Ben Howard has the perfect voice for the emotion-drenched songs he sings. The Fear is from his debut album Every Kingdom. The album was released with a limited edition cassette - 200 copies - in 2011!
I been worryin', I been worryin', I will become what I deserve
I been worryin' that my time is a little unclear
I been worryin' that I'm losing the one's I hold dear
I been worryin' that we all live our lives in the confines of fear
I want to avoid posting songs that aren't a few years old. Most new music that sounds great now doesn't hold up well to multiple playings over the years.
This song is an exception to this "old song rule" - it was released in November 2012 - and I hope I won't be doing this too often. In fact, I want to promise myself that in a year or two, if this song doesn't still sound great, I'll delete this post.
It's a great song for a melancholy, rainy evening. The music and lyrics build up into an emotional intensity that you can bite into. I've looked around for a commentary to the poetry but haven't found any. Please do point me in the right direction if you find some. It seems to talk of loss and separation:
"Go your way,
I'll take the long way 'round,
I'll find my own way down,
As I should."
I'm hoping there is meaning there and not just a bunch of words that sound good because the music is nice.
"And hold your gaze
There's coke in the Midas touch
A joke in the way that we rust,
And breathe again."
