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Copenhagen CD

by Benjamin Folke Thomas

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    10 brand new songs on a compact disc!
    With a twelve page booklet with complete lyrics and pictures.
    Art work by Trevor Moss

    Includes unlimited streaming of Copenhagen CD via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
wish i could come down from this pedestal don’t know how i managed to climb an object this tall look at this shabby yellow hair this obscene superior air i’ve always struggled with a solid case of narcissism tell me how the hell is one supposed to play this game has been played to perfection its the same every day sun goes up and then it comes back down whether we live or die the world will still turn around i used to believe it was hope i was looking for once i was fooled i was foolish man spoke about things that i did not understand i met a queen spoke volumes of self esteem just like mine the crown she wore was not gold but paper ravaged land lies from miles behind the smell of contamination grows stronger with time i count the days until i will no longer remember my dirty ways the halo of pride fell of when i hung my head in shame gonna write an ode to my grandmother tell my mother just how much i love her taste the air that i breath find true nature and inner peace remember that the pressure of true aint always as high as it seems i’m dancing to the beat of a silent drum the choir of the gospel stands mute and dumb no i don’t have religion I’m as helpless as a lame little pigeon the future is an unknown frontier and thats good enough for me
2.
what does it mean baby love at first sight now i stumble and i fall just to keep you satisfied i loved you in the morning when god was just a dream when them gates of eden seemed as far away as you and me you and me babe we are rhythm and blues you got the rhythm i got the blues i can read my life in the palm of your hand gonna indulge too many dreams and then go mad don’t you know that i hate that long winding road thats why you borrowed my shoes baby now they’re sold you and me babe we are rhythm and blues you got the rhythm i got the blues i talk about salvation and you want me to reminisce about the things that believe in and stuff you want me to miss then you beat me half to death when i try to be kind i still love you in the mornings when you’re on my mind you and me babe we are rhythm and blues x 3 you got the rhythm i got the blues
3.
this morning is rough all the birds outside can muster is a cough the air outside is crippled by frost memories of last night has been lost i can hear the neighbors fucking through the wall the walls are so thin that i can hear it all i crawl outta bed to get the paper in hall hope to read some good news thats all this is the day i start drinking again need something to cope with these avenues of shame when I’m sober my body feels so frail like a leaf deteriorated by the rain I’ve seen this happened a hundred times or more my mind gets restless and my heart gets so bored need to get my ass of off the floor been a selfish man of late need to be a good friend again the line has been drawn and it is clear its common place now to be guided by fear what was so far away has never been so near tell the mob that there’s a stranger in here i hear the children yes they are playing in the park minding their business but their eyes do spark soon they’ll discover that the light of day can be so dark that there wasn’t room enough for everybody on the ark i really do need to change things from the core i was mistaken when i first closed the door what i discovered isn’t there anymore need to try harder than i did before but everybody needs a companion someone to care for someone to fall apart with on the floor I’ve been a selfish man of late need to be a good friend again
4.
Finn 05:46
I worked with Abbas some years ago He was a doctor from the state of Palestine In the meat section of a big department store I was 16 he was 49 It was a cash in hand job it worked well for me I was only there for the summer Abbas was there indefinitely We talked about his homeland politics and the state of it most of all we talked about his family and how much he missed his kids Time flies by so fast that was more than ten years ago Little by little I remember him less I wish it wasn't so Finn was my grandpa He was a communist In World War Two him and his brother Fought the nazis In 1943 Finn became a refugee his brother had been killed by the fascist regime cause of his ideology He never talked about the war but I asked him plenty of times I was six years old when Finn my grandpa died I wish he was still alive Time flies by so fast twenty years ago seems like yesterday When grandpa and I set fire to his backyard I wish I could relive that day I'm 27 now same age as jury cobain was when e died What was on his mind would he still play music if he still was alive My sister listened to punk rock She's eight years older than me She had a poster of the pistols on her wall and she got me my first cd She lives in India now Her and her husband's got a beautiful child A product of love olive skin and laughing eyes Time flies by so fast spend it with the people you love
5.
feels so strange knowing that you’ve landed on your feet happy again i guess i hoped i meant more i thought your heart would be broken or at least a little sore now you look as great as ever safe and secure skin so fair you got the rhine in your blood perfect ebony hair how i wish it could be when you make love to your new man instead of him you think of me bet hes doing you good safe and secure i have a meanness in my bones i struggle with self pity when I’m down and alone i become a jealous man they say that love is liberating but i don’t understand how can anyone in love ever feel safe and secure isn’t this land of love supposed to be gentle and neat it always brings out the worst in me my heart has been rooted in the wrong country oughta dig it up and leave i wanna be reborn I’m a self-proclaimed martyr I’ve made my own crown of thorns I’m sick of this home grown pain i need to lose these burdens and break these chains rebuild some bridges safe and secure credits
6.
Bad News 03:23
a time bomb ready to explode someone tried to pay off a debt with fake gold the crowd smelled blood when the news got out when the jury reached its verdict there was never any doubt bad news travel fast one day you’re an idol the next you’re an outcast bad news travel fast ring them bells because this world won’t last war breaks out come dysentery heaven shall fall down upon the unrepentant regencies frontline losses carry the cost when the cavalry mounts the poor has paid the cost bad news travel fast one day you’re an idol the next you’re an outcast bad news travel fast ring them bells because this world won’t last poisoned fruit lies fertile in the ground something must be dying neath this sacred mound theres no moral to the story maybe an ethical approach to the statements of facts that we learn down the road bad news travel fast one day you’re an idol the next you’re an outcast bad news travel fast ring them bells because this world won’t last
7.
The night was open when you stepped in you were humming that song about immortal sin i worried about you were you alright had your mind gone dark again you sang so softly into my ear the saddest song anyone would ever hear i tried to reach you but you just slipped away it was just me in this empty room i missed you tonight when i was up on stage couldn’t find my focus unable to engage the sound was bad not enough tickets sold i wish i was with you tonight like a chain tight around the neck through the meltdowns you’re a rock im a wreck let the light shine in won’t you tell me please how can someone like you love somebody like me my brain is loaded it is two am i try to straighten things out but it just won’t bend my chest is heavy but your heartbeat is calm you carry me on i remember the day when we first met a train station in copenhagen how could i forget you paid me no mind but we got drunk that night you fell asleep in my arms i laid there in the grass listening to the soft breath of sleep as the morning rolled in dawn appeared fresh and rosy fingered and i knew you’d be mine like a chain tight around the neck through the meltdowns you’re a rock im a wreck let the light shine in won’t you tell me please how can someone like you love somebody like me
8.
Hold On 02:44
i heard elvis on the news he was breaking the blues a 30 stone hunk of love with his head in the news hold on elvis hold on i saw michael jackson in his cadillac car enticing lotsa children popping adderall hold on MJ hold on jerry lee got married to a twelve year old incesteous love thats the story told hold on mr lewis hold on parliament pedofiles in government set them on fire they won’t be back again hold on old men hold on hold on a little bit longer just a little bit longer they hold on just a little bit longer then they carry on three dumb jesters sitting on the edge one fell of the other two made a pledge to hold on old men hold on we are the kings troopers now we won’t go out without fight whatever we decide to do we got some heavenly right hold on fellow peers hold on hold on a little bit longer just a little bit longer they hold on just a little bit longer then they carry on
9.
Struck Gold 03:59
there in the distance stands the confused I’m not with them I’m not with them I’m standing tall no i won’t fall solid as a rock ready for your call soft be the night let it tend to my needs may she hear my plea and enter my dreams in the shape of a seraphim wings so white to my body she will cling let her be tonight i was just debris a wound unhealed an anchorless ship lost at sea you took me in you harbored my heart mended my sails they had fallen apart i sought revenge but found true love there in the dirt i struck gold i heard a heavenly chime through the desperate rhymes after dreadful and dreary there was you like a gulf stream breeze after the hurricane you kept so calm so i could stay sane your a crack in the wall where the light gets in carry the torch when the day starts to dim i sought revenge but found true love there in the dirt i struck gold i heard a heavenly chime through the desperate rhymes after dreadful and dreary there was you lay me down take me over recite from your books with your head on my shoulder shut the door theres no need to leave i can cover for you you can cover for me credits
10.
i can hear the birds they’re singing as my alarm bells ringing brown eyed girl on the radio outside the traffics humming sometime soon the mailman will be coming let me ask you once for you go give me a smile why don’t you give me a smile why don’t give me one more smile for you go one more smile for you go Late night drinking late night dreaming one more shot well be steaming the bar stopped serving we caught the last bus home we kissed like we would live forever or have two kids and die together just once for you go give me a smile why don’t you give me a smile why don’t give me one more smile for you go one more smile for you go head pounding no regretting i love you girl and don’t you forget it as you walk towards the door you look at me with eyes a flashing brown give me a kiss and say ill see you around but just once for you go give me a smile why don’t you give me a smile why don’t give me one more smile for you go one more smile for you go

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released March 8, 2017

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Benjamin Folke Thomas Gothenburg, Sweden

Born on the coldest winter ever.
New Album 'Modern Man'
Out October 26th.

"stands out like Oliver Reed at an aa meeting" - The Observer

"The Best guitar playing you'r ever likely to hear" - Q Magazine
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