Black Flies Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mget77 

Cover art for Black Flies lyrics by Ben Howard

i went to his show yesterday and before he started he said the song was about losing a good friend. i think this makes sense when he says "Black flies on the windowsill That we are That we are That we are to hold Comfort came against my will"

as if they tried to hold on to a friendship that wasn't going to work out in the end anyways. such a beautiful song and lyric. and even better live!

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