The Glance

from Courage to Play by Ken Mattsson

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I was doing a skirmish (where you write and produce a demo of a song in one hour) in the 50 Songs in 90 Days Challenge, and the prompt was "If Looks Could Kill". I thought about the first time I got a look from a boy I found attractive, and knew in myself that I was gay, and also knew that I couldn't act upon it or I would be attacked. I couldn't show it or give any clue that I had that interest. This song came out of that.

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You did not know
How hard the mere glance from you at lunch
Affected my life

I staggered to stay upright and tried to catch my breath
Your eyes, that smile, the cute nose
Set off something in me that I didn't know was there
But knew was off limits

The way you picked up your backpack
The way you moved through the crowd
Stopped my heart from beating and air from entering my lungs

You held the desire of all the the girls
And the awe of all the boys
Although those two mixed and swirled in me to create an explosion that could not be allowed to surface

I must keep control of this because if anyone finds out
I will die

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from Courage to Play, released October 27, 2022

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Ken Mattsson Arlington, Massachusetts

Ken Mattsson is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has worked in the genres of folk, pop, classical and many others.

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