Lay Your Weapons Down

Original North Georgia anthemic blues-gospel, 92 BPM, Walking slap bass, honky-tonk piano, rhythm guitar, energetic live-band kit; warm MALE lead Bubba and FEMALE Darlene harmonies, Rich melodic hook, clear natural vocals, studio-quality Holler Shakers group, expressive dynamics, no imitation of living artists, no spoken sermon audio

[Intro: Holler Shakers instrumental motif] [Verse 1: Bubba, mature male] I kept a rope around the trouble Pulled against it night and day The harder that I tried to win it The more it dragged my peace away [Chorus: Bubba with Darlene, unmistakably female harmony] Lay your weapons down, lay them down You don't need another battleground Let the river take what won't stay Let the night go and make room for day Hold what's right and stand your ground But lay those weary weapons down [Verse 2: Darlene, female] I mistook a thought for ownership And made each worry mine to keep But hands that never loosen their grip Can't fold in prayer or fall asleep [Bridge: Bubba and Darlene duet] The fight inside can lose its thunder While the world keeps moving on There's a peace without surrendering truth [Final chorus: full band duet] Lay your weapons down, lay them down You don't need another battleground Let the river take what won't stay Let the night go and make room for day Hold what's right and stand your ground But lay those weary weapons down [Outro: instrumental answer and resolved final chord]

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