Lyrics
The ice in your sweet tea's just a memory now, at 8:47 on a Sunday.
He's rambling on about the blight south of town, and there's a word you're trying to unsay.
You trace the rim of the glass with your thumb, slick with condensation.
The hum of the GE fridge is the only real prayer in this whole congregation.
[Chorus]
Say the whole root, don't just prune the vine.
Some things you plant have to break the ground to shine.
Let that red clay gospel finally make a sound.
[Verse 2]
The dust motes dance a sermon in the fading window light.
His Mama asks, "More cornbread, honey?" and you know she's being polite.
But every 'no, thank you' is a seed you left to die in the pack.
It's a harvest of silence you can never give back.
[Chorus]
Say the whole root, don't just prune the vine.
Some things you plant have to break the ground to shine.
Let that red clay gospel finally make a sound.
[Bridge]
Your daddy preached of reaping what you put down in the dirt.
But a truth untold is its own special kind of hurt.
[Chorus]
(Key Change Up)
Say the whole root, don't you dare just prune the vine!
Some things you plant have to break the ground to shine!
Let that red clay gospel finally make a sound!
[Outro]
You take a breath, taste the dust in the air.
And you're fixin' to begin the prayer.
About Aria Franklyn
Aria Franklyn was groomed to be a gospel star in her father's Macon, Georgia church. But after being discovered singing a secular blues song at an open mic, she was cast out. Now, she crafts soul anthems for the congregation she found instead—in the dive bars, diners, and back porches of the South. Her music pairs the sacred fire of the Hammond organ with the raw, earthly stories of people who've…
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