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Riff: Jason Isbell – “Something More than Free”

Jul 9, 2015

And the day will come when I’ll find a reason/And somebody proud to love a man like me/My back is numb, my hands are freezing/What I’m working for is something more than free

from Something More than Free lyrics by Jason Isbell

Isbell is tired, worn out, and “thank[ful to] God for the work” that exhausts him. It’s a very sunset ballad that tries to claw instead of merely tug at the heartstrings, but it’s a thin layer of sophistication keeping the sonics of this track separate from, say, Luke Bryan; [LISTEN].

Riff by Karl Ernest

Karl is a Seattle-based musician and writer at SONGLYRICS; a veteran of both east and west-coast scenes, he has performed with the likes of The Ying Yang Twins, David Arquette, Wynton Marsalis, among others. But he's no stranger to seedy dives or house shows, either.

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