Ruston Kelly "Twisted Root" (From ONE, to TENN Sessions)

Ruston Kelly "Twisted Root" (From ONE, to TENN Sessions) Listen to the album now! https://ffm.to/rk25pttw Written by: Ruston Kelly Big Brown Bus (BMI) administered by Sony Tree Publishing Performed by Ruston Kelly and T.K. Kelly Filmed at Harken Hall during AMERICANAFEST - Madison, TN - Sept. 11th, 2025 From ONE, To TENN. series created by Pilot Moon Films, Islander Entertainment and the Americana Music Association. @RadneyFosterMusic : https://www.radneyfoster.com/ @americanafest https://americanamusic.org/ Harken Hall: https://www.harkenhall.com/ Pilot Moon Films: https://www.pilotmoonfilms.com/index.... Filmed by David Allison, John DeMaio, Joel Malizia and Vaughan Segers Audio - Brett "Scoop" Blandon Mix/Master - John Kelly Directed by David Allison Produced by Joel Malizia Director of Photography - John DeMaio Edited by David Allison & John DeMaio Photographer - Rob Salo Audio Tech - Meagan Trenton Lighting - Mark Carver Social Media Team - Rebecca Lee Daniels & Destiny McGregor Production Assistants - Vaughan Segers & Rob Salo Special thanks - Kurt Klaus & Michelle Aquilato Contact Joel Malizia - [email protected] Follow Ruston! Website: https://ffm.link/rustonkellywebsite Facebook: https://ffm.link/rustonkellyfacebook Instagram: https://ffm.link/rustonkellyinsta TikTok: https://ffm.link/rustonkellytiktok YouTube: https://ffm.link/rustonkellyyoutube Lyrics: Take me back to That moment When the twisted root started growing I wanna chop it down Right there in the dirt And erase the way I made myself And others hurt But I can’t go back in time No matter how bad I wanna make it right So help these roots grow straight No matter how they twisted No matter how I hate How long I was afflicted When I was sick and full of poison Losing every battle I could not reach the gate I sunk back in the valley From the twisted root The curving spine The wasted years The rusted blade of time The deepest cut of all When I made my father cry I wish it was enough then To change my life Twisted root How do I stand here In this moment Let the pain roll in And try to own it Cuz all I’ve ever done Is sink down in the dirt Underneath the way I made myself And others hurt Cuz I can’t go back in time No matter how bad I want to make it right So help me stand up straight And tilt the crooked picture And not look at my face And only see what I disfigured From the years I filled with poison In the shadow of the mountain I could not find the gate I sunk back in the valley From the twisted root The curving spine The wasted years The rusted blade of time What I could not repair What I could not unwind Make it be enough now To change my life Twisted root Twisted root Twisted root