I'm not the beast they've made me out to be   I've done some good things   I've done some good things   Like you, I've stumbled once or twice   And done some bad things   I've done some bad things   My body is a thing corrupt and wrong   It is guilty   Yeah, it is guilty   My spirit is the thing that's dragged along   It is innocent   Lord, it is innocent   O, separate my body from my soul   O, separate my body from my soul   Let's go back to how things were back then   When I was younger   When I was younger   Everything was either black or white   It was easier   So much easier   Now everything, it looks so gray   I'm older   Now, I'm older   Show me a man who deserves to die   You cannot convince me   You cannot convince me   Now, show me a man who deserves to live   You have no evidence   You have no evidence   O, separate my body from my soul   O, separate my body from my soul   I tried so hard to tell you truth   But I lied to you   I have lied to you   The things that you learn and know so well   They are fleeting   Yes, they are fleeting   You're the one who told me who I was   You said you're no one   So now I'm no one   O, separate my body from my soul   O, separate my body from my soul