I’ve been deep in the trenches lately working on the Fucked on Taxes album, a project that’s equal parts country grit and dark comedy. It’s the kind of album that grabs you by the collar, tells you life sucks, and then buys you a beer so you can laugh about it together. Every song is a story, a mood, a messed-up moment wrapped in twang and satire.
The latest addition to this collection of country catharsis is a track called “Black Cloud Over My Head.” And let me tell you, this one came from a very real place. The same thought process is more or less the same as when I was working on the song “Fucked on Taxes”.
“Black Cloud Over My Head” is about those stretches in life where nothing goes right. You lose your job, your truck breaks down, your ex is dating someone hotter and richer, and your dog won’t even look you in the eye. It’s Murphy’s Law with a cowboy hat on and anything that can go wrong does… and then keeps going wrong just when you think you’ve caught a break.
Black Cloud Over My Head Song Lyrics (and commentaries)
The lyrics don’t hold back. They’re raw, ridiculous, and unfortunately relatable (well, not all of it from personal experience but from friends who went thru that):
There’s a Black Fucking Cloud Over my Head
Everything I do turns to shit
Lost my job and my car broke down
Can’t pay my rent, and my bills are high
It starts bad… and somehow gets worse, just like life sometimes does:
There’s a Black Fucking Cloud Over my Head
I finally got some pussy eye
I thought things were getting better
But then I started, pissing blood
And it doesn’t stop there. The song goes full dark-comedy-misery as it rolls through a chain of body horror and bad decisions that would be tragic if they weren’t so damn funny:
My asshole was burning,
My throat was infected
from eating that pussy I had sore on my lips
There’s a Black Fucking Cloud Over my Head
There’s a Black Fucking Cloud Over my Head
Everything I touch turns to shit
There black cloud over my head
That’s the thing about Fucked on Taxes: it leans into the disaster. It doesn’t try to polish the pain or sugarcoat the suck. It’s music for anyone who’s ever thought, “Well, at least it can’t get any worse,” and then watched it immediately get worse.
“Black Cloud Over My Head” isn’t just a song, it’s a mood. It’s a scream into the void. It’s the soundtrack to your worst week… but with a beat you can nod to and a laugh you didn’t know you needed.
I got hundreds of more songs all written down but just need to create tracks for them. Each one a little different, but all cut from the same messed-up cloth. Until then, if life’s been kicking your ass, throw on this track, howl at the black cloud, and laugh like the lunatic life has made you.
Listen to the uncensored preview “Black Cloud Over My Head”
Shout Out and Thanks to my Patrons and Supporters
On a last note, as just want to give a big thanks to my patrons
- Johnny48 who donated $100
- Krysten1980 who donated $25
- Kelby_jones who donated $10
Thanks to their donations, I just order me a new green screen so I can continue working on my music video.
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