Blood Thicker Than Tap Water

[Verse 1]
Hand-me-down plates on a wobbly table
Grandma’s laugh cutting through the cheap wine
Cousin on the floor with the cable
Trying to make the old TV shine
We got jokes older than the curtains
Stories that we argue every fall
We got love that shows up certain
Even when we don’t return the call
[Chorus]
My family
My tribe
Blood thicker than tap water
Pull me through the fire
Hotter than the day I caught her
Staring back at me
Same eyes
Same stubborn honor
My family
My tribe
Blood thicker than tap water
[Verse 2]
Uncle in the yard with the charcoal sermon (mm)
Turning every scar into a sign
Mama in the kitchen with the world still turning
Humming little hymns out of time
We don’t always say “I’m sorry” right
Sometimes we just pass the salt
But we’ll pack a car in the middle of the night
If your heart hits asphalt
[Chorus]
My family
My tribe
Blood thicker than tap water
Pull me through the fire
Hotter than the day I caught her
Staring back at me
Same eyes
Same stubborn honor
My family
My tribe
Blood thicker than tap water
[Bridge]
We fight loud
We forgive slow (oh)
We break things we can’t afford to throw
But when the world runs dry
And I can’t breathe right
You’re the well I know
You’re the well I know
[Chorus]
My family
My tribe
Blood thicker than tap water
Pull me through the fire
Hotter than the day I caught her
Staring back at me
Same eyes
Same stubborn honor
My family
My tribe
Blood thicker than tap water

Smoky neo-soul groove with female vocals; dusty Rhodes chords, lazy bassline, tight rimshot kit. Verses stay intimate and close-mic’d, chorus blossoms with stacked harmonies and a subtle gospel-style organ swell. Mid-song lift with light guitar licks and a touch of reverb, then drop back to voice-and-keys for the final hook., female vocals, soul