Age Of Reptiles

I am made of parts that freeze and ligaments that atrophyThough they look they'll never seeThey don't know something's wrong with meAnd just as well, I'll never tell what's underneath the scalesI've worn to thin to honor you, my every effort failsBury me with Israel and cover up my tracksLeave not a trace of what I was, I'm never coming backAnd if you're mercy falls upon he whose blood is coldUnearth me with your hands of love and never break your holdThe world is full of ones like meWho need to see the truthBut the truth is never truth indeedThe truth is only youJesus bless the crocodiles, forgive the cobras and all the snakesOpen up your arms to carry all of our mistakesSuck the venom from every bite and vomit every dropSome of us may bite your hand but some of us will notAnd every knee will bow before you, each forked tongue confessMy selfishness will rot in me and I will seek your restStill some lizards flee from you, ashamed of all they've beenSo Jesus take myself from me, never bring it back againThe world is full of ones like me, who need to see the truthBut the truth is never truth indeed, the truth is only youThe world will soon become extinct, the age will pass awayAnd all will know that you are God, hallowed be your nameJesus bless the crocodiles, forgive the cobras and all the snakesOpen up your arms to carry all of our mistakesForgive the basilisk, forgive the moccasins and adders tooHave mercy on each alligator that never lived for youI myself hatched from an egg, no white light from aboveJust another ancient serpent that never earned your loveBut still you find me underneath the rocks and in the groundI cowered there just short of air and never made a soundIt's true that I'm in love with you, and even in my shameYou wipe away the imperfections and take away the painYou wrap your loving arms around this wretched thing called meYour love is all I'll ever need, your love has set me freeThe truth is only you.I walk the world on insect legs beneath an unforgiving sunEat the dirt throughout my days On the dirt and dirt I come undoneMessiah born in Bethlehem won't find me lying thereThe world's too big for him to see me or hear the things I've saidHold me to you as I pray, Take the rest of the world awayMy blood runs warm because of you, The scales fall out of my eyesI laughed in the keep of a man with a rose my mandibles are caked in trashThought you wouldn't recognize me, in the black of soot and ashDon't turn a deaf ear to my voice, but one thing I want you to know:I have always loved you though my life has never said soHold me to you as I pray, Take the rest of the world awayMy blood runs warm because of you, The scales fall out of my eyesHold me to you as I pray, Take every other thing awayMy heart is breaking out for you, The scales are out of my eyesI love you Lord, and I lift my voiceTo worship you, Oh, my soul rejoiceTake joy my King in what you hearMay it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear