In the Early Hours

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My soul’s laid bare upon the lion’s table
My heart’s laid bare after years of stony songs

In the early hours
In the early hours of morning

You came like the wind; on in through the hope gate
You let yourself in with a rustle of leaves to this half-desert waste

You came to the sand like a wave, all kicking and coughing and laughing
You came with the dust from the grave, into this half-waking place

In the early hours
In the early hours of morning

Could my heart be wakened to the sound of trumpets on that blood-red horizon?
Would my heart crumble like the walls of Jericho?

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5 Responses to “In the Early Hours”

  1. December 8th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
    Greg says:

    Ben, digging it and digging it. I love the chorus a tempo feel, then the resolution of the song (musically and conceptually) at the end. I’m really looking forward to the rest of these…makes me want to drop what I’m doing and play!

  2. December 8th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
    Laura L says:

    Thanks Ben. I always enjoy your sound- maybe one of these days I’ll actually make it out to a show!

  3. December 10th, 2008 at 11:03 am
    Ben says:

    Good to hear, Greg. I always look forward to your music and blog posts at http://www.gregwillson.com

    Laura thanks for the comment. If you’re in Gainesville over Christmas, I’m doing an acoustic show on December 23 at Lightnin’ Salvage (Satchel’s) between 6 and 9pm.

  4. December 11th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
    Craig says:

    Ben, I like what you are doing with the site and I enjoyed my first listen of “In the Early Hours”. I am already looking forward to your next effort.

  5. February 8th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
    ben says:

    your new songs are incredible…you should seriously think about just putting them on a cd exactly like they are here…you have once again made music entirely different than anything you have made before…i must “give props where props is due,” as the kids say (or, as kids used to say anyway). looking forward to april.

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