MY IMMORTAL SOUL AND I


I'M TOLD TO SEEK ETERNAL LIFE
FOR A SOUL THAT CANNOT DIE
I'VE WONDERED IF I AM THAT SOUL
OR, IF THAT SOUL IS I.

NOW, IF THAT SOUL CAN NEVER DIE
AND I A MORTAL BE
WHY DOESN'T MY SOUL SAVE ME?

IF I DIE TO SAVE MY SOUL
FROM ADAM'S WILFULL SIN
I'VE MADE A WORTHY SACRIFICE
BUT, WHERE DO I COME IN?

NOW IF ALL SINS ARE OF THE SOUL
THEN SURELY, HE'S TO BLAME
BUT, IF I'M BURNED AT THE STAKE TO SAVE HIM
HE GETS THERE JUST THE SAME.

WE GO TO CHURCH TOGETHER
MY IMMORTAL SOUL AND I
WE PRAY AND ASK THE LORD TO SAVE
MY SOUL THAT CANNOT DIE!

PAUL TELLS ME THAT THIS MORTAL
MUST PUT ON IMMORTALITY
NOW IF MY SOUL CANNOT DIE
THEN SURELY, PAUL MEANS ME!

HOW CAN I GET ETERNAL LIFE
FOR A SOUL THAT CANNOT DIE
IF I'M NOT IT, AND IT'S NOT ME,
SOME PREACHER TOLD A LIE!!!