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How Weak And Unguarded The Happy Heart Is

from Night Songs by Benedict Benjamin

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lyrics

Don’t you come running, I’ve got a gun and
The will to sink you into the ground
So deep that you won’t ever be found

There’s teeth in the clouds, they’re weighing them down
They’ll tear as sharp as nails ripping through
I’ve a roof but I’ve no room left for you

I’ve known love and I’ve known harm
Big my heart it swelled so soft and warm
Oh you took an oath you tore in two
Bitter resin formed to stone it grew

How weak and unguarded, the happy heart is
With no safety net to save against it all
And no arm to raise to parry fists that fall

The seeds you have sown, They have grown they have grown
In my hands the harvest’s waiting here for you
When I see your face I’ll grant you your due

I’ve known love and I’ve known harm
Big my heart it swelled so soft and warm
Oh you took an oath you tore in two
Bitter resin formed to stone it grew

credits

from Night Songs, released March 25, 2016
Ben Rubinstein - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dan Blackett - Piano, Samples
Becca Mears - Cello
Will Thorneycroft - Cello

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Benedict Benjamin London, UK

Benedict Benjamin is Ben Rubinstein, formerly of The Mariner’s Children and Peggy Sue
(Wichita). His debut album ‘Night Songs’ is a collection of timeless compositions recorded in a
series of churches, bedrooms and kitchens across London and Kent with producer Dan Blackett
(Landshapes, Bella Union). ... more

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