This is probably one of their weaker songs in my mind (but still excellent), but I'm wondering if "ink on your hands" is an allusion to "What Ink Can Really Do." Ben has always said he chooses words carefully... interesting.
I think "By myself" is right, but it does sound weird there.
Ben really is a lyrical genius, and I mean that with all of the weight and sincerity it deserves. He has the ability to build a phrase that at once conveys two or three or more completely separate ideas and emotional responses, and better yet, he has the passion and vocal ability to deliver it in such a way that no one else could come close to his level of performance. Normally you'd expect a person who's been through as much shit as he has to be cynical and closed off, but here we have a man who can compress...
Ben really is a lyrical genius, and I mean that with all of the weight and sincerity it deserves. He has the ability to build a phrase that at once conveys two or three or more completely separate ideas and emotional responses, and better yet, he has the passion and vocal ability to deliver it in such a way that no one else could come close to his level of performance. Normally you'd expect a person who's been through as much shit as he has to be cynical and closed off, but here we have a man who can compress one of the most life-altering and traumatic experiences of his life into four short lines. He bares his soul in every show he plays. I admire the hell out of him.
This is probably one of their weaker songs in my mind (but still excellent), but I'm wondering if "ink on your hands" is an allusion to "What Ink Can Really Do." Ben has always said he chooses words carefully... interesting.
I think "By myself" is right, but it does sound weird there.
Ben really is a lyrical genius, and I mean that with all of the weight and sincerity it deserves. He has the ability to build a phrase that at once conveys two or three or more completely separate ideas and emotional responses, and better yet, he has the passion and vocal ability to deliver it in such a way that no one else could come close to his level of performance. Normally you'd expect a person who's been through as much shit as he has to be cynical and closed off, but here we have a man who can compress...
Ben really is a lyrical genius, and I mean that with all of the weight and sincerity it deserves. He has the ability to build a phrase that at once conveys two or three or more completely separate ideas and emotional responses, and better yet, he has the passion and vocal ability to deliver it in such a way that no one else could come close to his level of performance. Normally you'd expect a person who's been through as much shit as he has to be cynical and closed off, but here we have a man who can compress one of the most life-altering and traumatic experiences of his life into four short lines. He bares his soul in every show he plays. I admire the hell out of him.