From the recording World That Surrounds You
Lyrics
TEMPLE OF MY BODY
written by: keith johnston
MY BODY LIES OVER THE OCEAN
MY LIMBS RISE UP FROM THE SEA
‘TIL THE WAVES CREEP BACK INTO WATER
AND MY BODY COULD CEASE TO BE
MY THOUGHTS STAND
IN FRONT OF MY CONSCIENCE
I FIND THEM NAKED AND ALONE
SO I GIVE THEM UP TO THE OCEAN
I SEE NO REASON LEFT TO PRETEND
IN THE TEMPLE OF MY BODY
I BOW DOWN, I BOWN DOWN
IN THE TEMPLE OF MY BODY
I KNEEL DOWN, I KNEEL DOWN
WHEREVER MY THOUGHTS
SHALL CARRY ME
WHEREVER THAT WAVE SHALL LEAD ME
IS WHERE……MY SHORE SHALL LOOM
IN THE TEMPLE OF MY BODY
I LAY DOWN, I LAY DOWN
AND I STRIP OFF ALL MY GARMENTS
AND THEY FALL TO THE GROUND
AND I RISE FROM THIS OCEAN
AND I’M PULLED TO THE SHORE
TO WALK ALONG THE EAVES OF THIS TINY, FRAGILE WORLD
AND I’LL FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ONES….THAT CAME BEFORE
HEY LU-AAN-NAA!
GIVE ME SAIL! GIVE ME SAIL!
HEY LU-AAN-NAA!
GIVE ME SAIL! GIVE ME SAIL!
AND I RISE FROM THIS OCEAN
AND I’M PULLED TO THE SHORE
TO WALK ALONG THE EAVES OF THIS TINY, FRAGILE WORLD
AND I ROAM – AND I ROAM
I LAY DOWN, I LAY DOWN
I’LL BURY THESE KNEES IN THE GROUND
I KNOW I’M SOMETHING MORE
THAN A HEART JUST POUNDING IT’S PULSE ON THESE SHORES!