Wash This Blood Off O’ Me
Grimy delta blues stomp, bottleneck slide guitar growling through a broken amp, foot-stomp percussion, and a swampy harmonica answering the vocal, Male vocals: rough, close-mic’d, a little distorted, Verses stay low and conversational; chorus jumps in volume with gang shouts and claps, final verse strips back to voice and slide before the last big hit, male vocals, delta blues
[Verse 1] Rust in my mouth Copper on my tongue Morning in the mirror I can’t face what I’ve done Red on my knuckles Red on the sink Tried scrubbin’ till it’s raw Still it sticks to what I think [Chorus] Wash this blood off o’ me Lord I’m down on my knees Ain’t askin’ for glory Just a little bit of clean Wash this blood off o’ me Take these stains I can’t unsee [Verse 2] Bottle on the table Bible on the chair One makes me forget One makes me stare I hear that screen door creak Every time I close my eyes Their names hang in the hallway Like coats I left behind [Chorus] [Bridge] Hands in the river Water runnin’ black Scrub till the skin splits Still it drips from my past [Chorus]
