E
Woke up sweatin’ in the middle of the night
A E
Heart beatin’ hard and my chest felt tight
B7 A
Dreamed I was chokin’ on a chemical cloud
E B7 E
Wearin’ that shirt they was praisin’ out loud
[Verse 2]
E
It said "performance" but it felt like sin
A E
Trapped in a bag my body was in
B7 A
Ain’t no cotton, just plastic and pain
E B7 E
And a label full o’ lies I can't explain
[Chorus]
A E
Itchin’ shirt, you done fooled me twice
B7 A
Promised me cool but you packed a price
E B7 A
My skin’s on fire and my soul feels cursed
E B7 E
Ain’t no blessing in that synthetic shirt
[Verse 3]
E
My mind got foggy, my moods ran wild
A E
Felt like the devil wearin’ somethin’ defiled
B7 A
Endocrines twisted, breathin’ in fumes
E B7 E
Walkin’ through poison just changin’ my room
[Verse 4]
E
Heard a whisper from the cotton field
A E
Said “Son, come home, let your body heal”
B7 A
Wear what the earth made soft and slow
E B7 E
Let the dye run dry and the hormone flow
[Outro – Spoken over E vamp]
E
Now I wear what the old folks wore
A
Linen, hemp, and the cotton’s core
B7
Ain’t no bleach, ain’t no spell
E
Just the truth on my skin... and the devil can go to hell