Each artist has a group of songs saved away within the vault, both ready for the proper time to be launched or by no means seeing the sunshine of day as a result of the lyrics don’t resonate with them anymore. Or possibly they’re too uncooked to consider the opportunity of singing them reside each evening.
Tyler Childers is an ideal instance of a type of artists who has many songs which might be within the vault, like “Her and the Banks,” “Redneck Romeo,” and plenty of extra. The extra followers beg for these to be gifted to them, which I too am responsible of, the extra that Childers is much less more likely to launch them, however a minimum of her performs a couple of of those unreleased beauties at his reside reveals.
Nonetheless, one artist has an unreleased gem that I nonetheless hope we are able to get someday on streaming platforms: a hidden from Cody Johnson.
Eleven years in the past, a baby-faced Cody Johnson debuted the track on a radio present, which was captured by the TV sequence, Troubadour TX.
“This can be a track… truly, the week that I used to be up there with y’all speaking about doing these three reveals collectively, I got here residence from that journey, and the day I obtained residence, I wrote this track. It’s a bit of bit totally different than you’ve heard from me.
However I simply figured I’d attempt it out on you and if it’s simply horrible… Guess what? We’re reside.”
The track highlights the story of a person who’s hit on the lowest level of his life when his girl leaves him. He begs his spouse to remain, however his pleas don’t work, and now he’s left alone, wrestling with the ideas that his actions have precipitated his life to crumble.
The person begins to have darkish ideas about ending his life because of the melancholy he finds himself in, however he doesn’t have the power to undergo with the horrific motion.
“There’s a bottle on the counter to assist me overcome the concern
A pistol in my dresser drawer that may take me removed from right here
Quickly sufficient,
Thank God I’m not that powerful
I performed my guitar final evening for 22 {dollars} in suggestions,
In ten days they’ll flip off my lights,
I simply can’t appear to make these free ends meet
Oh I’m useless on my ft
It’s a marvel I ain’t in jail by now
The way in which I let every part go down
I really feel like I’m burning up in flames
The toughest half that I’ll take care of
Is figuring out that I precipitated all this
In the end I’m gonna have to put
On this lonely mattress I made…”
Johnson doesn’t typically carry out this track, and this authentic video of the monitor is among the best-quality performances of the tune on the web. Johnson is understood for some heartbreak anthems, which provides me some hope that we may nonetheless get this track on streaming platforms someday.
Nonetheless, this track is far deeper than the love songs that Johnson has leaned into on his newest tasks, comparable to “C’mon Cowgirl,” “I’m Gonna Love You,” and “Dust Low-cost.”
“Thank God I’m Not That Powerful” deserves a re-examination. It’s an exceptional track from Johnson’s early songwriting days.
Test it out.
Some people within the feedback have additionally famous that even 11 years since this video was first posted, it’s nonetheless one in all their favorites.
“Nonetheless right here in 2024 wishing this was launched…”
“2025 and nonetheless my favourite track by Cody. Actual nation…..Nation music roots lengthy misplaced and forgotten.”
“Makes me take into consideration what number of of those he’s sitting on.”
“My FAVORITE track…I really like ’em all, however this one hits me…”
“That is my favourite track by Cody, palms down. Victimless storytelling.”
“Can he please put this on an album already? Geez.”
“This track has helped me by means of some laborious instances.”
