Joshua P. Kennedy — The Crucible and the Chaff lyrics

Lyrics

I’m feeling trapped and held back
I’m feeling the cold attack
Of the world that I’m in
If I could break my way out
Whether it’s with or without
Absolution of my sins
And even though I’m stuck here
It’s not the dark that I fear
It is the silence of my voice
So this is my new home now
A crucible of self-doubt
But I do have a choice
Though I am paralyzed
I am not mute
I’m bound, but I’m not gagged
And that’s why I’m singing to you
The barbs of heartache wrap tight
Not saying that it is right
Or easy to remove
And when I get my strength up
Will that be enough
To make it through? Oh
Then when the crucible breaks
My catatonic state
Is finally repealed
Am I still at the mercy
Of the world around me?
My prison is revealed
The whirlwinds all blow me
Like chaff, I am only
Bound in another way
Bound by my forced movement
Is this really improvement
From being forced to stay?
Though I am pushed both here and there
I am not mute
Still bound and still not gagged
I’ll keep singing out to you!
But my heavy words
Will tether me to the earth
And I’ll have control
Then I’ll be my own man
Who moves his own hands
With his own soul. Oh
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