Lyric discussion by mr_pollock 

Cover art for Lips Surrendered lyrics by Whatever It Takes

The lyrics are actually drawn from poems by Emily Dickinson.

An introduction about Emily Dickinson, written by Martha Dickinson Bianchi, says this:

She [Emily Dickinson] even descends over the brink of the grave to toy with the outworn vesture of the spirit, recapture the dead smile on lips surrendered forever; then, as on the wings of Death, betakes herself and her reader in the direction of the escaping soul to new, incredible heights.

Seeing that I haven't read the actual poem in depth, I am unable to discern the entire meaning.