[Male Lead (Raspy/Soulful Style)] [Silence: 0:00–0:04] [Exclude: Heavy Distortion, Aggressive Beats] [Extended Intro: 2 Minutes | "The Temple Steps" Blues] [0:00-0:45 Instrumental Feature (Resonator Slide Solo)] (Technique: [G Major -> C7 -> G Blues Slide Lick] | [Instrument: National Resonator Guitar]) [0:45-1:30 Instrumental Feature (Groove & B3 Entry)] (Technique: [Stomp Box Beat & Gospel B3 Swell] | [Instrument: Kick Drum & Hammond B3]) [1:30-2:00 Instrumental Feature (Vocal Hum/Moan)] (Technique: [Keb' Mo' Style: "Mmm-hmm... Lord have mercy..."] | [Instrument: Male Vocals]) [Verse 1 | Gentle Stomp | Storytelling] Two men went up to the house of prayer... One walked in with his nose in the air... Confident in the things he'd done... Checking the boxes, one by one... He stood by himself, in the front of the line... Thinking that he and the Lord were fine... (Slide Guitar Fill: "Confident/Major Lick") [Verse 2 | B3 Swells | The Pharisee] "God, I thank you I ain't like the rest... Put to the test and I passed the test... I ain't a robber, I ain't a cheat... I don't walk down the adulterer's street... I fast twice a week, I give my share... Look at the righteous clothes I wear..." And he pointed his finger to the back of the room... At a man standing deep in the shadow and gloom... [Chorus | Melodic Lift | Soulful] (Vocal Harmony: "God have mercy...") On a sinner like me... (Slide Guitar Echo: "Like me...") Can't lift my eyes... (B3 Swell: "Lift my eyes...") Too heavy to see... (Vocal Harmony: "Justified...") Not by the work... (Resonator Slide: "Not by the work...") But by the Mercy Seat... [Instrumental Break: 90 Seconds | "The Justification" Solo] (Technique: [Slow Blues Slide Solo: G -> C -> D -> G] | [Instrument: Resonator Guitar]) [Verse 3 | Breakdown to Clap | The Tax Collector] But the tax collector stood far away... Didn't have a resume to display... Couldn't look up to the holy place... Just the tears running down his face... Beat his breast with a heavy hand... The lowest man in all the land... "God, be merciful to me! I'm a sinner, Lord, I'm down on my knee!" (Guitar Fill: "Weeping Slide Lick") [Verse 4 | Full Band Groove | The Verdict] I tell you the truth, when the sun went down... Only one man wore the righteous crown... Not the one with the list and the pride... But the one who had nothing left to hide... For the high and mighty will be brought low... But the humble heart is the way to go... [Extended Outro: 2 Minutes | "The Walk Home" Fade] [0:00-1:00 Instrumental Feature (Slide & B3 Call/Response)] (Technique: [Blues Turnarounds & Gospel Organ] | [Instrument: Resonator & B3]) [1:00-2:00 Instrumental Feature (Fade to Footsteps)] (Technique: [Slow Walking Rhythm Fade] | [Instrument: Sound Design]) [Fade to Silence] [End]
