hard to negate what you’ve known 

Putting yourself out on the line 

Even when we don’t believe in us 

This life has a hold of me, to a place where I dare not go 

Reinstate