Swamp Peoples Territory

[Verse 1] Mud on my boots, dirt on my name Been crawlin’ that bank in a thunderstorm game Tin roof rattlin’ when the night got mean I learned how to breathe in the in-between My granddad said, “Boy, stay low, stay true” When the frogs start singin’, better sing too I got a soft spot hidden in a hard-shell frame And a river in my chest that still knows pain [Pre-Chorus] Hear that rumble rollin’ in? Better lock that gate again Feel it pull me under, baby Like a prayer with teeth [Chorus] Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory We don’t ask for grace We take our place Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory If the dark comes close I’m still the ghost Down in the swamp peoples territory [Verse 2] Got a rusted truck and a borrowed grin A little more scars than I care to spin Baritone cry and a hammering heel That old road hums like a steel-toed deal I chased that shine to the county line Found out glory don’t keep good time Now I’m back where the cypress lean With a wild-heart flame and a hunger unseen [Pre-Chorus] Hear that rumble rollin’ in? Better lock that gate again Feel it pull me under, baby Like a prayer with teeth [Chorus] Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory We don’t ask for grace We take our place Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory If the dark comes close I’m still the ghost Down in the swamp peoples territory [Bridge] [Half-time, ethereal] Moon on the water Blood in the clay I was built for the bend Not the easy way Guttural and broken Then I rise again From the moss and the sorrow To the thunderhead bend [Final Chorus] Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory We don’t ask for grace We take our place Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory Down in the swamp peoples territory If the dark comes close I’m still the ghost Down in the swamp peoples territory (Down in the swamp peoples territory) (Down in the swamp peoples territory)