Song
Deum et Animam
From the album: Soliloquies
Lyrics
[Intro – bright synth pad; clean guitar picking; tempo ~86 BPM; key D major]
[Verse 1]
I searched the stars across the sky,
Asked every road and reason why.
But every longing led me near,
To the voice of truth I need to hear.
[Pre-Chorus]
Strip it down to the core,
I don’t need a thousand more—
[Chorus]
I desire to know God and the soul,
Nothing more, nothing more.
Every question finds its whole,
In God and the soul, nothing more.
[Verse 2]
The world can shine, the world can fade,
But deeper light will not betray.
Reason calls and whispers still,
“Look within, and find God’s will.”
[Pre-Chorus]
Strip it down to the core,
I don’t need a thousand more—
[Chorus]
I desire to know God and the soul,
Nothing more, nothing more.
Every question finds its whole,
In God and the soul, nothing more.
[Bridge – instrumental guitar solo over chorus progression]
[Final Chorus – bigger harmonies]
I desire to know God and the soul,
Nothing more, nothing more.
Every hunger finds its whole,
In God and the soul, nothing more.
[Outro – sustained guitar bends; fade]
Song Meaning
“Deum et Animam” takes its title from Augustine’s famous summary of his desire in the Soliloquies: he wants to know God and the soul, nothing more. The song strips the search down to its center. Augustine has many questions, but Reason presses him to say what he truly wants. His answer is not wealth, honor, pleasure, public success, or even knowledge for its own sake. He wants God and the soul, because every other question finds its place there. The song’s bright, direct chorus turns a philosophical exchange into a confession of longing. The world can shine and fade, but Augustine is seeking a deeper light that will not betray. The track is about holy simplification: the moment when scattered desire becomes one desire, and the soul admits what it was truly made to seek.
Song Inspiration
Saint Augustine’s Soliloquies, especially Augustine’s declaration that he desires to know God and the soul, nothing more.
Additional Details
Song Style: atmospheric synths, rock, slow, dynamic tempo shifts, 80s rock ballad, ballad, epic guitar riffs, male vocals
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