Absent Element - Man of Constant Sorrow

You know that song from “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Well, here’s a band that liked it so much, they decided to rock it up a notch. The result is actually a lot cooler than you might expect.

Of course, that’s not the real story here. The real story is that two of the members of Absent Element are my coworkers. That’s right; I literally sit feet from Ryan on a daily basis, and Mark came on board at our company not too long ago. Who cares about Chris Daughtry? Everyone should bask in my vicarious fame.

Absent Element - Man of Constant Sorrow

I am a man of constant sorrow
I have seen trouble all my days
I bid farewell to old Kentucky
The state where I was born and raised

For six long years I’ve been in trouble
No pleasure here on earth I’ve found
For in this world I’m bound to travel
I have no friends to help me now

You may bury me in some deep valley
For many years where I may lay
Then you may learn to love another
While I am sleeping in my grave

Maybe your friends think I’m just a stranger
My face you’ll never see no more
But there is one promise that is given
I’ll meet you on God’s golden shore