By Michael Guy Bowman bowman Bandcamp YouTube YouTube mguybowman Twitter michaelguybowman.com Other mguybowman Instagram.
Released 7/19/2016.
Duration: 0:56.

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Also released as:

• (20189/24/2018; about 2 years, 2 months later) Bandages (Archive)

Lyrics:

Colin Burns
But he does not char
The fire laps at his appendages

Embers spurned
Cannot leave a scar
He is safe behind his Bandages

The alias
The other skin
Who knows what can lie within
The Bandages
The Bandages

Artist commentary:

Michael Guy Bowman: (composer, SoundCloud description)

The personal anthem of Colin Burns, known as "Bandages" on various forums. Commissioned for the "Send Bowman and His Band to SXSW 2012" fundraiser.

Michael Guy Bowman: (alternate artwork, SoundCloud)