Send me

歌词

version [Intro — slide guitar wailing, 808 rolls, hi-hats ticking, vinyl crackle] (spoken, low and gravelly) Mmm... they said say what? "Whom shall I send?" ...Look up. I'm already standin'. [Verse 1 — half-time, blues drawl over heavy 808] Smoke in the rafters, six wings burnin' bright, House started shakin' in the middle of the night, I was broke-down, dirt-poor, lips full of lies, Coal on my tongue when I opened my eyes. I ain't got no sermon, ain't got no degree, Just a busted-up heart and a whisper in me. [Pre-Chorus — beat drops to kick + snap] Then the voice came down like thunder through the pines — "Whom shall I send? Who gon' walk the line?" [Chorus — big, anthemic, choir behind the trap] HERE AM I — (send me!) Mud on my boots but my soul is free, HERE AM I — (send me!) You point at the fire, I'm walkin' in deep. If not me, then who? If not now, then when? Sign my name in the smoke, Lord — Here am I, send me again. [Verse 2 — blues guitar licks answering the vocal] Harvest layin' heavy and the workers are few, Fields full of people who never knew the truth, I was scared as a sinner standin' at the gate, But fear don't mean nothin' when you're called by name. Take this crooked road, take this worn-out frame, Fill up the low places, call me by name. [Pre-Chorus] Then the voice came down, shook me to the bone — "Whom shall I send? Who gon' carry it home?" [Chorus] [Bridge — beat strips down, stomps and claps, chain-gang rhythm] (call-and-response, raw) Whom shall I send? — (HERE AM I!) Who gon' go for us? — (HERE AM I!) Burn these lips with holy fire — I'll preach Your word till my body's tired. (beat slams back in — 808 slides, guitar screams) [Final Chorus — doubled vocals, choir full, ad-libs] HERE AM I — (send me!) From the Delta mud to the big city streets, HERE AM I — (send me!) Every scar on my hand is a mark of belief. If not me, then who? If not now, then when? Wrote it in the dirt, Lord — Here am I... send me. (whispered) Send me. [Outro — slide guitar fades over rolling 808s] Mmm-hmm... I'm already gone.