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In Your Own Words

from Das Defino: a song suite by Ben Smith

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lyrics

Write it down
every word
start with the nouns
and get to the verbs

and all your thoughts
they’re casting lots for us

don’t let fear keep you down
pick yourself up from the floor
trust your words
and let them out
don’t hold them anymore

you’re not out of sight
you’re just getting heard
you’re not out of your mind
you’re in your own words

walk out the door
into the street
the neighbors line up
they all want to see

for all their thoughts behind their walls
they're just like you

don’t let fear keep you down
pick yourself up from the floor (harmony)
trust your words
and let them out
don’t hold them anymore (harmony)

you’re not out of sight
you’re just getting heard
you’re not out of your mind
you’re in your own words

credits

from Das Defino: a song suite, released March 30, 2015
Ben Smith -- vox, piano, guitar
Matt Magarahan -- drums
Tim Celfo -- bass

String arrangement -- Joshua Stamper
Violins -- Michelle Bishop, Shelley Weiss,
Viola -- Petula Perdikis
Cello -- Daniel Delaney

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Ben Smith West Chester, Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA songwriter Ben Smith's songs sound good in both your front parlor and your back barroom---all Tin Pan Alley piano and a fading choirboy voice.

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