Do you remember where you were the day we met, or ponder what would happen if we hadn’t?
I remember I was waiting for the bus in the rain.
You were traveling and hadn’t even noticed me, a habit that would soon become a pattern
Though I didn’t know it then my life was irrevocably changed
Hey hey don’t take my place again
There’s gotta be another way
To take the road in which we both get what we need
Hey Hey don’t take my place again
You always find another way to hurt me
Way to wear me out
And as the months go by inside I start to realize, the life I had before you came is over
I could leave you but I’m certain that it isn’t my time
Despite it all, the destination’s not the journey, and the place we want to reach is inching closer
Like it or not we’ll be together till the end of the line
Hey hey don’t take my place again
There’s gotta be another way
To take the road in which we both get what we need
Hey Hey don’t take my place again
You always find another way to hurt me
Way to wear me out
credits
from Resonance,
released April 17, 2023
Music, lyrics: Ben Below
Vocals: Lincoln Stone
Backing vocals, piano, guitar, bass, drums: Ben Below
Guitar: Harry Cummings
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
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