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Midnight Chain Gang Lament
Duration2:57

Midnight Chain Gang Lament

Riverside Howlin' Wolf

Delta Blues

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This track captures the raw essence of Delta Blues with a gritty slide guitar leading the melody, accompanied by wailing harmonica and a steady, shuffling rhythm section that evokes the dusty roads of the Deep South. The production remains unpolished and intimate, highlighting the singer's gravelly vocals as they bend blue notes to convey tales of hardship and fleeting hope. Subtle bass lines and sparse drum hits build a hypnotic 12-bar structure, drawing listeners into an emotional journey of resilience amid sorrow.

Lyrics

Drill Blocks bleed, we don't sleep Yeah, drill time Us, us, us Uh, yeah Grew up with a siren, screamed like lost hope Concrete, jungle with the weak, they devour a whole park This city with eclipse, they full, and we circle like vultures Pulling for the pull, lost my brother to the smoke Now it's ghost in the wind, rivers burning in my chest When the pain begins, slide through the eye block Mass on hearts, go one wrong glance, and the story's told In the lead our heads rattle like the chains we break 808s boom like the ground we shake From the trap to the grave, no escape in sight Loyalty's a blade cut deep in the night, mama praying by the window Tears on the seal, but the streets call louder Feeding on the kill, we drill for survival, not for the thrill Blood on the pavement, painting our will Drill, drill, we slide, we spin Ominous nights where the violence begins Trap, he's counting high, that's on the run Street life, gripping under the gun No mercy, no peace, just a brawl in the real slide and seal the deal From the block to the booth, we confess the sin Drill out forever, let the chaos begin Moons heal slow when the scars run deep Flashbacks hit like a thief in the sleep Rivals plot in the dark, but we move like the tide One shot, one drop, and the whole side divide Gold chains heavy, but the weight's in the soul Friends turn foes when the hunger take control Cornerstone wars over turf in the green Brothers put secrets that the living ain't seen Emotional wrecks buried under the grit Love for the lost, but we can't afford to quit Rappin' five thoughts, hot hats, keep the pace Baseline, slithers like a fear, we embrace it No heroes here, just survivors in the fray Pro-wake justice in the place we pay Every of you legit, a fallen kin Drill's our anthem, where the begins Drill, drill, we slide, we spin Ominous nights where the violence begins Trap, he's counting high, that's on the run Street life, gripping under the gun No mercy, no peace, just a brawl in the real slide and seal the deal From the block to the booth, we confess the sin Drill out forever, let the chaos begin In the silence, after the storm I feel the air Echoes are left and now Just a mistake Shadows creep Yeah, forever in the streets Yeah, forever in the streets Hey now

Midnight Chain Gang Lament

Riverside Howlin' Wolf

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