Providence (Live)

by Ben Freeman

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To sing this album in the city of its origin was a special and lovely gift. Thank you to Daniel Stern for hosting us, and to Manny Vadis for this recording.

Our meditations for the evening centered on simultaneity - how we can think of the present moment as a point of tangency between a backwards glance and a forward one, how there is magnitude and worth in each thing and on us an onus for noticing.

As always, thank you for listening. Hoping there is something rich in it for you :-)

As my friend Matt says: "To me, namaste means 'the light in me bows to the light in you.'"

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Original video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKfpmrbF6_I

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lyrics

Providence, I fell for you
In a way that I couldn't show
You hit like a hammer,
You hurt like a hollow

He opens up my heart and he leaves
He is free, he is all right
And he was all right with me
Back in Providence

He opens up my heart and he leaves
He is free, he is all right
And that was all right with me
Back in Providence

I open up my heart and I leave
I am free, I am all right
Or someday I'll be
That's my providence

I open up my heart and I leave
I am free, I am all right
Or someday -

Providence, I fell for you
In a way that I couldn't show

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released September 27, 2015
Music and lyric by Ben Freeman
Keyboard and vocals: Ben Freeman

Recorded August 2015 in Providence, Rhode Island

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Ben Freeman New York, New York

Hey, I'm Ben. I make songs about the big hurts and quiet joys of being alive. My music is sensuous and big-hearted and rewards slow, intentional listening. I really hope it touches you.

Peace,
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