Dirty Work
Desperate Echoes: Battling Temptation in Tyler Bryant's 'Dirty Work'
Lyrics
I was on the righteous path
I was following a morally upright path.
Then I heard those wolves howlin' at my back
I faced external pressures or negative influences.
Temptation speaks the sweetest words
Temptation is alluring and persuasive.
Now I can't get clean from dirty work
I am now entangled in morally questionable actions.
Somebody help me
Seeking assistance or rescue as I feel overwhelmed.
Somebody help me
-Lord it feels I'm sinking down
-When you're lost and never found
Feeling lost and unable to escape a troubling situation, regretting past actions.
The well's too deep to climb back out
-Just can't forget the things I've learned
-I got too good at doin' dirty work
-Somebody help me
Repetition of the plea for help, emphasizing a sense of sinking or deterioration.
Somebody help me
-Lord it feels I'm sinking down
-Somebody help me
Continued desperation for help with a worsening situation.
Somebody help me
-Lord it feels I'm sinking down
-Down a little deeper in the well, well, well
Descending further into a challenging situation metaphorically represented as a well.
Down a little deeper in the well, well, well
-Down a little deeper in the well, well, well
-I'm a desperate man with a desperate prayer
Expressing desperation and urgency in a prayer for intervention.
Don't let this be my cross to bare
Hopeful plea to avoid enduring a burdensome fate.
Never got paid what it's worth
Unfair compensation for the difficult or morally compromising tasks performed.
For what it cost doing dirty work
Highlighting the high personal cost of engaging in morally questionable activities.
Somebody help me
Repetition of the call for help with a deepening sense of despair.
Somebody help me
-Lord it feels I'm sinking down
-Somebody help me
Continued plea for assistance as the situation worsens.
Somebody help me
-Lord it feels I'm sinking down
-Down a little deeper in the well, well, well
Reinforcing the theme of descending into a challenging situation, symbolized by the well.
Down a little deeper in the well, well, well
-Down a little deeper in the well, well, well
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