Beautiful Soul

i saw you walking in the mall

strolling down by the market stall

window to window on a shopping spree

chasing an identity

but it takes more than a name on a shirt

a sign on a shoe or a shape in a skirt

there you are in the line credit card in your hand

fighting to be in fashion

on the radio, on the billboard, in the commercial,

all the time,

they tellin' the lie, we are what we buy

in the paper, on the poster, in the magazine,

all the time, they tellin' the lie so please remember

Chorus

you are more than you consume

much more than you presume

more than others might assume

beautiful soul

you are more than you expect

far more than you project

more than others accept and reject

beautiful soul

you are more than you could say

more than you could ever claim

more than the games we play

beautiful soul

you are more than what you buy

far more than meets the eye

so why even bother to try

beautiful soul

i saw you sitting in front the t.v.

you say there's nothing else to do or see

and deep deep deep in the jungle of the night

the big screens are burning bright

bright as the signs that light our streets

that crowd our minds that guide our feet

where there's a million brands on the shelves

but we still can't find ourselves

they whisper in your ears, play your fears,

summon smiles, conjure tears,

but you're still the image of the Most High

no matter how you look in their eyes

so don't let them seduce you

don't let them reduce you

don't let them define you

never let them refine you

don't let them berate you

never recreate you

don't let them deride you

never let them inside you...