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Corn-Bred & Charred
Clinton Moore
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SoulBlues RockSouthern RockSwagger BluesConfidentGrittySwaggeringSoulfulPatient
This is a slow-burn, swaggering blues-rock track sung from the perspective of the whiskey itself. It tells the story of its transformation, being born from the "sweetness" of the cornfield and then baptized by fire in a "charred" oak barrel. The song is a confident anthem about aging, darkness, and the soul that comes from the process.
[Verse 1] I ain't no fast-made spirit, I ain't no quick-fix sin I'm just the golden promise of the field I was born in Started out as sweetness, a farmer's humble grain Just a clean white dog cryin' out for the rain Cryin' out for the rain [Chorus] Yeah, I'm corn-bred and charred Sleepin' in the dark Got a soul made of smoke, got an oak-tree heart Waited out the seasons 'til I was good and hard I'm the real thing, baby I'm corn-bred and charred [Verse 2] They gave me a new cradle, a bed of fire and wood Blackened on the inside, just like they said they would They called it "alligator," that number-four-grade burn Sealed me in the shadows and waited for my turn To pull the vanilla, to find the caramel To turn that sleeping rickhouse into a sweet-smellin' hell A sweet-smellin' hell [Chorus] Yeah, I'm corn-bred and charred Sleepin' in the dark Got a soul made of smoke, got an oak-tree heart Waited out the seasons 'til I was good and hard I'm the real thing, baby I'm corn-bred and charred [Bridge] Some like the clear, the new, the fast But they don't understand, a soul's gotta last You gotta breathe the wood, you gotta feel the heat To make the bitter medicine taste so sweet [Guitar Solo] (Slow, soulful, and heavy on the slide) [Chorus] Yeah, I'm corn-bred and charred Sleepin' in the dark Got a soul made of smoke, got an oak-tree heart Waited out the seasons 'til I was good and hard I'm the real thing, baby I'm corn-bred and charred [Outro] Yeah, corn-bred (I'm corn-bred and charred) Born of the fire (I'm corn-bred and charred) Waitin' in the dark Yeah
SoulBlues RockSouthern RockSwagger BluesConfidentGrittySwaggeringSoulfulPatientGritty BaritoneDeep TenorSlide GuitarElectric Guitar (Les Paul)Thick BasslineHeavy Kick DrumSnareHammond B3 OrganSunoGemini (Google)
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