I Became What I Hated

Original North Georgia slow confessional gospel blues, 102 BPM, acoustic, responsive Hohner harmonica, Hammond B3 organ, warm gospel piano, upright slap bass, fiddle, brushed drums, Warm unmistakably MALE Bubba verse one; unmistakably FEMALE Darlene verse two, harmonies and duets, Emotional dynamic build, clear original lyrics, natural live Holler Shakers sound

[Intro: original Holler Shakers riff] [Verse 1: Bubba, mature warm male] I swore I'd never sound like Mama Never let her anger have my name But I heard her voice across my table Coming through my mouth one day [Chorus: male Bubba, female Darlene harmonizes] I became what I hated And I never saw the turn I kept holding up my history Like a match that had to burn Now I'm putting down the blame I can choose a different way [Verse 2: Darlene, expressive female] Forgiveness isn't saying it was harmless And it doesn't mean I have to stay I can face the past with honesty And stop passing hurt along today [Bridge: two voices trade lines] Some of what I learned was sorrow Some of what I learned was fear Let a better story start here [Final Chorus: Bubba and Darlene with band] I became what I hated And I never saw the turn I kept holding up my history Like a match that had to burn Now I'm putting down the blame I can choose a different way [Outro: instrumental turnaround and clean ending]

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