With Heaven on Top
Zach Bryan's sixth studio album is a sprawling 25-track country record that deals unflinchingly with alcohol dependence, heartbreak, relationship fallout, and a pessimistic view of modern American life. Strong profanity recurs throughout, and substance use is a dominant lyrical theme.
Self-harm & suicideGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuse
Track by track
The album opens with a spoken-word monologue rather than a song, setting a reflective, autobiographical tone for the record.
Bryan reflects directly on alcohol addiction and an existential crisis tied to his drinking; strong profanity is present throughout the track.
The track cycles through imagery of forty days of drinking and forty days of sobriety, framing the alcohol struggle in explicit terms.