Your Soul and Mine

by Gil Scott-Heron

From the album: I'm New Here

Track 4 of 25 on I'm New Here (2010).

Duration: 02:02

I'm New Here cover art

Lyrics for Your Soul and Mine

Standing in the ruins Of another Black man's life Or flying through the valley Separating day and night "I am death," cried the Vulture "For the people of the light" Charon brought his raft From the sea that sails on souls And saw the scavenger departing Taking warm hearts to the cold He knew the ghetto was the haven For the meanest creature ever known In the wilderness of heartbreak And a desert of despair Evil's clarion of justice Shrieks a cry of naked terror Taking babies from their mamas Leaving grief beyond compare So if you see the Vulture coming Flying circles in your mind Remember there is no escaping For he will follow close behind Only promised me a battle Battle for your soul and mine (and mine) And mine

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More from I'm New Here

  1. On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 1)
  2. Me and the Devil
  3. I'm New Here
  4. Your Soul and Mine
  5. Parents (Interlude)
  6. I'll Take Care of You
  7. Being Blessed (Interlude)
  8. Where Did the Night Go
  9. I Was Guided (Interlude)
  10. New York Is Killing Me
  11. Certain Things (Interlude)
  12. Running
  13. The Crutch
  14. I've Been Me (Interlude)
  15. On Coming from a Broken Home (Pt. 2)
  16. Handsome Johnny
  17. King Henry IV
  18. Piano Player (Intro)
  19. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
  20. Winter in America - Interlude
  21. Winter in America - 2010 Live Studio Version
  22. Jazz (Interlude)
  23. Is That Jazz
  24. A Place To Go (Interlude)
  25. My Cloud