Mudline Fever

Verse 1

Heat waves rising off the blacktop road,

Cicadas buzzin’ like a warning code.

Got a half‑moon grinnin’ through the cypress trees,

And the river keeps whisperin’ secrets to me.

Pre‑Chorus

There’s somethin’ in the water,

Somethin’ in the air—

A slow‑burn danger

Sayin’ boy, don’t you dare.

Chorus

I got that mudline fever runnin’ under my skin,

Where the swamp keeps pullin’ me back again.

It’s a low‑down rhythm, a backwoods hymn,

A heartbeat thumpin’ like a rusted tin.

Yeah, the night gets thick and the truth gets thin—

That mudline fever’s settin’ in.

Verse 2

Boots sink deep where the shadows crawl,

Hear a gator splash somewhere past the fall.

There’s a ghost‑light flicker on the old bayou,

And it moves like it knows every step I do.

Pre‑Chorus

There’s somethin’ in the water,

Somethin’ in the dark—

A wild‑eyed hunger

Tryin’ to leave its mark.

Chorus

I got that mudline fever runnin’ under my skin,

Where the swamp keeps pullin’ me back again.

It’s a low‑down rhythm, a backwoods hymn,

A heartbeat thumpin’ like a rusted tin.

Yeah, the night gets thick and the truth gets thin—

That mudline fever’s settin’ in.

Bridge

Maybe it’s the moon, maybe it’s the sin,

Maybe it’s the place where the wild begins.

But every time I try to walk away,

The swamp just breathes and makes me stay.

Final Chorus

I got that mudline fever runnin’ under my skin,

Where the swamp keeps callin’ me back again.

It’s a bone‑deep rhythm, a backwoods hymn,

A soul‑tied pull I can’t outrun again.

Yeah, the night gets thick and the truth gets thin—

That mudline fever’s settin’ in.