Southern Death: Part II The Resurrection

# Southern Death: Resurrection **Genre:** Southern Gothic / Dark Country / Country-Noir **Vocals:** Solo Male Baritenor — Deep, warm, gritty Southern drawl. Haunting clean vocals, no screaming, no female vocals. **Tempo:** 76 BPM **Instrumentation:** Detuned banjo, slide guitar, upright bass, dark fiddle, boot-stomp percussion, distant thunder, and church bells. [Intro – Deep Male Spoken Voice, Barely Above a Whisper] They put me in the ground Thought I'd stay beneath But the river knows my name And the dirt remembers me [Verse 1 – Low, Gravelly Baritenor] Red clay on my eyelids Roots around my bones Six feet of cold silence Between me and my home Water found the coffin Crept beneath the lid Filled my lungs with memories Of everything they did I heard that river calling Through the timber and the stone Felt the current pull me upward Toward the life I'd known [Pre-Chorus – Restrained, Cold Determination] I didn't ask for heaven Didn't bargain with hell I just heard my front door closing And I knew that sound too well [Chorus – Powerful, Haunting Clean Male Vocals] Southern death Couldn't hold me under Southern death I rose beneath the thunder Mud upon my hands River in my chest Southern death Ain't claimed me yet Southern death I ain't asking for redemption Southern death Resurrection [Verse 2 – Deep, Bitter Storytelling] I crawled through the bottom Where the black roots grow Followed every drop of water To the road I used to know My boots were full of river My skin was cold as rain But I knew every broken fencepost Every bend along that lane Saw a light behind my window Saw a stranger in my chair Wearing what was mine on Sunday Breathing in my stolen air [Pre-Chorus – Low, Controlled Anger] I ain't coming for forgiveness I ain't begging to be saved I came walking for the pieces Of the life they put away [Chorus – Heavy Boot-Stomp Rhythm] Southern death Couldn't hold me under Southern death I rose beneath the thunder Mud upon my hands River in my chest Southern death Ain't claimed me yet Southern death I ain't asking for redemption Southern death Resurrection [Instrumental Break – Detuned Banjo and Mourning Slide Guitar] Slow