THE SOVEREIGN OPEN (Catch & Release) [Intro, golf announcer whisper] Welcome to the Sovereign Open. Conditions are excellent. The water is calm. The woman requires absolutely nothing. [tiny golf clap] Good luck, gentlemen. [Verse 1] Got my feet beside the water Got my driver in my hand Used to think I needed answers Now I let 'em show their plans I don't wrestle with the current I don't chase 'em through the reeds A sovereign man can swim beside me He don't need me for his needs [Pre-Chorus] I don't bait with desperation I don't swing to make you stay If you've got something worth showing Baby, step up where you play [Chorus] I'm fishing for sovereign men Golfing by the water again No hook in my heart No chase in my swing I don't need you to bring me a thing But if you come near Come whole, come free Don't bring half a man to me Take your best shot Then let it be I'm playing the course The course ain't playing me [Post-Chorus, women chanting] Catch and release Birdie and peace Catch and release Nobody owns me [Verse 2] One fish tells me he's independent One fish says he loves his peace One fish writes a whole damn novel When my questions finally cease One wolf circles round the fairway One Scorpio guards the green Everybody wants to know me Nobody knows what Luna means [Spoken] That's all right, baby. Take your time. [Pre-Chorus] You don't have to prove you're worthy You were worthy from the start But access to my little kingdom That's a different fucking chart [Chorus] I'm fishing for sovereign men Golfing by the water again No hook in my heart No chase in my swing I don't need you to bring me a thing But if you come near Come whole, come free Don't bring half a man to me Take your best shot Then let it be I'm playing the course The course ain't playing me [Bridge, smoky blues breakdown] I used to fish for promises Now I watch what swims Used to grade potential Now I look at what is No fixing No saving No dragging anybody in If I have to carry your sovereignty Baby, you ain't sovereign [Golf announcer] Extraordinary. She has somehow caught nothing and eliminated six contestants. [golf clap] [Breakdown, gospel choir enters] FORE! [Lead] That's not a warning, baby That's a boundary with trajectory [Choir] FORE! [Lead] Bring your own clubs Bring your own peace Bring your own money Bring your own keys [Choir] FORE! [Lead] Bring your own life And if it fits with mine Maybe we'll play eighteen holes And have a hell of a time [Final Chorus, huge gospel-country-funk explosion] I'm fishing for sovereign men Throw that little fish back again No hook in my heart No chase in my swing Freedom's the only engagement ring If you come near Come whole, come free Stand on your own beside me Take your best shot Then let it be You don't have to belong to me To walk this course with me [Outro, water + distant golf clap] No catch. No conquest. No shortage. No need. Just good company and a beautiful green. [whisper] And somebody please retrieve my ball from the fucking lake. 🏌️♀️💦
