Teeth in the Bible Belt

Mama dressed me up in white, Taught me wrong and taught me right. Wooden pews and folded hands, Fire sermons, promised lands.

Preacher said, “Boy, fear the flame.” Said the devil knows your name. I learned early heaven’s felt — But hell was built in the Bible Belt.

Cross on the wall, Gun in the drawer. Some men pray — Some men go to war.

I got teeth in the Bible Belt, Don’t mistake my calm for help. Sunday taught me how to kneel, Monday taught me how to kill. Hallelujah, ring that bell — I learned heaven, I learned hell. You can preach it if you felt — But I got teeth in the Bible Belt.

Choir sang about amazing grace, While blood dried slow on courthouse steps. Sheriff swore by holy book, But even saints know how to look away.

I don’t curse the name above, I just learned what fear is made of. Mercy’s thin where I was dealt — Down here in the Bible Belt.

You bless the bread, You bless the steel. Faith don’t mean You don’t bleed real.

I got teeth in the Bible Belt, I don’t scare and I don’t melt. Sunday hands were raised in light, Monday fists were closed up tight. You can shout and you can tell — But you know this truth too well. Don’t mistake the calm you felt — I got teeth in the Bible Belt.

Amen. Reload. Confess. Don’t fold.

I got teeth in the Bible Belt, Forged in fire and guilt I felt. Heaven knows the road I’ve walked, Hell’s the place where mercy’s bought. Ring that bell, let it knell — I survived what others felt. You can preach it from the pulpit —

I got teeth in the Bible Belt.

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