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Believers

by Ben Alexander

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Written after the passing of a dear friend, this song is about coping with the fear of not knowing what awaits.

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They carve us out
And throw us in
No more waiting
Where do we begin
We toss around
Beneath our skin
Debating
Everything that’s been

There comes a time
A time to choose
Take our place
Among the hollow mass
But it never lasts
And we’re back again
Feeling blind and
Buried to the chin

But you
Can’t bring that fear out your door
Because you’ll never know
You’ll never know for sure
And as you clear out your drawer
Will you realize that the world was yours
It’s hard to believe that there’s more
But harder to ignore

Life’s too short
To take aim
If you’re playing
You better know the game
And ask yourself
How’s the frame
More important
Than the memories you made
And do you feel
Can you hear
When it calls out
And begs us to be brave
And still we slave

You can’t bring that fear out your door
Because you’ll never know
You’ll never know for sure
And as you clear out your drawer
Will you realize that the world was yours
It’s hard to believe that there’s more
But harder to ignore

I heard you found a higher plane
Free at last from inner pain
And things will never be the same
What an easy thing for us to say

Can’t bring that fear out your door
Because you’ll never know
You’ll never know for sure
And as you clear out your drawer
Will you realize that the world was yours
It’s hard to believe that there’s more
But harder to ignore
Harder to ignore
Hard to believe that there’s more
But harder to ignore

You got to believe

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released March 15, 2020
Written, Recorded & Mixed by Ben Alexander
@ Road Test Studio 2020

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Ben Alexander Montréal, Québec

Singer/Songwriter/Producer/Multi-instrumentalist, Ben Alexander is a veteran to the Montreal music scene. After years of playing, writing, and touring the country with noteworthy groups of varying genres, he’s honed his own unique harmonic blends and thought provoking lyrics to strike at the heart… same place they’re born. ... more

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