‘Can’t stop the things that make me childish’

Zach Bryan is back to releasing new music after his split from Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia – and that one dramatic diss track it inspired.

The 28-year-old country artist dropped out “This world is a giant” on Thursday, November 7, where he embraces the solemn acoustic sound that his fans have come to know and love. “I don’t have the words yet / I smoke a cigarette and know she’ll smell it on my breath,” he sings. “I say I want children / Even though I can’t help the things that make me childish.”

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

Elsewhere in the tune, Bryan sings, “Be still, be still, the world’s a giant / I never had a David’s heart / I’ll say sorry to God for all the trouble I’ve caused / Maybe it’s a good place for me to start.”

Zach Bryan Sange referenced by Brianna Chickenfry’s BFFs Dave Portnoy, Josh Richards in Diss Track

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

The song was originally previewed via social media back in January, months before his split from LaPaglia, 25. Bryan announced on Oct. 22 that the couple were calling it quits 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 very long time and for that I will always thank her,” he wrote. “I’ve personally had an incredibly tough year and struggled through some pretty serious things. I thought it would be beneficial for both of us to go out in different ways. I’m not perfect and never will be.”

LaPaglia claimed later that day that she was “blindsided” when the musician announced the breakup.

“I wanted to heal in private and I didn’t even know he was going to post it,” she said in an emotional YouTube video. “We broke up yesterday so I wasn’t ready to do anything public… I just wanted to be in pain for a week and lay in bed.”

LaPaglia took a brief hiatus from social media in the wake of the couple’s split. She revealed on October 30 that she was stepping away from her “BFFs” podcast, which she co-hosts with Barstool’s Dave Portnoy and Josh Richardsto “put my mental health first.”

Portnoy, 47, wasted no time defend his co-host after her breakup. During a recent appearance on “The Unnamed Show,” he opened up about getting to know Bryan over the past year — calling the singer “a really immature, not confident baby.”

Dave Portnoy dedicates Taylor Swift’s ‘Smallest Man’ to Brianna Chickenfry after Zach Bryan split

The jabs continued on Wednesday as Portnoy and Richards, 22, issued a “warning to the next girl” in a diss track inspired by Bryan called “Smallest Man.” (Portnoy previously tweeted a link to Taylor Swiftis “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” following Bryan’s breakup announcement and wrote: “Dedicating this to @BChickenfry.”

In the music video for their song, Portnoy and Richards dressed as cops and pulled over a man who resembled Bryan driving a pickup truck. The pair call Bryan a “liar” and a “douchebag,” and even reference some of his most popular songs, from “Revival” to “I Remember Everything.”

“This ain’t a subtweet, I ain’t coming subliminally, you’re great at being country without another syllable,” Richards sings. “My fist plus your face, simple addition / The way you did her wrong, man is sick.”

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 would soon be able to watch the music video again — throwing shade at Bryan in the process.

“The worlds have been pretty heavy this past year,” she wrote, referencing Bryan’s own Instagram Story caption despite claiming she was blocked. “Re-release on all platforms at midnight. Back on YouTube now.”