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Born Again
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Artist:Mark Jordan
Duration:5:03
Tags:deep southern delta blues in the style of Rivers and Revival,slow mournful shuffle feel,intimate and raw acoustic resonator guitar with fingerpicked minor blues runs and slide guitar,warm vintage lo-fi recording texture,gravelly confessional male vocals with deep emotional weight and spiritual urgency,sparse instrumentation building gradually,gentle brushed snare and kick drum entering mid-song,full band swell on chorus with open power chords,half-time drum feel on second chorus,haunting reverb-drenched guitar harmonic outro,ancient and weighty atmosphere,gospel blues soul,reminiscent of Blind Willie Johnson meets Son House meets modern Christian blues,no polish,honest and broken,brooding minor key,slow 70-75 BPM
[Verse 1] Indeed I'm the evil one Started the day the serpent won I come from a bad seed Take what I want, not what I need I murder my brother Steal from him, steal from my mother I will rape my sister Rape her, and you too mister [Chorus] I've been born to die (die) Mortality always wins Can't stop it if I try I am just who I am [half-time feel on drums] I'm just who I am (I've been born) I've been born (I've been born) I've been born this way I can't stop myself I've been born [Verse 2] My father was a Cain His blood flows in me and in my veins Forever marked for life I labor and toil, toil and strife I've been scarred and cursed Blame the reptile, Eve was first I've been born, born to die (die) Sin in my blood, sin is the reason why [Chorus] I've been born to die (die) Mortality always wins Can't stop it if I try I am just who I am [half-time feel on drums] I'm just who I am (I've been born) I've been born (I've been born) I've been born this way I can't stop myself (please LORD) Please LORD, I lay down this wretched man that I am, At your feet O' LORD, at the cross (at the cross), release me from my sin Help me be, (help me be) help me LORD, help me be ... born again.