[m. van Dyk: l. van Dyk/Schooling] As I lay dying I saw the eyes The eyes of God. Thy kingdom come A force so strong pulled me along As I lay dying As I lay dying I laughed as I Had never laughed before At circumstance and the evened score As I lay dying As I lay dying I touched the air Felt the chill, the blinding stare Of my mind's eye, began to cry As I lay dying As I lay dying I felt so strange Although I bleed, I feel no pain And just like life it seems insane
But now I'm dying Look at your soul in the mirror Every choice you've made is etched upon its face Epitaph carved by your actions Are we searching for a different state of grace? No one is sure of the answer Is this just a waiting room for something else? How can you measure life? Is it something we must lose to find ourselves? Will it just go on After I am gone? I saw above my heaven And beneath as well The threat of hell Will my sins be forgiven?