zach bryan has returned to releasing new music after his separation from Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia – and the dramatic distortion track inspired.

The 28-year-old country artist fell “This world is a giant” on Thursday, November 7, embracing the solemn acoustic sound that their fans have come to know and love. “I don’t have the words yet / I’ll smoke a cigarette and I know she’ll smell it on my breath,” he sings. “I say I want children / Although I can’t let go of the things that make me childish.”

The verse continues: “But it’s not all bad, the windows are broken / I came down to hear you laugh in the kitchen, baby / Let’s pour some wine, there’s still a little time left / And maybe there’s a little bit left.” me to save.”

Elsewhere in the tune, Bryan sings, “Stay still, shut up, the world is a giant / I’ve never had David’s heart / I’ll ask God for forgiveness for all the trouble I caused / Maybe that’s a good place.” for me to start.”

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Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards dragged Zach Bryan through the mud with their song “Smallest Man,” and used the country singer’s own songs to do it. On Wednesday, November 6, the hosts of the “BFFs” podcast released a five-minute music video in defense of Bryan’s ex-girlfriend and his co-host, Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia. (He (…)

Bryan teased the new release via his Instagram Story on Wednesday, November 6. “The world has been a little heavy lately, new music tonight,” he wrote.

The song was initially previewed via social media in January, months before his split from LaPaglia, 25. Bryan announced on October 22 that the couple left him after more than a year of dating.

“Brianna and I have broken up (sic) and I respect and love her with every ounce of my heart. “She has loved me unconditionally for a long time and for that I will always be grateful,” he wrote. “Personally, I’ve had an incredibly difficult year and I’ve had to overcome some pretty serious things. I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go our separate ways. “I am not perfect and I never will be.”

LaPaglia claimed later that day that she was “shocked” when the musician made the breakup public.

“I wanted to heal privately and I didn’t even know he was going to post that,” she said in an emotional YouTube video. “We broke up yesterday, so I wasn’t prepared to do anything publicly. … I just wanted to be hurt for a week and stay in bed.”

LaPaglia took a brief break from social media following the couple’s split. She revealed on October 30 that she was moving away from his podcast “BFFs”who co-hosts with Barstool’s David Portnoy and jose richardsin order to “put my mental health first.”

Portnoy, 47, wasted no time defending his co-host after their breakup. During a recent appearance on “The Unnamed Show,” she talked about how she met Bryan over the past year and called the singer “a really immature, unconfident baby.”

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Dave Portnoy seems to be very unimpressed with Zach Bryan after the country singer broke up with Barstool Sports podcaster Brianna LaPaglia (aka Brianna Chickenfry). After the couple confirmed their breakup via social media on Tuesday, October 22, Portnoy, 47, who hosts the “BFFs” podcast alongside LaPaglia, 25, and TikTok influencer Josh Richards, decided (…)

The jabs continued on Wednesday when Portnoy and Richards, 22, issued a “warning for the next girl” in a Bryan-inspired song called “Smallest Man.” (Portnoy previously tweeted a link to Taylor Swift(“The smallest man who ever lived” after Bryan’s breakup announcement, writing: “Dedicating this to @BChickenfry.”)

In the music video for their song, Portnoy and Richards dressed as police officers and stopped a man resembling Bryan who was driving a pickup truck. The couple calls Bryan a “liar” and an “idiot,” even referencing some of his most popular songs, from “Revival” to “I Remember Everything.”

“This isn’t a subtweet, I’m not going to be subliminal, you’re great at being country without a second syllable,” Richards sings. “My fist plus your face, simple sum / The way you did it wrong, man, it’s disgusting.”

The song quickly went viral but was removed from YouTube and Spotify due to copyright. LaPaglia hinted via his Instagram Story on Wednesday that fans might see the music video again soon, and threw shade at Bryan in the process.

“The world has been pretty heavy this past year,” he wrote, referencing the title of Bryan’s Instagram Story despite claiming it was blocked. “Launch on all platforms at midnight. Back on YouTube now.”