Tyler Childers - Universal Sound

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Lyrics:
Up in Pocahontas, near the Cranberry Glades
Ain't got bars, nor the charge to call her anyways
My mind's a mile a minute, and my thoughts they bark like hounds
I focus on my breathing and the universal sound

I think about my darling girl sleeping all alone
I pray the stars will shoot her all the wishes she can hold
On the day that I return, I aim to lay her down
But right now, I am focused on the universal sound

I think about tobacco juice and Mason jars of 'shine
I think about the vices I've let take me over time
I recall when I was a baby, I didn't need nothing around
But a little bitty rattler and the universal sound

I'd close my eyes
It was all so clear
It was all right then
It was all right here

I focus on my breathing and the universal sound
I let it take me over from the toenails to the crown
Of the body that I'm in 'til they put me in the ground
And I return to the chorus of the universal sound

I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen His wondrous grace
I've sat there on a bar stool, and I've looked Him in the face
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow Him down
He was humming to the neon of the universal sound

#tylerchilders #universalsound #purgatory

[bradleyholland]

My father recently took his own life after losing a battle with a sudden mental illness. This only happened a month and a half ago. He was my best friend and we were extremely close. In the garage listening to music, as he did often with the crazy amount of audio equipment he had, he would listen to this song and say, "I love this song so much, it feels like it was made just for me". We played this at his funeral. I have only just turned 21 and my younger brother being 19, and we have listened to this song an infinite amount of times since his passing. Thank you Tyler for the memories and emotional connection with your music. This song was something very special to him.

[Mike-kpww]

My all time favorite song. I love the message brother. Hits me right in the gut. This song picked me up when I was detoxing opioids. Been clean five years now. Thank you my friend!

[joshuahall]

went to highschool with tyler, hes the man. i never dreamed he would make this much noise being from a small kentucky town!

[jakecarroll]

This is a masterpiece.. Pure, simple, and real music.. Ive seen childers twice. Truly a great story teller..

[sweetsally]

Pocahontas County & the Cranberry Glades. Love it Tyler when you sing about West Virginia & Kentucky. You represent us well. Keep those tunes coming.

[Tgrubs]

I just can't get enough of this jam! It's like catching up with an old friend you haven't seen in a while and feeling like you never spent a day apart. Cheers Tyler!

[Larissa-muncy]

I love this version! I love how the the sound bounces from ear to ear when you have your earbuds in. This album is genius and it's magic!

[Kevinmeiermusic]

A buddy of mine passed me the Purgatory album on Friday of last week. I have listened to the album on repeat since. This song, in particular, hits me in the feels. Everybody gets so caught up with all the noise in life, no one has ever expressed what perfect harmony feels like... this guy gets it. This will forever be one of my favorite songs. Not just because it is amazing, but because it's about so much more... Thanks for reminding us that all is not lost!

[emilyredwine]

My GOD this just made me cry my eyeballs out. What a poet. Tyler Childers is an incredible artist. Doing just what music should do, touching to the very heart and soul of a person. Phenomenal.

[INGLAMEO]

My best friend turned me onto this track. My baby boy is dialed into the universal sound, almost makes me cry to hear it put so beautifully in song

[brandonlittle]

Kentucky boys have truly decided to show the world what real music is, and I thank y'all

[erichbrinkerhoff]

I get the chills and goosebumps listening to this you so very much Tyler!

[AshleyBarnett-lc]

I knew you could hear it too. I love you. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[traviskoropatnicki]

Pump it into my veins!
Long Live Childers

[joshmullins]

Pick any of his songs and they’re better than the pop country junk on the radio!

[WilliamWalton-rd]

This was truly my fathers favorite place in the world and mine as well we spread his ashes around the big oak tree at his favorite camp site and along the river i caught my first gold trout that very afternoon and i know thats his way of telling he is with me but dam if it dont tare me up every time i hear this song but i encourage everyone no matter how old or young to vist this place its as truly magical as tyler makes it sound it really is life changing

[quiras_epic]

Best version(Other than live and in person, of course !) It's running laps around the speakers of my car.. jumping from front to back! Beautiful... Not to mention... the lyrics are very poetic!😊

[chuckienorris]

God bless you tyler . Your words get me through good and bad times .

[oleluggnutter]

Thank you Tyler for this song. I've been to Pocahontas and the Cranberry Glades, and the universal sound is strong there. Love your music, please keep writing about my WV home and all our beauty!

[davidmisell]

I can't put into words how grateful I am to have had my long dead (but once indestructibly vibrant musical inspiration) resussitated & reinvigorated in just the very way he did it & I honestly feel like only he could as if part of some ethereal, existential plan. Anyway (getting carried away here) Tyler Childers is my fave band!!!