Half a Man up. Nelson reached for the cigarette with his other arm, and imagined how it would be to only have half of his body. The song told the story of a man that declared that if he would have lost a part of his body, he would resemble the "half a man" that lost love turned him into. "Half a Man" was recorded during a December 1962 session, produced by Tommy Allsup. Recorded at Bradley's Barn, Nelson was backed by steel guitarist Tommy Jackson; and guitarists Jerry Kennedy, Wayne Moss, and Fred Carter, Jr. . The chorus of the song was
A City by the Light Divided game, but about how strong you can comeback and finish, and "A City By The Light Divided" exemplifies this very well." "Blender" gave it a score of four stars out of five and called it "A widescreen goth-punk stunner." "Billboard" gave it a positive review and called it "A quality album." Some reviews are average or mixed: "Uncut" gave it three stars out of five and said, "A sprinkle of Flaming Lips fairy-dust may be just what the genre needs to slip its genre straitjacket." Melodic.net also gave it a score of three stars out of five and said it