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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
House leans left
Like it's tired of this land
Porch swing rusted
Chain broke in your hand
Coffee gone cold
You still stir it slow
Like you’re talkin’ to a ghost
You don’t want me to know
[Chorus]
And it’s salt on the cypress roots
Ash in the river mud
Every step I take toward you
I sink a little more
You said love ain’t a curse
Just a wound that never moves
I keep pourin’ my name like salt
On the cypress roots
[Verse 2]
Your daddy’s boots
Still by the back door
Laces loose
Like they can’t march war no more
Dog won’t howl
Just stares at the pines
As if he saw what I did
In your tired eyes
[Chorus]
And it’s salt on the cypress roots
Ash in the river mud
Every step I take toward you
I sink a little more
You said love ain’t a curse
Just a wound that never moves
I keep pourin’ my name like salt
On the cypress roots
[Bridge]
You sleep in the middle
I curl on the edge
Countin’ every cracked board
Like unpaid debts
If the river came risin’
And swallowed this roof
Would you reach for my hand
Or the rough-cut truth? (yeah)
[Chorus]
It’s salt on the cypress roots
Ash in the river mud
Every prayer I fake for us
Just thickens up the flood
You said love ain’t a curse
Just a wound that never moves
So I’m leavin’ my boots in the doorway
And my salt on your cypress roots
Details
GeneratedMar 14, 2026
Duration3:14
LanguageEnglish
Style
rock, Sparse, close-miked acoustic guitar in a low tuning, slow half-time sway. Male vocals deep and smoky, intimate, with occasional strained upper notes on key words. Subtle slide accents or bottleneck moans between phrases. Verses stay tight and storytelling; chorus opens slightly with doubled vocal and gentle harmony grits on key lines. Reverb is swampy and dark, leaving long tails in the quiet spaces, with a final hushed breakdown on the last line., simple, poetic, deep, folk rock, blues, acoustic, sad
Credits
Prompt by
NeverShine
NeverShineModelAria v5
Prompt
Male. Acoustic guitar only. Sad southern folk rock with a touch of blues. Dark tones. Deep voice, but ranged. Louisiana doom influence. Simple music but deep poetic lyrics.
