Corroding Frame - Carry the Southland

[Verse 1] Woke up on the wrong side of a gravel road Barefoot in the back forty chasing down the cold My boots are caked in red dirt and regret My heart keeps dragging like a broken-down plow I left a city burning somewhere behind the pines Traded steel and sirens for this hollow quiet shine Now the preacher's bell is ringing through the rustling pines Ringing through my hollow where the wild weeds climb [Pre-Chorus] And I keep looking for a reason Keep looking for a door that opens slow [Chorus] Carry the weight of the southland on my spine Carry it low like a freight train in the night Every mile a scar and every scar a mile Southern bones keep humming till they see the light [Post-Chorus] Down low Down low down in the dirt Down low Down low in the hurt [Verse 2] They told me harmony was somewhere in the noise So I strung a wire between thunder and the boys We sang like barn owls out beneath the moon Grinding grit and grace into a gospel tune My mama's bible sits cracked open on the dash Page one hundred and two where the anger turns to ash She said boy you carry thunder in your veins Learn to make it sing instead of shake the chains [Pre-Chorus] And I keep reaching for the chorus Keep reaching for a foot that hits the floor [Chorus] Carry the weight of the southland on my spine Carry it low like a freight train in the night Every mile a scar and every scar a mile Southern bones keep humming till they see the light [Post-Chorus] Down low Down low down in the dirt Down low Down low in the hurt [Bridge] Yeah we rise like river fog on Sunday Rise like smoke off a barbeque flame Hands in the soil and a choir in the rafters Nothing to lose and everything to name [Guitar Break] [Chorus] Carry the weight of the southland on my spine Carry it low like a freight train in the night Every mile a scar and every scar a mile Southern bones keep humming till they see the light [Post-Chorus] Down low Down low down in the dirt Down low Down low in the hurt