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Until It's Gone

by Ben Rabb

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1.
On The Fence 04:00
How long can I stare at this side of the door I’ve said and meant to open it so many times before When I was a boy I never would toy with an open door Never could stay too long in one place, just wanted more Doesn’t seem so simple now As it did back then Just two broken hearts On the fence When I let you in, I gave away all of my past Mistakes I’ve made, lover and shame gone, just like that Still I claim, they gave me my strength and my muse Put words to my voice, and crafted my point of view Doesn’t seem so simple now As it did back then Just two broken hearts On the fence Take a step aside Say goodbye to another love Or go and share my hand Cause I’m alive, not alone Doesn’t seem so simple now As it did back then Just two broken hearts On the fence Doesn’t seem so simple now As it did back then Just two broken hearts On the fence Doesn’t seem so simple now As it did back then Just two broken hearts On the fence
2.
New York 03:51
I’m torn between these broken days With our wide eyed wonder gazing through, the New York City haze Start out with a broken dream Like an empty train full of hope, running on steam We built what we built with our four hands With a rusty hammer and torn up screws, planting in the sand But I hold yours when you hold mine And the broken glass beneath our feet will ease away with time Drown my sorrow down with your cares To the depths of god knows where This is our home Hold me close for heavens sake Not for this forsaken place Hold me again When words get short and looks get sharp Your hungry eyes and lavish lips, fall silent in the dark But I don’t need your words to hear Though the Bering Sea rocked you and me, smooth water is near Drown my sorrow down with your cares To the depths of god knows where This is our home Hold me close for heavens sake Not for this forsaken place Hold me again Hold me again Hold me close for heavens sake Not for this forsaken place Hold me again Take my breath, take it strong Take my arms and build your home Take my side don’t face this alone Take my heart until it’s gone Take my heart until it’s gone
3.
Take a step back, Find the wrong that I’ve incurred It’s been three years, And I’m yet to hear a word I’m here right now, And I’ll share with you You’re leap of faith, My will to do Patience wasn’t mine Hindsight’s foolish crime Come beck and call We are bound to serve our time If you’ll let me Let go tonight, What was deeper than my yearn Didn’t think I’d come by this, But the lesson must be learned I’m here right now, And I’ll share with you You’re leap of faith, My will to do Patience wasn’t mine Hindsight’s foolish crime Come beck and call We are bound to serve our time If you’ll let me try If you’ll let me I’m here right now, And I’ll share with you You’re leap of faith, My will to do I’ll have another, Of what serves me right Embrace temptation, But I’ll sleep alone tonight
4.
Bill 03:52
Never been a man of many words Kept to myself simples how I saw the world Laid down my goals, when I was rather young Kept on track, beat the path and that’s what I’ve become I’ve stayed up late, read the greats, hung on every word Always in the morning I was me. Never been the first to say hello Black, white, sepia the cameras all I know Sweet and surreal, an intimate portrayal In a tattered picture frame your kids won’t see Moonshine whiskey lies Endless hope no compromise To me that always seemed so vain That’s who I am, a simple solemn man Mr. Frost was wrong this roads the same Rosy cheeks gets coffee every day Lost in her curls wish I could take her breath away Capture her grace, white sails the sign for fate A dirty trick the camera played on me I’ll never feel her taste my hands on her lips Get to know her by, the swaying of her hips Passions die down Hell we’d both come around, rational men always up and leave My motto’s been, what’s wrong with wondering As long as the grounds planted on your feet. Moonshine whiskey lies Endless hope no compromise To me that always seemed so vain That’s who I am, a simple solemn man Mr. Frost was wrong this roads the same Moonshine whiskey lies Endless hope no compromise To me that always seemed so vain That’s who I am, a simple solemn man Mr. Frost was wrong this roads won’t change My motto’s been, what’s wrong with wondering As long as the grounds planted on your feet.
5.
Ragged Bones 03:19
Ragged bones, spoiled milk Faceless house, on a slanted hill Sleepy town, suddenly awake And you’re all gonna give, can you feel me take There the only one thankful depends on faith You gave wholeheartedly have no mistake I’m not the man I was, before I found this place When the aching stops, and they say it will When the paint is dry, were the tears shed real Pace myself, like the devils coming knocking Try to stand my ground, when it’s crumbling round There the only thankful depends on faith You gave wholeheartedly have no mistake I’m not the man I was, before I found this place My gate, aims to calm the rising sea But my past is your past, share the same way back, but forwards what I need There the only thankful depends on faith You gave wholeheartedly have no mistake I’m not the man I was, before I found this place There the only thankful depends on faith You gave wholeheartedly have no mistake I’m not the man I was, before I found this place Build enough for, Build enough for, Build enough for love Build enough for, Build enough for, Build enough for love Ragged Bones, spoiled milk Faceless house, on a slanted hill Sleepy town, suddenly awake And you’re all gonna give, can you feel me take
6.
Take My Hand 04:27
When our tears don’t dry up, from a natural cause And our lips turn ash white, from the bombs that were dropped When our news isn’t new, to a world watching pain But their gas crossed your lines, took my real breath away Give me your hand I’d like to feel yours Born to this land Taken by the war Where our neighbors have fled, Just a million or two And it’s been three whole years, Since their kids went to school And a home left for dust, with a life as their claim From the ash you can take, your nation built on pain Give me your hand I’d like to feel yours Born to this land Taken by the war While I’ve felt hate before All I want now is peace Food to grow strong Fresh air and a home Weary eyes that can sleep Give me your hand I’d like to feel yours Born to this land Taken by the war Give me your hand I’d like to feel yours Born to this land Taken by the war Give me your hand I’d like to feel yours Born to this land Taken by the war Give me your hand Mine was taken by the war

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released July 16, 2014

Ben Rabb - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Greg Settino - Drums
Lance Riley - Electric Guitar
Cilla Bonnie - Bass
Ted Hu - Piano
Eric Law - Cello
Pat O'Brien - Piano (Ragged Bones)
Alex Giorgetti - Bass (Ragged Bones)
Eric Rosier - Guest Percussion

Produced by Mike Davidson
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Mike Davidson at Plaid Dog Recording
All songs written by Ben Rabb
Artwork - Jason Briscoe
Photography - Stephan Alessi

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