The Undertaker

Female soulful singer at church intro at 130BPM with cathedral choir, soft organ pads, gospel choir support, finger clicks and murmured affirmations as percussion, plus hymn-like piano voicings, Massive bass drop into 1993–94 commercial happy house and piano house at 135 BPM: elastic bass guitar, four-on-the-floor kick, rave piano riffs, airy synth layers, shimmering hi-hats, soulful call-and-response ad-libs

What are the things
A man says when he’s dying
A moment of truth 
Or more bluffing and lying

To himself, to the World
From Man unto Maker
The secrets that he holds 
Before the Undertaker

One last desperate chance 
To conjure his dream,
One moment in time 
Before time rips at the seam

Before the Monsters arrive 
To drag him away
Or be it Seraphs and Saints
Who’ll come out to play

But one thing’s for sure 
He must square up the tab,
The righteous and wrong 
The good and the bad

And the measure of a man
As he walks his way through
Is the impact that he’s had
To me, and to you

Was he kindly and sweet?
Did he open the doors?
Did he lust, did he cheat?
And come back for more?

Did he wrestle the tigers
That snapped at your feet?
Did he take on all foes
Make sure they were beat?

Did he fight for what’s right?
Was he broken or whole?
Is his name at the door?
Right there on the scroll?

Or is it downstairs for him
And off with his head?
With the gnashing of teeth
And the eternal un-dead?

Let time be the backdrop 
And let JC decide
Cause there’ll be nowhere to run
And nowhere to hide

So get up, and get living
May your footprints be soft
May your heart, it be true
So you don’t lose the lot

May you know that you’re His 
And it’s to Him you’ll return
Lest yee get dragged down  
And for eternity burn

So get up and get living,
And may your footprints be soft
May your heart, it be true
So you don’t lose the lot

May you know that you’re His 
And to Him you’ll return
Lest you get dragged down  
And for eternity burn

So  get  up,  and  get  living
May  your  footprints  be  soft
May  your  heart,  it  be  true
So  you  don’ t  lose  the  lot

May  you  know  that  you’ re  His 
And  it’ s  to  Him  you’ ll  return
Lest  yee  get  dragged  down  
And  for  eternity  burn

So  get  up  and  get  living,
And  may  your  footprints  be  soft
May  your  heart,  it  be  true
So  you  don’ t  lose  the  lot

May  you  know  that  you’ re  His 
And  to  Him  you’ ll  return
Lest  you  get  dragged  down  
And  for  eternity  burn

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What are the things A man says when he’s dying A moment of truth Or more bluffing and lying To himself, to the World From Man unto Maker The secrets that he holds Before the Undertaker One last desperate chance To conjure his dream, One moment in time Before time rips at the seam Before the Monsters arrive To drag him away Or be it Seraphs and Saints Who’ll come out to play But one thing’s for sure He must square up the tab, The righteous and wrong The good and the bad And the measure of a man As he walks his way through Is the impact that he’s had To me, and to you Was he kindly and sweet? Did he open the doors? Did he lust, did he cheat? And come back for more? Did he wrestle the tigers That snapped at your feet? Did he take on all foes Make sure they were beat? Did he fight for what’s right? Was he broken or whole? Is his name at the door? Right there on the scroll? Or is it downstairs for him And off with his head? With the gnashing of teeth And the eternal un-dead? Let time be the backdrop And let JC decide Cause there’ll be nowhere to run And nowhere to hide So get up, and get living May your footprints be soft May your heart, it be true So you don’t lose the lot May you know that you’re His And it’s to Him you’ll return Lest yee get dragged down And for eternity burn So get up and get living, And may your footprints be soft May your heart, it be true So you don’t lose the lot May you know that you’re His And to Him you’ll return Lest you get dragged down And for eternity burn So get up, and get living May your footprints be soft May your heart, it be true So you don’ t lose the lot May you know that you’ re His And it’ s to Him you’ ll return Lest yee get dragged down And for eternity burn So get up and get living, And may your footprints be soft May your heart, it be true So you don’ t lose the lot May you know that you’ re His And to Him you’ ll return Lest you get dragged down And for eternity burn

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