[Intro – Chanting + Thunder]
[Candles blowing violently in the wind]
They tried to pray the darkness outta me.
[808 detonates]
But Louisiana raised it different.
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[Verse 1]
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Bayou exorcism underneath blood moons,
Whole swamp hummin’ funeral tunes.
Black priest robe with alligator boots,
Tryna cast out inherited truths.
Mon Dieu, my spirit feel feverish,
Like the crows outside know secrets.
Gold teeth gleam in the candle smoke,
Smile sharp enough to cut hope.
Grand-père rage still swim in my veins,
Daddy silence still haunt my brain.
I got generational ghosts in formation,
Marchin’ through my meditation.
Women say:
“Cher, your aura too dark.”
I say:
“Nah, baby… just baptized by storms.”
Then laugh while the thunder shake windows,
Like heaven nervous where this go.
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[Hook – Choir + Heavy Drums]
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Bayou exorcism tonight…
Tryna purge what survive inside.
Bayou exorcism still…
Some demons know your real name.
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[Verse 2]
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The preacher threw holy water on my chain,
Said:
“Boy, your soul carry pain.”
I told him:
“Father, so do yours.”
Then the whole church got awkwardly quiet.
Flow got mildew and ritual ash,
Every punchline spiritually cracked.
I rap like the swamp got Wi-Fi,
Every ancestor logged inside.
Accordion scream through the chapel room,
Sound like angels fightin’ doom.
Meanwhile I’m still smokin’ by the graveyard gate,
Talkin’ theology with bad traits.
Truth is—
I don’t fear monsters no more.
I fear becoming comfortable with ‘em.
That’s a different type of darkness there,
When pain start feelin’ like personality.
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[Bridge – Spoken + Organ]
The South don’t always teach healing.
Sometimes…
it teach endurance so long…
the wounds become sacred.
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Black smoke rise through the swamp tonight…
Every spirit searchin’ for light.
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[Verse 3]
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So I stood knee-deep in the river mud,
Let the rain mix with my blood.
No chains.
No lies.
No performance.
Just me and the ghosts survivin’.
And somewhere in the thunder’s voice,
I swear I heard:
“You still got a choice.”
That hit different in the bayou dark,
Like mercy itself found my heart.
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[Final Hook – Full Orchestra + Choir]
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Bayou exorcism through the rain…
Louisiana carved this pain.
Bayou exorcism still rise…
Even haunted souls seek light.
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[Outro – Water Splash + Choir Fading]
[Candles extinguish one by one]
Some demons leave easy.
The Southern ones?
They ask to stay for dinner.
