I have to say that without joking this song makes me cry every time I hear it. It's such a powerful emotion that I feel (As i do with many of his songs, mostly in a very depressing way), I must say that I rather annoyed when i found out that all of these songs are fake, this stuff never happened to him. This C.D. was changing the way that I looked at things and to find out that it was fake was just wrong
It doesn't mean it's fake just because it didn't happen to Ben Drew...his lyrics can be interpreted as stories from his neighbourhood, things he's heard about. His lyrics are rather obvious but in no way are they bad, he is a great storyteller. Also...if you believe that every song written is true then you're very wrong. It's the ability to tell something interesting (true or untrue, from 1st person perspective or not..)that separates good lyricists from the bad.
It doesn't mean it's fake just because it didn't happen to Ben Drew...his lyrics can be interpreted as stories from his neighbourhood, things he's heard about. His lyrics are rather obvious but in no way are they bad, he is a great storyteller. Also...if you believe that every song written is true then you're very wrong. It's the ability to tell something interesting (true or untrue, from 1st person perspective or not..)that separates good lyricists from the bad.
I have to say that without joking this song makes me cry every time I hear it. It's such a powerful emotion that I feel (As i do with many of his songs, mostly in a very depressing way), I must say that I rather annoyed when i found out that all of these songs are fake, this stuff never happened to him. This C.D. was changing the way that I looked at things and to find out that it was fake was just wrong
It doesn't mean it's fake just because it didn't happen to Ben Drew...his lyrics can be interpreted as stories from his neighbourhood, things he's heard about. His lyrics are rather obvious but in no way are they bad, he is a great storyteller. Also...if you believe that every song written is true then you're very wrong. It's the ability to tell something interesting (true or untrue, from 1st person perspective or not..)that separates good lyricists from the bad.
It doesn't mean it's fake just because it didn't happen to Ben Drew...his lyrics can be interpreted as stories from his neighbourhood, things he's heard about. His lyrics are rather obvious but in no way are they bad, he is a great storyteller. Also...if you believe that every song written is true then you're very wrong. It's the ability to tell something interesting (true or untrue, from 1st person perspective or not..)that separates good lyricists from the bad.