Lyrics 

Toes pointed toward the road 
Hard times pickin’ at my bones 
Pride might be the death of me 
But I’m a lion, got a pride to feed 
And I ain’t scared of the unknown 

Dragged my boots from here to Rome 
Putting on that magic show 
Showed them what was up my sleeve 
And all of them walked out on me 
Guess I gotta do it on my own

Hard headed, unleaded 
I can’t help this drive 
Thick skin been wearin thin
Keep me on your mind 
Couldn’t walk away if I tried (And I tried)
I’m gonna light up the sky 

I keep my kinfolk close 
Still chasing melodies & ghosts 
My best friends checkin up on me 
“Man, how you been? You still steady?”
Homie, you already know 
That I’m 
 
Hard headed, unleaded 
I can’t help this drive 
Thick skins been wearin thin
Keep me on your mind 
I couldn’t walk away if I tried (And I tried)
I’m gonna light up the sky

Produced by Dan Knobler (Allison Russell, Lake Street Dive, Bahamas)

Dan Knobler - baritone acoustic guitar, electric guitar, horn arrangement Will Graefe - electric guitars, slide guitars Jake Sherman - piano, b3 Terence F. Clark - drums Alec Newnam - bass Rachael Davis - harmony vocals Lindsay Lou - harmony vocals Billy Aukstik - trumpet, horn arrangement Freddy DeBoe - tenor sax, baritone sax

Good To Be Here

Light Up The Sky

This is a love song written by Kenny Rott at the ripe age of 15

To hear more, go here: http://bit.ly/2nlJjjv

Kenny Rott - guitar, keys, vocals
Ben Wiegold and Jeremy Chereskin - strings composition

Strings performed by Amanda Bailey a.k.a. Lil' Sharp

Executive Producer Ben Wiegold
Recorded and Mixed by Jeremy Chereskin, Rapid Audio LLC at Chicago Recording Company, 2014
Mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound LLC
Assistant Engineering from Young Rob Turner

For A Rose

“O, Hallelujah” is about how “timing is literally everything when it comes to dating.” Scales wrote when he was getting to know his girlfriend. “We grabbed drinks and ended up talking all night. At some point, we figured out that we both lived in two of the same cities at the same time before we met. Musing about where we were in our lives at those times, I realized that had we met any earlier, it wouldn’t have worked out. I went home immediately and wrote the song.”

O, Hallelujah

Settle in, I’m gonna talk about my skin
These days it’s like the elephant in every room I’m in 
The feeling follows me like a second line in New Orleans
But when I turn to face it 
They say “Oh, I didn’t mean to offend”
Tell me how I sound again 

It’s all milk and honey 
When you gamble with house money
Cause you got nothing to lose
You’re so cute and edgy 
Til the conversations heavy  
Then you wanna be excused?
You didn’t mean to offend, tell me how I sound again

Ain’t shit romantic bout 
The antebellum south 
I say bite the hand that feeds you
When it slaps you in the mouth 
It’s the American fever dream 
Where I have to know what you mean 
My anger is a threat 
But you’re just blowing off steam 

Theres a weight so great we don’t call it by name 
There’s a lot more stops once you get off the train 
From the church to the barber shop we spin gold from our pain 
We been servin holy water
but we can’t have a taste 

You didn’t mean to offend 
So tell me how I sound again
 
Sometimes being brown 
Only gets me down 
When I watch too much tv
And forget about my crown

Tell Me How I Sound Again

Lo Contour

Phillip-Michael was born in Michigan, forged in Chicago, and now lives in Nashville, TN. He grew up with B.B. King calling him “nephew” and calls his music "Dive Bar Soul,"  a blend of Indie Rock storytelling and the passion of the blues. In February of 2022, he caught the attention of Ellen Degeneres who featured him on her show.

Light Up The Sky

Phillip-Michael Scales

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