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1.
Formaldehyde 04:04
Formaldehyde she's gonna be my bride Pick me up when I'm down Might Spin some pretty lies, but i'm knee deep in her smile Formaldehyde she'll put me in the ground Formaldehyde she'll send me of to war With a ticker tape parade On the docks she'll kiss me slow And everyone will know Formaldehyde she loved me more than breath. i miss the way you looked at me And danced when we were 23 Alight and you were floating through the room Caressed my hand, to understand that we never really made a plan... We were bound by love and that's all it could be Formaldehyde she's going to murder me Formaldehyde she'll wear her favourite dress Black as tar and soft as sin with a veil in her hair, To cover up her tears Formaldehyde don't beat your self up over this. i miss the way you looked at me And danced when we were 23 Alight and you were floating through the room Caressed my hand, to understand we never really made a plan We were bound by love and that's all it could be Formaldehyde you'll be the death of me Formaldehyde shes going going to murder me x2 We were bound by love and thats all that we could be Formaldehyde you took the best of me
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Oh My God 03:12
I prayed to God just the other day That he might take my pain away And I closed my eyes in a penitent style Still I have not heard from him in a while Oh my God, oh my God So prayed to Allah, Just last night seeing if he might explain this life And I bowed down low to the distant west Just as the prophet told me best Oh my God, oh my God Chorus Tell me if you hear my cries Offered up to the empty skies Best way to reach me should you call is Come knocking at my door So I prayed to Ganesh bout an hour ago Seeing if he might save my soul But there ain't no hope for the sinning man Just trying to get by as best he can Oh my God, oh my God Chorus Then I asked my self what the he'll went wrong seems everyone singing the same damned song we're all Blessed with life, we're all bound to die and we're all Hoping for a place up in the sky Oh my God, oh my God
3.
Rosie 03:02
Well Rosie shes my lover Painted saint, convicted sinner walking talking conduit to god Sometimes she puts her hand in mine Puts my soul into her pocket Holds it meaning never to let go See Without her I'm a pauper Im a beggin' broken man Waiting for a gold coin in the dust If there's a rain cloud hanging over Then she's my silver lining The only family I will ever know Chorus : There's been hard times, carried heavy loads But Rosie she aint no trouble at all Some people call her crazy Still she sticks around whistling slow or singing something sad Shes a quandry melancholy Divided and dismissive And I wouldnt have her any other way Made my share of choices I've been Bent over a barrel, regrets a word That's wasted on the weak See If i did it over i would make the same mistakes Knowing they'd lead me straight into her arms Chorus: Comes a time for every man To love someone with fervour Give up what's been kept safe for so long This kind of love can drive a man to sacrifice or murder Rosie holds me safely on the line Chorus:
4.
In My Dreams (free) 03:43
my lover, you've come and now gone a little piece of my heart, taggin along and i hope that you hold it, remember and smile of the time that i borrowed, your love for awhile in my dreams i forget how we loved its sweeter than you'll know but awake to your memory cold and alone now the tape that played our film is worn right out, from overuse see a house ain't a home, when your all on your own just a place to drown out the guilt chorus to love and be loved was the cry from the start had both just never in tune but i'd rather have the love we shared followed by this gloom in the end you took it all pawned the diamond ring, my grandmother wore seems forever was shorter, than i had thought hand in hand under the garden arch chorus
5.
If we go we go together I won't leave you behind Our slow burning love Overcame any trial And I can't go livin Missing you by my side Spark to my tinder Moon to my sky If we go we go together I won't leave you behind Your breath on my neck Fingers intertwined I made a promise you stood dressed in white If death came between us He was in for a fight Chorus: If your going I'm going Ill follow over the line If we go we go together I won't leave you behind Our grey eyes are fading we gaze, one last time How else to say A final goodbye Your Heart turns to silence But a whisper resides
6.
See This life ain't as fair as they'd you believe We are all treading water, kicking to breathe Everyone's a little broken It's the pigment to the paint If you can't love yourself man Who's left to blame Chorus: oh sweet redemption Just around the bend Oh oh sweet redemption There's hope for us yet Sure as the sun rises and falls we have our own faults Have separate flaws Without tasting the pavement It's hard to relate But Self worths a hammer That will break any chain We all need a lover, all need a friend Someone to listen as we come to wits end Build A lighthouse on sand And It Won't stand a chance Be there for you brother When you need a hand
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In My Arms 01:32
The winter is cold and bare Colours been stripped everywhere I'll hold to the promise, you wrote long ago Someday i'd wrap you up in my arms Together we'd escape the world Forgetting its Troubles and Toils Find a Quiet Place and Nestle away And awake to a loving embrace Cause ill hold you safe every night Keep each other warm with our skin And you'll call me honey, And ill thank my stars Your the home ill be keeping my heart in.

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Debut EP recorded over 2 months with a portable gear, one SM57 and an Iphone, in Hotels, Planes, Bedrooms, Garages, and even an RV aside from "sweet redemption" recorded in Victoria with Vince Vaccaro

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released February 12, 2014

"Rosie" & "over the line" - Harmonies by Sam Buckingham
"In My Dreams" Harmonies by Maia Jelavic
"Sweet Redemption" Co written with Vince Vaccaro

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Benjamin James Caldwell Australia

Americana, delta blues, outlaw country and the psychedelic folk revival of the seventies; Benjamin James Caldwell blends these styles, culminating in heart-breaking vocals, stomping rhythms and a poetry of songwriting to match the best.

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