I stand a little bit straighter when you’re around
When the world tends to frustrate it gets me down
But then you say
You’ll never stray
You’re never running away.
But I bet you say that to everyone
I dig a little bit deeper
Into the common ground
I’m always heading down, straight down, as the warmth of the earth surrounds me
But then I hear
It’s as I feared
And they’re drawing near
But I bet you say that to everyone
And yes I say that to everyone
Most everyone
I cut myself wide open
I lie awake and helpless on the operating table and I
I split my thoughts wide open
And soon I find my fractured mind can leave behind this paradigm
Now won’t you come a bit closer
So you won’t feel left out
You wanna scream and shout, I know just how you feel believe me
Just don’t deceive me
Like you say you won’t
And I know you won’t
But I bet you say that to everyone
And yes I say that to everyone
Most everyone
I split myself wide open
I lie awake and helpless on the operating table and I
I split my thoughts wide open
And soon I’ll find my fractured mind can leave behind this paradigm
credits
from Bandwidth,
released April 30, 2019
Ben Below: Drums, Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Organ
Lyrics by Ben Below
Produced by Joe James
Written by Ben Below and Benjamin Dobson
Now an experienced hand at timed songwriting challenges, Ben took on the February Album Writing Challenge on his own (well, with a little help) in 2019. This is the result. Softwire
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This is a great adaptation of Arthuriana and a brilliant narrative album. I love how the queerness of the characters is handled as an integral part of the narrative and plot development without it being the end all be all of the characters themselves. my boy Gawain deserved better though maritarvaniti