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Daughter of the Gods
04:23
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Daughter of the gods, are we insane?
'Cause everyone looks so different today.
If you find the time, please swim my way,
And rest assured that everything's okay.
Let me know that nothing's changed.
Chasing naked truth all through the trees,
I'll conceal my body with their leaves.
And if you come to visit, visit me.
I'll tell you all I'd love for us to be,
And let you know that nothing's changed.
Daughter of the gods, what is your name?
And where's the field in which you choose to play
In uniforms of red and shoes of grey?
Oh, everybody wants to play the game.
Let them know that nothing's changed.
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To See You
03:18
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You crawl across the floor,
Packing bags and stacking boxes,
Wondering what you have all these things for.
But you can't say.
It's just the way the dust will settle
If left on its own even a day.
I'd do anything to see you.
I come home for the night,
Searching for some vacancy
Where I can let the next month leave my side.
I know you do the same,
Staring at the ceiling
And rehearsing all the things you'd love to say.
You'd do anything to see me.
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With You All the Time
02:12
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You kiss me on the shoulder, and you smile up at me.
We sit here in the driveway, and I find it hard to leave.
But there are things that take me other places than your grasp,
And I'll do anything I can to get back.
Love, I want to wake up with your face right next to mine,
Upset that the sun already shines.
Love, I want to take you anywhere that we can find.
I want to be with you all the time.
I want to be your only. I want to be your bliss.
I want to the be the world that you are clenching in your fist.
I want to whisper softly all the things I want to do
The next time that I get the chance to see you.
Love, I want to wake up with you sleeping by my side,
Waiting for the minute that you rise.
I'll study your tattoos, my hand tracing every line.
I want to be with you all the time.
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Afternoons
05:14
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What exactly do I have to say?
The white gold ring that I bought yesterday
Joined the last few months and went away
In one and eight.
I drove to the city all alone
To hear some voices other than my own.
I'd love nothing more than just to roam
Somewhere away,
But I can't go, for there are things for me to do at home,
Deafened by all the empty dial tones on sunny afternoons.
I sat down and watched a TV show.
Where exactly do I have to go?
Then, I heard my love was coming home
In one and eight.
I cleaned up the living room at night
Just to keep my body occupied
While I waited for the plane to fly
And come this way.
I'll stay put until my demons can be understood.
They visit me when they are feeling good on sunny afternoons.
So, I say that it is time for them to go away.
Only one of us is allowed to stay on sunny afternoons.
I'll turn in and dream of days outside with wheels that spin
On highways late at night, and I'll see you on sunny afternoons.
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Ben Ricketts Memphis, Tennessee
musician. songwriter. visual artist.
another memphis noisemaker.
Digital releases on this page are organized from newest to oldest.
Ben Ricketts recommends:
Becoming Bastian Salazar
by Drew Danburry
Drew was one of my first major influences, and I'm happy to have collaborated and toured with him. This is one of his many diverse and awesome projects.
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My favorite band in Mississippi released their debut album, and it rules.
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I recently found this album while floating around on Bandcamp Discover, and it's the perfect mix of great songwriting and eerie production.
go to albumIf you like Ben Ricketts, you may also like:
Triangle House + Motivational
by Mystic Light Casino
supported by 4 fans who also own “Afternoons EP”
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Songs For And About Ghosts
by Nonconnah
supported by 4 fans who also own “Afternoons EP”
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SAD GODS presents "Singing for Survival - a Compilation for Project Onward"
by Various Artists
A stellar compilation featuring shoegaze and indie favorites like Drowse, Midwife, and Mount Eerie benefitting Project Onward in Chicago.
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