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Our August.

by Ben Zaidi

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1.
Refuge. 03:58
I made a refuge of you When the storm came through And now I don't know what to do I made a refuge of you I made a refuge of you Because you told me to So now tell me what to do I need the refuge of you I don't know what you wanted I guess I didn't have it But you laid with me all august And I still can't understand it I made a refuge of you Because you told me to So now tell me what to do I need the refuge of you
2.
Take me back to that field I know that what I felt was real You lay by my side Dappled in the sunday light I thought it would never end But now we’re coming round the bend And we’re so much older now I feel the time is running out In the halfway light You said ‘baby I’d choose you twice’ ‘I’d choose you twice’ You said ‘baby I’d choose you twice’ You said ‘if we had one more night I’d be spending it by your side’ I’d choose you twice You know baby I’d choose you twice In the kitchen there Your arm extended in the air What was I to say When we could see the end of days All the places we never went And all the books we never read Isn’t it much too soon I can’t believe I’m losing you But in the halfway light You said ‘baby I’d choose you twice’ I'd choose you twice You said ‘baby I’d choose you twice’ You said ‘if we had one more life I’d be spending it by your side’ Kissed me one last time You said ‘baby I’d choose you twice’
3.
Penitent love, I was a fool for more It was always changing, it was always changing I thought of you today Thought I saw you on my way I was walking by the sea In the place we used to meet Where I took that photograph And I caught you as you laughed You were looking at the sun And life had just begun Penitent love, I was a fool for more It was always changing, it was always changing Then I looked around the room It was now the afternoon And I was all alone Where did we go wrong Funny how we still believe In the people that we lost What we want is who we see What we get is who we are Penitent love, I was a fool for more It was always changing, it was always changing
4.
On Saturday. 04:44
You were all I had on saturday I was coming home to love you love you down And now I still forget on sadder days That you're not at home, that you're not around Living with your pain all autumn Ain't a soul who could solve em But I could've been more there for you I could've told you that I cared for you I should've said something that night When you looked me in the eye and Told me bout the time when You were eighteen and you wanted to die So you went and laid down in the dark on the highway You said you were there just laying But no cars ever came and After half an hour you got up and you went back home Cause you got sick of waiting You laughed when you told me that story And so I did too, but I should've been more worried I should've known what you would do In my mind I'll always keep it close One more time, before I let you go You were all I had on saturday I was coming home to love you love you down And now I still forget on sadder days That you're not at home, that you're not around In my mind I'll always keep it close One more time, before I let you go In my mind I'll always keep it close One more time, so I could let you know That you were all I had on saturday I just wasn't home in time to love you down And now I still forget on sadder days Which of us is gone, and which is still around

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A brand new EP from New York City-based poet-songmaker Ben Zaidi. Written and produced by himself in his bedroom studio, these songs unfold with the poetry and intimacy of an opened journal. The music tells of many endings––the end of summer, the end of love, even the end of life. But it runs like a hopeful stream through a damaged land, reminding us that within loss lies the possibility of self-discovery.

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released August 30, 2016

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