Make sure to give this a rating! [Intro] Woo     Woo [Verse] Blackbird on the old church steeple Spanish moss hangin’ in the settin’ sun Every house house has got a Bible and a loaded gun We got preachers and politicians ’Round here it’s kinda hard to tell which one   Is gonna do more talkin’ with a crooked tongue [Pre-Chorus] This town’s got the good lord shakin’ his head Lookin’ down thinkin’ we ain’t heard a word he said A word he said [Chorus] Baptized in Southern Gothic In the garden of good and evil Devil right here who would’ve thought it? In a town full of God-fearin’ people Dogs and deadbolts guard the night Nothin’ left to do but kneel and pray We got a church on every corner So why does heaven feel so far away? Far away (ooh) [Verse] Must be somethin’ in the muddy water Turns the whisky ’bout as sweet as sin Every drunk in town can sing a brown bag hymn Good fences make good neighbors But good neighbors make good lovers too And when your man ain’t home any man will do [Pre-Corus] This town’s got the good lord shakin’ his head Lookin’ down thinkin’ we ain’t heard a word he said A word he said [Chorus] Baptized in Southern Gothic In the garden of good and evil Devil right here who would’ve thought it? In a town full of God-fearin’ people Dogs and deadbolts guard the night Nothin’ left to do but kneel and pray We got a church on every corner So why does heaven feel so far away? Far away (ooh) [Bridge] High on homegrown smokin’ that brimstone Mama ain’t stoppin’ poppin’ that cotton No happy ever after waitin’ on the rapture now         [Chorus] Baptized in Southern Gothic In the garden of good and evil Devil right here who would’ve thought it? In a town full of God-fearin’ people Dogs and deadbolts guard the night Nothin’ left to do but kneel and pray We got a church on every corner So why does heaven feel so far away? Far away (ooh) [Outro]         Southern Gothic         Southern Gothic         Southern Gothic

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque l'ambiance d'une ville du Sud des États-Unis, où la foi côtoie les excès et les contradictions de la vie quotidienne. Les paroles décrivent un endroit où chaque maison possède une Bible et une arme, où la moralité est souvent mise à l'épreuve, et où le péché semble omniprésent, malgré la présence de nombreuses églises. Les personnages se débattent entre des croyances profondes et des comportements douteux, ce qui fait émettre un doute même au Créateur sur leur écoute des enseignements divins. Ce tableau montre une lutte entre le bien et le mal, où chacun tente de trouver sa place, tout en se demandant pourquoi la paix divine semble si lointaine. Au milieu de cette lutte existentielle, on perçoit un sentiment de désespoir et une recherche de rédemption, tout en étant confrontés à la réalité brutale de leur existence.