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Snakeskin

by Kathryn O'Shea

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I know I am learning
And I know I’m not alone
I know I’ve shed a heavy skin
And I know that I have grown
I know I am changing
And I know that I am kind
And I’m praying to escape the shame
of a skin no longer mine

But the snakes have taught me well
In the grass and in my dreams
That a creature has to free themselves
When they’re bursting at the seams
And I’ve seen these snakes before
And I’ve watched the way they shed
And the first thing that a snake lets free
Will always be its head

Free your head
Free your head

The mind can be a prison
When a person doesn’t see
They may only be locked up
Because they think they don’t deserve a key
But when the shame is too damn heavy
In a world that’s too damn mean
It can drive a person crazy
Tryna boil the waters clean

And the snakes have taught me well
In the grass and in my dreams
That a creature has to free themselves
When they’re bursting at the seams
And I’ve seen these snakes before
And I’ve watched the way they shed
And the first thing that a snake lets free
Will always be its head

(Free, free)
Free your head
(Free your head)

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released February 24, 2022
written & performed by Kathryn O'Shea (kathrynosheamusic.com)
arranged & produced by Lee Dyer (tinysunstudio.com)

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Kathryn O'Shea Asheville, North Carolina

Kathryn O'Shea is a singer/songwriter born & based in Asheville, NC.

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