So I have the scoop on this song. I actually spoke with Ben last night at one of his shows and I specifically asked. He may have been giving me the abridged version, but he told me he wrote it right after he finished high school [college] and he had all this pressure to go to University. He knew that that's not what he wanted to do, so he pretty much started this life of music he's got. My guess is that he's still in love with the place he grew up, and that that's what he'll remember. Who knows, maybe there's a girl he didn't tell me about. With this information, the whole Atlas hands things is literally himself convincing everyone, possibly even himself, that it'll be fine, and he'll find his way. He's going to let the lessons he's learned be his guide, his atlas.
So that's what I got from our little convo. He's a really sweet guy. He actually performed this song while sitting on the ground and having us all sit with him. There were only about ten of us, so when the harmony at the end came, I had to sing it. I was the only one there who even knew the song. It was kind of fantastic. =]
So I have the scoop on this song. I actually spoke with Ben last night at one of his shows and I specifically asked. He may have been giving me the abridged version, but he told me he wrote it right after he finished high school [college] and he had all this pressure to go to University. He knew that that's not what he wanted to do, so he pretty much started this life of music he's got. My guess is that he's still in love with the place he grew up, and that that's what he'll remember. Who knows, maybe there's a girl he didn't tell me about. With this information, the whole Atlas hands things is literally himself convincing everyone, possibly even himself, that it'll be fine, and he'll find his way. He's going to let the lessons he's learned be his guide, his atlas.
So that's what I got from our little convo. He's a really sweet guy. He actually performed this song while sitting on the ground and having us all sit with him. There were only about ten of us, so when the harmony at the end came, I had to sing it. I was the only one there who even knew the song. It was kind of fantastic. =]