Bury My Body
Defying Mortality: Embracing Salvation Beyond the Grave
Lyrics
You can bury my body you can bury my body
The speaker is expressing a willingness to accept death, emphasizing that physical burial won't silence their essence.
You can bury my body deep down in the ground
-But the dust and the bone won't make a sound
-Yeah, you can bury my body
-Well, I won't grow weary no more
The speaker claims to be unafraid of death, anticipating salvation and a release from worldly troubles.
Ain't afraid of death knockin' on my door
-Sweet salvation in the by-and-by
-No more trouble, gonna leave it behind
-So, you can bury my body
Reiteration of the acceptance of physical burial, suggesting that even in death, there is no silence, as the soul transcends.
You can bury my body
-You can bury my body deep down in the ground
-But the dust and the bone won't make a sound
-'Cause I'll be up in glory
The speaker envisions being in glory, shouting a triumphant story, conveying a sense of spiritual elevation and liberation from worldly burdens.
I'll be shoutin' the story
-That they buried my body deep
-Down in the ground
-But the weight of this world
-Couldn't hold me down
-But you can bury my body
Reaffirmation of the speaker's acceptance of physical burial, emphasizing the inability of the world to restrain them.
You can bury my body
-The devil done missed his chance
The speaker reflects on overcoming the devil's attempt to claim their soul, crediting Jesus for pulling them out of the grave and cheating death, resulting in salvation.
To steal my soul
-He crooked his crooked finger
-And I said, Hell, No
-Took the hand of Jesus
-Pulled me outta the grave
-Death was cheated and my soul was saved
-You can bury my body you can bury my body
Final repetition of the acceptance of physical burial, with a strong assertion that the weight of the world cannot keep the speaker down, symbolizing triumph over adversity.
You can bury my body deep down in the ground
-But the dust and the bone won't make a sound
-Cause I'll be up in glory
-I'll be shoutin' the story
-That they buried my body deep
-Down in the ground
-But the weight of this world
-Couldn't hold me down
-Yeah, you can bury my body
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