Baptised

Hold my head under the Gulf of Mexico ‘til I can’t breathe anymore
Open my eyes to try to swim to my escape
But the salt burns and now I cannot see anymore
Holy water poured from a seashell
Blood and water from the piercing in his side fell
Break me up and bury me at sea
I am baptised, I’m baptised

Stoke the flames until they burn as hot as hell and use the tongs to choose a coal
Press to my lips and let the ember sear the skin ‘til I can’t sing anymore
Holy fire eating up an offering
The Holy Ghost moves in ways that we cannot conceive
Ashes, we’re floating on the breeze
I am baptised, I’m baptised

Salt and sand and dross from silver, I give my soul up to be delivered
Bread of heaven, broken for me, so that when I die I can rise up like a zombie
And make good on the bad that’s in my life
I am baptised, I’m baptised