Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have released the third track off "Wrecking Ball". "Shackled and Drawn" is ready for your listening pleasure.
This song does not disappoint. Its rocks and the stomping rhythm will instigate a hell of a lot of thigh slapping whether its turned up loud or not. Shackled and Drawn continues the themes of the amercian dream versus the american reailty and the struggle life has become post GFC. Once again the stomping rhythms and "can't get that song out of my head" musical accompaniment to the darker lyrics make for a powerful message. Lyrically the first verse harks back to the imagery conjured in "Factory" from Darkenss on The Edge of Town; "Great morning light splits through the shade, Another day older and closer to the grave, I’m closer to the grave and come the dawn I woke this morning shackled and drawn." Unsatisfying work or no work at all, the characters still wake up shackled and drawn in both songs.
This song is timeless and universal. It would not be out of place on a cotton plantation circa 1860, a street car in the 30's or a civil rights march in the 60's. Better get on over to todays streaming host and have a listen. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-stream-bruce-springsteens-new-song-shackled-and-drawn-20120221
