Philip and Ellen
His body said one thing
His voice, another
One minute a priest
The next, a lover
Her heart caught his soul
His heart caught hers
The love that they found
Was filled with dangers
They met in secret, at night
Like a Shakespearean tale
But Romeo and Juliet
Seemed doomed to fail
He clung to this love
She alone seemed to love him
But one other watched
And ached for His children
Chorus: His body said one thing
His voice, another
One minute a priest
The next, a lover
Her heart was gentle
Her love was pure
But promises broken
Would destroy her
They slipped down to the bay
The water embraced them
As the swam by the starlight
Nothing could faze them
They made love by the seashore
And she whispered his name
Their souls made a promise
And everything changed
That night was a promise
To love and to keep
But so was his choice
To live as a priest
Chorus: His body said one thing
His voice, another
One minute a priest
The next, a lover
Her heart was gentle
Her love was pure
But promises broken
Would destroy her
The thought was torture
He'd have to choose
Between God and Ellen
Either way, he'd lose
He was getting so distant
His kisses seemed colder
He couldn't tell her why
So he'd just hold her
He ran in the night
To the only comfort he knew
He knelt in the church
As his heart tore in two
Chorus: His body said one thing
His voice, another
One minute a priest
The next, a lover
Her heart was gentle
Her love was pure
But promises broken
Would destroy her
A knife tore her soul
As all alone she lay
Lost in her memories
Of the night in the bay
As he cried out to God
She slipped down to the water
First she finished a note
Then the waves caught her
She whispered his name
As the bay dragged her under
Like the night they made love
But he couldn't save her
Chorus: His body said one thing
His voice, another
One minute a priest
The next, a lover
Her heart was gentle
Her love was pure
But promises broken
Would destroy her
They found her that morning
And called up the church
The note she'd left Philip
Was tucked in her purse
He couldn't stop sobbing
Or calling her name
He prayed with his whole soul
For it to just be some sick game.
He realized, then
As he held her last token
There was more than one promise
That he'd made and then broken
She'd died for his love
That, no one could change
So he swore to serve
One who'd promised the same