Mama Taught Me Love, Daddy Taught Me Wrath

Swampy delta blues with female vocals, detuned slide guitar, and a crooked shuffle groove, Kick and floor tom stomp like feet on a front porch, bass growls in the low mids, Verses stay raw and close-mic’d, with fingerpicked grit; chorus widens with gang shouts, call-and-response, and overdriven harmonica stabs, Mix leans dirty and intimate, letting vocal rasp and room noise color the track, delta blues, female vocals

[Verse 1] Mama stirred that red-eye stew Said "Girl Let it simmer down" Wiped my face with her work-worn hands Sweet tea smile in a sundown town Daddy slammed that screen door hard Boots tracked mud through every room Spit his truth like chewin' glass Storm in a bottle Ready to bloom [Chorus] Mama taught me love Daddy taught me wrath Got a heart like a river And a switchblade path I bless you with my left hand Curse you with a laugh Mama taught me love Daddy taught me wrath [Verse 2] Mama kept a Bible by the stove Soft pages stained with grease Said "Turn the other cheek Child" But her jaw was never at peace Daddy kept a pistol in the truck Cold steel Same old song Said "World only hears your kindness When they know your thunder’s strong" [Chorus] [Bridge] So I kiss you slow on Sunday [low vocal register] Then I burn your lies on Monday I got sugar on my tongue Rust in my blood Baby Both ways [Chorus]

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