Bend Like a Reed
Grady Rootman
Blues
About
This raw Delta Blues track unfolds over a classic 12-bar progression, laced with poignant blue notes and expressive guitar bends that evoke deep emotional grit. Call-and-response vocals trade lines between gritty pleas and resilient affirmations, supported by acoustic guitar, harmonica wails, and a shuffling rhythm section for an intimate, live-room feel. Themes of enduring hardship through inner fire and deep roots build to a soul-stirring guitar solo and affirming outro.
Lyrics
guitar solo I've been broken Down so low Wounds that ache Shadows grow But deep inside The fire glows Rain keeps falling On my way On my weary head Rain keeps falling On my weary head But roots run deep I ain't done yet Lost every dream In the midnight fight Lost every dream In the midnight fight Still I rise With the morning light Resilient heart It won't give in Through the ache Where do I begin, Ben? Like a reed In the pouring wind I'm still standing Let the healing begin Take it low Take it low Take it low Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Bend it slow Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Mm-hmm-hmm-hmm Mm-hmm-hmm-hmm Hold on strong Hold on strong Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Bend Like a Reed
Grady Rootman
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