The Roots of Rhythm Remain

Ben Kweller..sorry im on a music kick.














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So, while im on a writing about music kick i figured id write about another awesome artist: Ben Kweller. He actually just recently came to the University of Cincinnati (where i oh so happily attend)...unfortunately i didnt get to see him. My friend Michael however got front row tickets. I think i spent that night drowning myself in cup after cup of coffee at Highlands with Patrick and Christina. it was a sad time. ANYWAYS.  Hes still awesome, He also ( like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) just..sort of...came out with a new cd called On My Way. its really good, and while it has the basic same ben kweller sound as sha sha its got a bit of a harder, faster edge to some of the songs. I want to hear some of his Radishes stuff. maybe someday. 




























Ben Kweller possibly tuning..
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My Apartment
Sometimes I wish I had a farm
where the only pollution is your cigarettes,
where your mind is clear.
But I like it here in my small space.
New Yorkıs the place where the sidewalks know my face
as I walk to

my apartment, the home where I hide
away from all the darkness outside.
Iım there all the time.

Bikes ride to the park and city pools.
Itıs summer now; empty the schools.
Fly home to my cat on the F train.
Iım protected from pain
when Iım in

my apartment, the home where I hide
away from all the darkness outside.
Iım there all the time.

Iım there in my apartment, the home where I hide
away from all the darkness outside.
Iım there all the time.


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Falling
Wind is cold alright back in Dallas. The neon light from the building lets you know you're home.
You'd go way back when if you wanted to be my friend or you'd call me. I'd understand, it's true.

I don't feel like I'm falling.
No, I don't feel like I'm falling.
No, I don't feel like I'm falling down.
Just say "hello" to the ground.

Ba ba ba ba ba ba

Wait there, I'll be right back. Down in Times Square it's a heart attack. All the feeling makes you feel so new.
Trees fall and so do men. Even the walls start caving in and you feel like there's no pretend for you.

BUt I don't feel like I'm falling.
No, I don't feel like I'm falling.
No, I don't feel like I'm falling down.
Just say "hello" to the ground.

We could talk if days weren't so fast,
and mistakes just leave it so unsure.
Wanna hold you like never before
'case we're falling and I love you more and more.

Do you feel like you're falling down?
Do you feel like you're falling down?
I don't feel like I'm falling-falling-falling down.

I don't feel like I'm falling.
No, I don't feel like I'm falling.
No, I don't feel like I'm falling down.
Just say "hello" to the ground.

Ba ba ba ba ba ba
Do you feel like you're falling down?
Do you feel like you're falling down?
I don't feel like I'm falling-falling-falling down.
Just say "hello" to the ground.

I don't feel like I'm falling.
No, I don't feel like I'm falling.
No, I don't feel like I'm falling down.
Just say "hello" to the ground.

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  • Hospital Bed
    La la la la la.
    We are just a sexual making me an alcoholic relation.
    Words hit much harder than the bullets from a gun,
    a shovel to the skull, a stab in the spine.
    Be my valentine, you donıt have to say much.
    This machine is so mature, itıs so much your type.

    (boy) "You be Betty!"
    (girl) "I'll be Betty!"
    (boy) "I'll play Joe!"
    (girl) "You play Joe!"
    Weıll crawl out of my window, honey,
    in the morning Iım out of my head,
    I wish I was sleeping In your hospital bed.
    Give me some time to get on your mind.
    La la la la la.

    Hey, come on down to my world.
    The memories enhance the way that you feel.
    I wanna get right back down but youıre moving so fast,
    and I wanna be everywhere twice.
    This machine is so mature, it's so much your type.

    (boy) "You be Betty!"
    (girl) "I'll be Betty!"
    (boy) "Iıll play Joe!"
    (girl) "You play Joe!"
    And we'll crawl out of my window, honey,
    and in the morning I'm out of my head,
    I wish I was sleeping In your hospital bed.
    Give me some time to get on your mind.
    La la la la. La la la la.

    And in the morning I'm out of my head,
    I wish I was sleeping In your hospital bed.
    Give me some time to get on your mind.

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    Wasted & Ready
    Force field super shield AA.
    Junior high love affair is OK.
    Jump on the big wagon cause I'm so Cal.
    I'm big in every way. I'm running as fast as I can.

    She goes above and beyond her call of duty.
    She is a slut but X thinks it's sexy.
    Sex reminds her of eating spaghetti.
    I am wasted but I'm ready.

    If you wanna move it so,
    why don't you make it go.
    Prove to everybody who doesn't understand.
    All the nights, all the fights. You are out of sight.
    Some say more with their hand. I'm running as fast as I can.

    She goes above and beyond her call of duty.
    She is a slut but X thinks it's sexy.
    Sex reminds her of eating spaghetti.
    I am wasted but I'm ready.
    I am wasted but I'm ready. I am wasted but I'm ready.
    Running as fast as I can. Running as fast as I can.
    Why am I dealing with this feeling?
    I'm maxed out like a credit card.
    I'll continue to be my worst enemy.
    It's easy but it seems so hard.
    You're near but you seem so far.
    She goes above and beyond her call of duty.
    She is a slut but X thinks it's sexy.
    Sex reminds her of eating spaghetti.
    I am wasted but I'm ready.
    She goes above and beyond her call of duty.
    She is a slut but X thinks it's sexy.
    Sex reminds her of eating spaghetti.
    I am wasted but I'm ready.

    I am wasted but I'm ready.
    Running as fast as I can.

    "Sha Sha"
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    Living Life
    The greenest trees you'll ever see
    are the ones in your mind.
    All the answers and the dreams
    will come to you in time.

    Yeah, you are living life
    the way you feel.

    I know the world around you,
    everyone shares the sky.
    You never see darkness,
    you are the daylight

    Yeah, you are living life
    the way you feel.

    Go away with a smile.
    Don't forget about your past.
    Don't keep yourself from giving.
    I am always watching you,
    Be yourself and stayin' true
    cause it makes me feel like life's worth living.

    The way you feel.

    I've never minded where you're going,
    I know that change is a part of you.
    I'm not gonna hide anymore, I'm gonna listen to myself
    and maybe one day I can be real too.

    Yeah, you are living life.
    Yeah you are, you are living life.
    Don't you know that you are living life
    the way you feel
    and that is real.

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    Disclaimer: I DID NOT TAKE THESE PICTURES...i wish i had, but i didnt.