I don’t think I incorporate the song title as well as many others here, but I’m overall happy with how it turned out.

really fantastic lyrics again, such good storytelling and such an inventive take on the challenge. I love the amount of personal detail you're getting into these words and the heartfelt performance definitely got through to me on an emotional level. I think this could be even better with some harmonies and layers but you’re sweeping my bias against voice / guitar recordings away more with each round.

Your actual recording has improved each round. Guitar playing is great, and the vocals are clear as a bell. As a diss track I felt this missed the mark, and I didn’t really connect with the story. I did like the twist at the end, but I fear you’ll rank low. My favorite lines were,

“I watched you drooling in your hospital gown
And I thought all you’ll ever be is all you are now”.

Give me more of that in a diss track.

I am also going to give you a shout-out for being right up my alley and making music I am really loving. The bareness of G&G arrangements means you don't have anywhere to hide shabby songwriting or performances; and this one sounds really good, nicely recorded and performed. I love the Mountain Goats and this is VERY Mountain Goats-y (right down to mentioning Dilaudid!) but with better singing. (Sorry, John Darnielle!) Great storytelling, harrowing and sad story told with evocative lyrics, and I love hearing the ringing out of the open strings with your intense strumming. And I like the little exhausted breath you left in there at the end. Main complaint is the same one as above, it's not quite what I'd call a diss track. I think you had my favorite lyrics this round (well, maybe a tie between yours and Agony Sauce's, but your songs don't really exist in the same universe, so I can have two favorites.)