I am made of parts that freeze and ligaments that atrophy 

Though they look they’ll never see 

They don’t know something’s wrong with me 

And just as well, I’ll never tell what’s underneath the scales 

I’ve worn to thin to honor you, my every effort fails 

Bury me with Israel and cover up my tracks 

Leave not a trace of what I was, I’m never coming back 

And if you’re mercy falls upon he whose blood is cold 

Unearth me with your hands of love and never break your hold 



The world is full of ones like me 

Who need to see the truth 

But the truth is never truth indeed 

The truth is only you 



Jesus bless the crocodiles, forgive the cobras and all the snakes 

Open up your arms to carry all of our mistakes 

Suck the venom from every bite and vomit every drop 

Some of us may bite your hand but some of us will not 

And every knee will bow before you, each forked tongue confess 

My selfishness will rot in me and I will seek your rest 

Still some lizards flee from you, ashamed of all they’ve been 

So Jesus take myself from me, never bring it back again 



The world is full of ones like me, who need to see the truth 

But the truth is never truth indeed, the truth is only you 

The world will soon become extinct, the age will pass away 

And all will know that you are God, hallowed be your name 



Jesus bless the crocodiles, forgive the cobras and all the snakes 

Open up your arms to carry all of our mistakes 

Forgive the basilisk, forgive the moccasins and adders too 

Have mercy on each alligator that never lived for you 

I myself hatched from an egg, no white light from above 

Just another ancient serpent that never earned your love 

But still you find me underneath the rocks and in the ground 

I cowered there just short of air and never made a sound 

It’s true that I’m in love with you, and even in my shame 

You wipe away the imperfections and take away the pain 

You wrap your loving arms around this wretched thing called me 

Your love is all I’ll ever need, your love has set me free 



The truth is only you. 



I walk the world on insect legs beneath an unforgiving sun 

Eat the dirt throughout my days On the dirt and dirt I come undone 

Messiah born in Bethlehem won't find me lying there 

The world's too big for him to see me or hear the things I've said 

Hold me to you as I pray, Take the rest of the world away 

My blood runs warm because of you, The scales fall out of my eyes 

I laughed in the keep of a man with a rose my mandibles are caked in trash 

Thought you wouldn't recognize me, in the black of soot and ash 

Don't turn deaf into my voice, but one thing I want you to know: 

I have always loved you though my life has never said so 

Hold me to you as I pray, Take the rest of the world away 

My blood runs warm because of you, The scales fall out of my eyes 

Hold me to you as I pray, Take every other thing away 

My heart is breaking out for you, The scales are out of my eyes