Cut Me a Little Deeper

The Story Behind the Song

Written from inside a marriage vow that got broken anyway -- "forsaking all others" turned out to be conditional. It's the sound of someone realizing the betrayal wasn't a single moment but a slow accumulation, and asking, bitterly, what they did to deserve it. The title phrase becomes almost sarcastic by the end -- an invitation dressed as an accusation.

Also Performed By

This Long Broken Road is released in multiple performer editions, each with its own real performance — durations differ by artist, not just persona.

Lyrics

Sadie McCoy's own lyric delivery can vary slightly from Brian Kittrell's original — a dedicated transcript for this edition isn't published yet. See the Brian Kittrell performance for his published lyrics.