[Vocal: male, deep nasal muttering, hostile southern drawl, rhythmic spoken delivery, psychotic calm turning into explosive shouting, ugly human imperfections, aggressive consonants, dry close-mic presence] [Instrument: hyperactive slap-bass acrobatics, elastic thumb-and-pop attack, grotesque bass slides, clacking fret chatter, dry guitar punctuation, tribal tom-heavy drums] [Structure: Focused Performance] Down behind the minnow tanks Past the busted Coca-Cola sign Brother Gideon stood knee-deep In mosquito water and transmission slime One boot missin' One eye twitchin' Bible wrapped in duct tape skin Talkin' 'bout satellites stealin' thoughts Through the cavities in your fillings "Step right up now... River's hungry tonight..." [Beat: oppressive slap groove, rubber-band bass motion, awkward tribal swing] Catfish bones in a Folgers can Dead bulbs buzzin' overhead Mold climbin' up the Pepsi fridge Frogs sleepin' underneath the shed He dunked old Leroy twice too long Came back coughin' muddy black Started whisperin' to the riverbank Like somethin' whispered back Everybody clappin' off the beat Sweat drippin' through cigarette smoke Broken lawn chair congregation Starin' through the generator glow [Instrumental Break] [Instrument: frantic slap-bass fills, aggressive popping runs, scraping harmonics, collapsing tom chaos] [Structure: Rhythmic Bridge] "They keep records underneath the river... Every lie ya ever told still floats..." Generator buzz... Dog bark... June bugs hittin' floodlights... Then BOOM— [Structure: Anthemic Peak] CATFISH GOSPEL! CATFISH GOSPEL! Mud in the water... Mud in your teeth... CATFISH GOSPEL! Everybody twitchin' Everybody sweatin' Everybody stompin' By the riverbank stink... [Structure: Minimalist Breakdown] Old woman smokin' near the freezer Said he'd drowned three men last July Nobody asked too many questions Round here nothin' ever really dies Train horn... Frogs croakin'... Generator hum... Brother Gideon face-down in the water Still mumblin' through the mud... [Structure: Anthemic Peak] CATFISH GOSPEL! CATFISH GOSPEL! Transmission communion... Motor-oil belief... CATFISH GOSPEL! Broken teeth chatterin' Generator hum... Somebody down in the water Still talkin' to God... [Outro] [Instrument: collapsing slap-bass frenzy, violent popping fills, ugly feedback squeals, tribal drum collapse] "Bring cash next Wednesday... Water's gettin' mean again..."
