Back Breakin’ Blues

[Verse 1]
Alarm screams
Back screams louder
Boots on the floor
But my bones say “don’t bother”
Rust-red dirt
On my busted jeans
Clock says go
But my heart says dream
[Chorus]
I got these back breakin’ blues
From liftin’ what this life puts me through
Yeah, that paycheck’s thin, my spine’s in two
I’d rather stay home, stay home with you
Coffee in the kitchen, bare feet on the floor
Call in “done” and lock that door
I got these back breakin’ blues
But I ain’t goin’ back, back to that bruise
[Verse 2]
Boss man barkin’
Through that cracked-screen phone
Says “we’re short again”
Like he’s skin and bone
But his hands look soft
Mine shake and ache
I’m tired of tradein’
My ribs for his raise
[Chorus]
I got these back breakin’ blues
From liftin’ what this life puts me through
Yeah, that paycheck’s thin, my spine’s in two
I’d rather stay home, stay home with you
Sun on the porch and nothin’ to prove
Couch camp-out, we don’t have to move
I got these back breakin’ blues
But I ain’t goin’ back, back to that bruise (no way)
[Bridge]
[Dubstep breakdown hits, vocal chopped]
Can’t bend more
(can’t bend more)
Can’t bend more
(can’t bend more)
All this weight
On one worn soul
Let it drop
Let it go, let it go (hey!)
[Chorus]
I got these back breakin’ blues
From liftin’ what this life puts me through
Yeah, that paycheck’s thin, my spine’s in two
I’d rather stay home, stay home with you
Leave my name off that punch-card tomb
Hang my hat in this livin’ room
I got these back breakin’ blues
But I ain’t goin’ back, back to that bruise

rap, Country-metal trap hybrid with male vocals. Verses ride a grimy synth-bass trap groove over half-time metal drums and palm-muted guitars, dry and close. Chorus lifts into an anthemic, melodic country hook with wide guitars and stacked harmonies. Bridge drops into a heavy dubstep-style breakdown with wobbling bass, chopped vocal glitches, and tom-heavy fills before slamming back into the final chorus., metal, dubstep, country