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Scales

from Temple by Michael Kuehn

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I can hardly recognize this heart of sin
These are not my hands, this is not my skin
How I came to be this way I'm not too sure
I'm looking for some hope, hoping for a cure

I want to see, a change in me

One by one, the scales they fall
But underneath there's more
I need sharper claws than mine
To reach down to the core
I'm sorry for the things that I have been
I just want to be a boy again

I slip deeper in this cave to hide my shame
They don't know this face, let alone my name
With each hour I just feel more and more alone
I miss my friends, I miss my home

Who can call me out of the dark?
And pierce this armor down to my heart?

One by one, the scales they fall
But underneath there's more
I need sharper claws than mine
To reach down to the core
I'm sorry for the things that I have been
I just want to be a boy again

Your breath has filled my lungs
I thought I could breathe on my own
You dig down to the core
Undressing me right down to the bone

Cast me into the waves, so that they can wash me clean
The stinging that's on my skin, tells me that I'm alive again
Gone are the tears, and all of the pain
As I wrap my fingers in Your mane

One by one, the scales they fall
And under there's no more
You've got sharper claws than mine
That dig down to the core
I'm sorry for the things that I have been
I just want to be a boy again

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from Temple, released February 25, 2014

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Michael Kuehn High Point, North Carolina

Michael is a classically-trained, modern storyteller. His technical background provides surprising nuanced progressions and turns of melody, paving new roads in tired four-chord towns. The sparse intimacy of these sonic landscapes invite you to come in and stay awhile, and hear stories of faith and friendship that just might remind you of your own. ... more

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