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Not Much Worse

from Miles of Snow by Ben Kreader

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and I’ve been running for so long
that I’ve forgotten where to go
to find the earth beneath my boots
I’d have to shovel through miles of snow

and in my pocket is a scrap
the one you crumpled up and threw
a few short words that made a map
that used to open my heart for you

we go under
we go mad
we grow hungry
we grow sad
when you’re told your soul is dirt
silence seems like
not much worse at all

my hands are tired from pressing pearls
from every stone you throw my way
my blood is weak from mending holes
torn by the bullets of your faith

and from our sorrow, static jumps
a tattered blanket thin and dry
a thousand seams, a thousand shocks
so I can’t touch you now, you’d die

we go under
we go mad
we grow hungry
we grow sad
when you’re told your soul is dirt
silence seems like
not much worse at all

and all the hope that I have left
a polished penny in a tree
will do no good if you play deaf
to hear this gift that could heal you and me

for all you say that you hate me
I couldn't love you less if I tried
some lessons take courage to see
imagination to wonder why

we are beauty
we are love
we are beauty
we are love

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from Miles of Snow, released December 14, 2018
Words and Music: Ben Kreader
Vocals and Programming: Ben Kreader
Keyboards: Peter Adams
Guitar: Meghan Toohey
Bass: Jonathan Ahrens
Drums: Aaron Sterling
Production: Bryan Cook and Ben Kreader
Mixing: Bryan Cook
Mastering: Hans DeKline
Photography: C.H. Kreader
Design: Gary Trethaway
© 2018 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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