1. |
Physics
04:03
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Bodies in motion tend to stay in motion
Bodies at rest tend to stay at rest
Ooh, I liked the speed we were going
Bodies in motion tend to stay in motion
So we could have stayed in motion
We could have stayed in motion, stayed in motion
Bodies at rest tend to stay at rest
And I'm not at rest yet
Darling, I'm not at rest yet
Bodies in motion tend to stay in motion
Bodies at rest tend to stay at rest
Ooh, I liked the speed we were going
Ooh, I liked the speed we were going
Ooh, I liked the speed we were going
Music and lyric by Ben Freeman
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Slapdash, Headstrong
05:26
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Can he hear me in the street below?
Or do I have to stand on my tiptoes
And leave my prints on his shuttered window
'Fore he knows he's the one I've been waiting for?
Does his mind see the world my mind sees?
Wanna be in his bed, I wanna be in his dreams
Wanna polish his glass 'til he sees me gleaming
Wanna turn into somebody he can't ignore
'Cause how many streetlights could I behold him in
'Til my eyesight goes dim, 'til he lets me in?
And how many nights could I spend by his side
'Til he wants me as I want - ?
Wednesday evening with his poetry
Thought if I curled up with him he might wanna curl up with me
But the letters had no arms, and the reader no company
It just didn't turn out right
Gotta clench my fists, gotta tell him now
Gotta grind my teeth, gotta say it somehow
Gonna speak with my eyes shut tight
Gonna speak once I've turned out the nighlight
'Cause how many streetlights could I behold him in
'Til my eyesight goes dim, 'til he lets me in?
And how many nights could I spend by his side
'Til he wants me as I want - ?
Now I've done it,
Now I'm fighting, now I'm running
But I'd stand holding
If only he would hold me
I don't know how his heart goes
He don't give me clues when I inquire
He light up my world with his wildfire
He give me tangled telephone wire
As far as they eye can see
Come to the warehouse on Power Street
You want some trumped up love? I'll give you that for free
Send me any old guy you see
It's the ones that won't touch me I like most
It was a slapdash scheme, and a headstrong vow
It was a dried-up dream, it was a different town
It was bad while it lasted, and it's over now
It's a ring on my finger, it's a heavy ghost
'Cause how many streetlights could I behold him in
'Til my eyesight goes dim, 'til he lets me in?
And how many nights could I spend by his side
'Til he wants me as I want him?
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3. |
Providence
02:04
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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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U Mad?
04:23
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When we meet again, will it be the right time for us then?
How far does it bend, this dumbass will I got to ride it out
Like a winter, this woe without end?
I just want respect
I just crave your sex, yes
I just need your time
Let me get through to you -
If you let me get through to you
I think you'd come to like the things I say and do
And if I'm giving something you want to get
Why don't you take it, babe?
From buying all your bullshit,
I'm working up a regular debt
And if you do, do, do,
Then suddenly, you don't
(I don't got time for that shit, baby)
When you say you will,
Then you act like you won't
Are you really mad that I called you out like that?
Ya basic, ya extra,
Ya socially and emotionally unavailable piece of shit
See I can spit some truth if you want me to
No, we can't be friends but I could be your boo
Now you better stand back, honey, before I lay my hands on you
I can't even say the things I feel
'Cause I know, I know, I know you ain't ready to receive them, baby
(Wordless) --
And if I'm giving something you want to get
Why don't you take it, babe?
From buying all your bullshit,
I'm working up a regular debt
And if you do, do, do,
Then suddenly, you don't
(I don't got time for that shit, baby)
When you say you will,
Then you act like you won't
You won't go away
You won't go away
Call me, baby, once a week, just call me
I don't ask for much, just consistency
The truth is I think about you more than you think about me
Oh, you could prove me wrong, boy, and say:
No, no, no, no, you don't know me -
'Cause lately all you show me, all you show me
Is how much you don't know me
And I just wanna know you, I just wanna know you
And I keep pushing you away
If you love it let it go, have you heard what the people say?
If you love it let it go, and it might come back to you someday
I loved it so I let it go, I loved you and I let you go
I loved you, and I let you get away
You said it didn't hurt one bit
Well, I wish it had hurt just a little bit,
So I'd know I could move you, baby
What's going on with you?
Would you tell me what's going on with you?
Give me something to lie next to, give me a fucking clue
Will we meet again?
Will we meet again?
Will we meet again?
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5. |
The Wayside
05:56
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I can't hold on to what I got
For long enough to have it
You can't have it if it ain't to be had
And once again, my heart is broke
I'm a creature of habit
And this habit is driving me mad
And speaking of this, I -
Speaking of this, I -
I been speaking about him lately
But he ain't been speaking 'bout me
No, he ain't been speaking 'bout me
Said if I had his love
I would kiss it and cry
I would give him things to remember me by
I would fill his future, I would try
But I had his love
And I held it inside
And I never let my feelings fly
And now I'm by the wayside
It is so high, you can't get over it
It is so low, you can't get under it
Love is so wide, you can't get around it
You just gotta move through it
You just gotta move through it
Love is so high, love is so high
Love is so wide
It's gonna eat you up if you try to hide inside it, honey
That's what I learned with him as my guide
Seems each time I find a man
I find a way to lose him
I didn't choose him, try as I might to spin it any other way
And it's not my fault, and he's not the one
But, boy, he could have been
I would call him, I would write, if I thought it would make him stay
And speaking of this, I -
Speaking of this, I -
I been speaking about him lately
But he ain't been speaking 'bout me
No, he ain't been speaking 'bout me
Said if I had his love
I would kiss it and cry
I would give him things to remember me by
I would fill his future, I would try
But I had his love
And I held it inside
And I never let my feelings fly
And now I'm by the wayside
Music and lyric by Ben Freeman
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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,
b.free
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