Buried It on Purpose (528 Hz)

Delta blues with Appalachian roots and dusty boom-bap: resonator guitar, upright bass, foot-stomp kick, dry snare, hand percussion and sparse Hammond; 96 BPM, crowd-built stomp-clap-knock pocket; weathered male baritone, rhythmic and playful; sweaty room bleed, rough takes, mistakes and laughter, Nearly stops for dirty 1956 Les Paul phrases as the crowd rebuilds the beat into a heavy shared groove

[Intro]

[Resonator guitar]

[Heart]
Drew the map
before I had anything worth burying.

[Crowd Member]
THEN WHAT'D YOU BURY?

[Heart]
Nothing.

[Crowd laughs]

Just put the X there.

Figured I'd catch up.

[Foot stomp]

[Verse 1]

Read the charts
other men had sailed

Followed their compass
Followed their trail

Every borrowed map
had somebody else's hand

Pointing toward water
I didn't understand

So I drew mine crooked

Wrong turn here

Bad idea there

Coffee stain there

[Crowd laughs]

Crew said,
"What if there's nothing to find?"

I said,
"At least the mistake'll be mine."

Then the first thing I earned
that mattered to me

I took it somewhere
nobody could see

Dug that ground
with my own two hands

Put it down deep

And drew the map again

[Pre-Chorus]

Everybody wants the coordinates

Everybody wants the X

But treasure ain't treasure
because somebody tells you

where to step

[Chorus]

I BURIED IT ON PURPOSE!

[Crowd]
ON PURPOSE!

[Heart]
Put it in the ground!

[Crowd]
IN THE GROUND!

Didn't bury it
'cause I feared losing it

Buried it
so I'd remember what I found

Some things you spend

Some things you save

Some things you leave
right where they lay

I buried it on purpose

And I still know
where it stays

[Verse 2]

Raised my flag
where nobody stood

Didn't ask whether
somebody thought I should

Other ships circled
waiting offshore

Thought I'd come running
when the weather got poor

Some left early

Some stayed late

Some believed loud
then disappeared at the gate

But the ones I remember
when the ink ran dry

Kept rowing

Didn't need to know why

Funny thing
when you draw your own line

Nobody can promise
you'll arrive on time

But every mile
that nobody chose

Starts looking like yours

the farther it goes

[Beat strips down]

[Heart]
Give me that beat.

[Crowd begins]
[STOMP — CLAP — CLAP]
[STOMP — CLAP — CLAP]

[Heart]
No, no.

Mean it.

[Crowd louder]
[STOMP — CLAP — CLAP]
[STOMP — CLAP — CLAP]

[Heart, rhythmic]

WHO DREW THE MAP?

[Crowd]
WE DID!

WHO MADE THE ROAD?

[Crowd]
WE DID!

WHO KEPT ROWING
WHEN THE INK RAN OUT?

[Crowd]
WE DID!

[Heart]
Then why are you asking me
where the treasure is?

[Crowd erupts]

[Chorus]

I BURIED IT ON PURPOSE!

[Crowd]
ON PURPOSE!

Put it in the ground!

[Crowd]
IN THE GROUND!

Didn't bury it
'cause I feared losing it

Buried it
so I'd remember what I found

Some things you spend

Some things you save

Some things you never need to trade

I buried it on purpose

Still ain't digging it up today

[Bridge]

[Music drops to resonator]

There's a chest
under everything that came later

Under the rooms

Under the songs

Under every bigger stage

Nobody knows
the exact spot but me

That's all right

It was never buried
to make anybody believe

It just proves—

before anybody was watching

I was already digging.

[Silence]

[Heart]
Hold on.

I want something for this.

[Footsteps]

[Case latches open]

[Crowd murmurs]

[Heart]
Nineteen fifty-six.

[Crowd reacts]

[Heart]
Don't make her nervous.

[1956 Les Paul plugs in]

[Amp hum]

[One dirty blues note]

[Crowd erupts]

[Heart]
Oh, she's fine.

[Special Ending]

[Les Paul plays slow Delta-blues phrase]

[Heart]
Give her a beat.

[Crowd]
[STOMP — CLAP — CLAP]

[Les Paul answers]

[Crowd]
[STOMP — CLAP — CLAP]

[Heart]
I drew it—

[Crowd]
YOU DREW IT!

[Les Paul lick]

I dug it—

[Crowd]
YOU DUG IT!

[Les Paul lick]

I buried it—

[Crowd]
ON PURPOSE!

[Heart]
And when they ask
where the X is—

[Crowd]
DON'T TELL 'EM!

[Heart laughs]

Now you're learning.

[Beat gets heavier]

[Heart half-sings, half-raps]

Didn't need a borrowed compass
Didn't need a borrowed name

Didn't need somebody else's road
to tell me why I came

Put a mark into the dirt
before the world knew what it meant

Built above the buried thing

Never had to spend it

[Les Paul screaming blues response]

[Crowd]
DON'T DIG IT UP!

[Heart]
Why?

[Crowd]
YOU KNOW IT'S THERE!

[Heart]
Again!

[Crowd]
DON'T DIG IT UP!

[Heart]
WHY?

[Crowd]
YOU KNOW IT'S THERE!

[Heart]
That's it.

[Final Les Paul solo over crowd-made boom-bap beat]

[Band gradually joins the crowd rhythm]

[Delta blues and hip-hop groove lock together]

[Hard stop]

[Heart]
Still got the map.

[Single Les Paul note]

Still know where the X is.

[Pause]

Never needed
to dig it back up.

[Very quiet voice from crowd]
Good.

[Heart]
Yeah.

[Case latch closes]

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[Intro] [Resonator guitar] [Heart] Drew the map before I had anything worth burying. [Crowd Member] THEN WHAT'D YOU BURY? [Heart] Nothing. [Crowd laughs] Just put the X there. Figured I'd catch up. [Foot stomp] [Verse 1] Read the charts other men had sailed Followed their compass Followed their trail Every borrowed map had somebody else's hand Pointing toward water I didn't understand So I drew mine crooked Wrong turn here Bad idea there Coffee stain there [Crowd laughs] Crew said, "What if there's nothing to find?" I said, "At least the mistake'll be mine." Then the first thing I earned that mattered to me I took it somewhere nobody could see Dug that ground with my own two hands Put it down deep And drew the map again [Pre-Chorus] Everybody wants the coordinates Everybody wants the X But treasure ain't treasure because somebody tells you where to step [Chorus] I BURIED IT ON PURPOSE! [Crowd] ON PURPOSE! [Heart] Put it in the ground! [Crowd] IN THE GROUND! Didn't bury it 'cause I feared losing it Buried it so I'd remember what I found Some things you spend Some things you save Some things you leave right where they lay I buried it on purpose And I still know where it stays [Verse 2] Raised my flag where nobody stood Didn't ask whether somebody thought I should Other ships circled waiting offshore Thought I'd come running when the weather got poor Some left early Some stayed late Some believed loud then disappeared at the gate But the ones I remember when the ink ran dry Kept rowing Didn't need to know why Funny thing when you draw your own line Nobody can promise you'll arrive on time But every mile that nobody chose Starts looking like yours the farther it goes [Beat strips down] [Heart] Give me that beat. [Crowd begins] [STOMP — CLAP — CLAP] [STOMP — CLAP — CLAP] [Heart] No, no. Mean it. [Crowd louder] [STOMP — CLAP — CLAP] [STOMP — CLAP — CLAP] [Heart, rhythmic] WHO DREW THE MAP? [Crowd] WE DID! WHO MADE THE ROAD? [Crowd] WE DID! WHO KEPT ROWING WHEN THE INK RAN OUT? [Crowd] WE DID! [Heart] Then why are you asking me where the treasure is? [Crowd erupts] [Chorus] I BURIED IT ON PURPOSE! [Crowd] ON PURPOSE! Put it in the ground! [Crowd] IN THE GROUND! Didn't bury it 'cause I feared losing it Buried it so I'd remember what I found Some things you spend Some things you save Some things you never need to trade I buried it on purpose Still ain't digging it up today [Bridge] [Music drops to resonator] There's a chest under everything that came later Under the rooms Under the songs Under every bigger stage Nobody knows the exact spot but me That's all right It was never buried to make anybody believe It just proves— before anybody was watching I was already digging. [Silence] [Heart] Hold on. I want something for this. [Footsteps] [Case latches open] [Crowd murmurs] [Heart] Nineteen fifty-six. [Crowd reacts] [Heart] Don't make her nervous. [1956 Les Paul plugs in] [Amp hum] [One dirty blues note] [Crowd erupts] [Heart] Oh, she's fine. [Special Ending] [Les Paul plays slow Delta-blues phrase] [Heart] Give her a beat. [Crowd] [STOMP — CLAP — CLAP] [Les Paul answers] [Crowd] [STOMP — CLAP — CLAP] [Heart] I drew it— [Crowd] YOU DREW IT! [Les Paul lick] I dug it— [Crowd] YOU DUG IT! [Les Paul lick] I buried it— [Crowd] ON PURPOSE! [Heart] And when they ask where the X is— [Crowd] DON'T TELL 'EM! [Heart laughs] Now you're learning. [Beat gets heavier] [Heart half-sings, half-raps] Didn't need a borrowed compass Didn't need a borrowed name Didn't need somebody else's road to tell me why I came Put a mark into the dirt before the world knew what it meant Built above the buried thing Never had to spend it [Les Paul screaming blues response] [Crowd] DON'T DIG IT UP! [Heart] Why? [Crowd] YOU KNOW IT'S THERE! [Heart] Again! [Crowd] DON'T DIG IT UP! [Heart] WHY? [Crowd] YOU KNOW IT'S THERE! [Heart] That's it. [Final Les Paul solo over crowd-made boom-bap beat] [Band gradually joins the crowd rhythm] [Delta blues and hip-hop groove lock together] [Hard stop] [Heart] Still got the map. [Single Les Paul note] Still know where the X is. [Pause] Never needed to dig it back up. [Very quiet voice from crowd] Good. [Heart] Yeah. [Case latch closes]

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