Lyrics
My belly's black from a century's grease
The first flame I tasted was 1923
I've fried the shrimp for the wedding and the wake
Felt the salt of a hundred heartbreaks
[Chorus]
They scrape my sides and they call it song
Set me in the fire where I belong
Yeah, this ain't rust, it's a family tree
And the heat just makes a believer out of me
[Verse 2]
I knew your hands when they were small and shy
Spilling yellow grits under your grandma's eye
She'd pull you close, whisper low and stern
"Never you wash me with soap, girl. You listen and you learn."
[Chorus]
They scrape my sides and they call it song
Set me in the fire where I belong
Yeah, this ain't rust, it's a family tree
And the heat just makes a believer out of me
[Bridge]
(Instrumental breakdown for 20 seconds. A soulful, sparse Hammond organ melody floats over the steady, intricate fingerpicked acoustic guitar pattern. The warm synth-bass holds a simple, grounding root note. The sound is dry, intimate, and full of space.)
[Chorus]
They scrape my sides and they call it song
Set me in the fire where I belong
Yeah, this ain't rust, it's a family tree
And the heat just makes a believer out of me
[Outro]
Still warm on the stove by the pale moonlight
Waiting for morning, ready for the fight.
About Tracy Holloway
Tracy Holloway was raised on the salt marshes of St. Helena Island, learning Gullah folk songs at her grandmother's knee. A scholarship took her to Berklee College of Music, but she dropped out after professors tried to train the 'provincial' South Carolina grit out of her voice. Now back home in Beaufort, she shucks oysters to pay off her student loans and writes songs about the people and…
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