Mortal Shell

(Chorus): If thou would take me, O relentless death, Would soul expire when heart halts its last breath? Does not the form, once spirit has adjourned, Still yearn for love when body lies interned? (Verse 1): A mortal shell with mind too vast, I bear, A cosmos bound within, beyond compare, Perhaps the kings who saw themselves as gods, Were right if hearts lack love, beneath the sod. (Verse 2): You conquer flesh, an open wound can bleed, Those feet will stumble, marble hands recede, As mind decays yet sparkles every day, To live in shadows might surpass decay