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Downspout

from Oceans I Could Drown by Ben Kreader

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there's a child at the door
his tiny fists twitch
has his nose pressed into the screen

crooked bangs blunt across
scribbled lips are tight and taut
and his eyes are silver panes

I fell, my hands hit the gravel
salt sweat out through my eyes
warm rain and wind on my shoulder
glowing green grey yellow light

somebody in a truck
somebody on a train
somebody with a flood
gonna take me far far away

hell, with all I've been through
all I want to do
is forget about you

locomotive fell through the hail storm
forged tracks a mile wide
dirt and dust bit at my eyelids
photo flash lit up the sky

you took me down

then my back found the floor
hit my head against the door
all the pictures fell from the walls

when I woke, looked around
shining gold lay in the ground
all the people seemed so small

you took me down to the water
you left me there to dry
standing still, my arms churn a current
pulling water into the sky

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from Oceans I Could Drown, released February 26, 2013
Words and Music by Ben Kreader; Vocals and Programming - Ben Kreader; Keyboards - Peter Adams; Guitar - Meghan Toohey; Bass - Jonathan Ahrens; Drums - Aaron Sterling; Produced by Bryan Cook and Ben Kreader; Mixed by Bryan Cook; Mastered by Hans DeKline; Photograph by Antony Spencer, Vetta/Getty Images; Design by Gary Trethaway. © 2013 Hecho Derecho Music / ASCAP

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Ben Kreader Los Angeles, California

Ben Kreader writes songs driven by the rhythm of the road and framed by the pain of the blues. His Chicago roots bring tornados, rain, and sky to his lyrics, mirroring the Midwest's meditative melancholy. Influenced by art-pop pioneers, Ben melds country-folk narratives and blues vocals with a dense forest of electronics and beats into simple songs of love and loss. ... more

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