His 2011 debut full album Outside There's A Curse, released by independent London-based label Xtra Mile which also plays home to his firm friends Frank Turner and Chris T-T, not to mention Dive Dive, Beans on Toast and Crazy Arm, Marwood's own brand of side-swiping, tongue-in-cheek folk has seen him build up a steady following since the debut single of 2007, Hold Your Breath, and mini-album "This Is Not What You Had Planned" back in 2008, the latter on Marwood's own Broken Tail Records.
Recorded on a digital eight-track on his bedroom floor, the ten tracks of Outside There's A Curse took over a year to piece together before being picked up by Xtra Mile in the summer of 2010 and eventually released in early 2011. The album was backed first by a headline tour of England in early 2011, and then with an opening support slot on Frank Turner's UK tour of small venues in May of the same year, along with songwriter Franz Nicolay.
Kerrang! awarded Outside There's A Curse four Ks out of a potential five, whilst Rocksound described the album as "bold, intelligent and wholesome".
Three tracks also appear on the split EP Exclamation At Asterisk Hash, which features three tracks from Bristol-based Oxygen Thief and Cheltenham's Jim Lockey, of Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun.
His second full album "Back Down" was released in 2013.
I Will Breathe You In
Ben Marwood Lyrics
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Wrapped in blanket cloud to tear your wrongs from rights
This is life traversed more than day by day and you don't have to be a looker just to see you've lost your way
What do you say?
In the morning he will realise what we've done
She'll pack her things and never tell of how we won
It's a change of heart, but this change of heart isn't shared by everyone, but this change of heart won't help you if you run
My darling go to sleep for me
And yes I saw it coming but it still came as a shock when your words made me a liar
I spent the evening locked in books trying to find the route you took out of this mire
This is love in versed and played inside out and yeah you may well be the flautist, but there's still no need to flout this all about
It came as no surprise to me she had to go
Her path at sunrise dusted through with April snow
It's a change of heart, but this change of heart isn't shared by all you know
And this change of heart won't help you lift the low
Go to sleep for me
Ladadada
And it came to this and broken ribs in Rotterdam I'm trying to feel the weight and feel my way, but not at all
Now I'm waltzing through this angry phase of tired eyes and sickly sweet malaise, to turn a phrase and throw the fight
In the distance there's the changing of the night
Wrapped in blanket cloud to tear your wrongs from rights
It's a change of heart, but this change of heart's going to vanish come the light
And this change of heart won't help you, but I might.
But I might
The lyrics of “I Will Breathe You In” by Ben Marwood are open to interpretation, but at their core they seem to be about the tumultuous nature of love and relationships. The song starts with a description of the changing of the night in the distance, wrapped in a blanket of cloud that separates right from wrong. This is followed by a suggestion that the singer has lost their way, and an invitation to confess their feelings. In the morning, there is a sense of realisation that something has changed, and a reference to a change of heart that isn’t shared by everyone. The singer’s lover leaves, and they are advised to go to sleep.
The chorus introduces a sense of surprise and a sense of being betrayed, with the singer spending the evening locked in books trying to understand what happened. However, the sense of betrayal is juxtaposed with a sense of love, played inside out. The second verse seems to suggest that the singer knew this was coming, but it still came as a shock. The reference to broken ribs in Rotterdam adds a layer of physical pain to the emotional turmoil. The song ends with a repetition of the idea of the changing of the night, with a suggestion that the change of heart won’t help the singer but somebody might.
Line by Line Meaning
In the distance there's the changing of the night
The night is moving, and change is on the horizon
Wrapped in blanket cloud to tear your wrongs from rights
The clouds are obscuring things, making it hard to distinguish right from wrong
This is life traversed more than day by day and you don't have to be a looker just to see you've lost your way
Life is difficult and confusing, and it's clear you're struggling even if you're not beautiful or handsome
What do you say?
What's your response to this situation?
In the morning he will realise what we've done
Tomorrow he'll understand the consequences of our actions
She'll pack her things and never tell of how we won
She'll leave quietly with no fanfare, and we'll keep our victory to ourselves
It's a change of heart, but this change of heart isn't shared by everyone, but this change of heart won't help you if you run
Some people won't understand why we're changing our minds, and running away won't solve anything
My darling go to sleep for me
Please rest for me, you need your sleep
And yes I saw it coming but it still came as a shock when your words made me a liar
I knew it was going to happen, but it still hurt when you made me deceive others
I spent the evening locked in books trying to find the route you took out of this mire
I spent hours looking for a way out of this hopeless situation
This is love in versed and played inside out and yeah you may well be the flautist, but there's still no need to flout this all about
This is the intricacies of love, and while you may think you have it all figured out, there's no need to boast about it
It came as no surprise to me she had to go
Her leaving wasn't unexpected for me
Her path at sunrise dusted through with April snow
The snow dusts her footsteps as she leaves at dawn
And this change of heart won't help you lift the low
Changing your mind won't solve your problems
Go to sleep for me
Please rest for me, you need your sleep
And it came to this and broken ribs in Rotterdam I'm trying to feel the weight and feel my way, but not at all
Everything has led to this moment of pain, and I'm struggling to understand it
Now I'm waltzing through this angry phase of tired eyes and sickly sweet malaise, to turn a phrase and throw the fight
I'm trying to make sense of my emotions and use articulate language to express what's happening
It's a change of heart, but this change of heart's going to vanish come the light
Our change of heart won't mean anything when the truth is revealed
And this change of heart won't help you, but I might.
Our change of heart won't solve our problems, but I might be able to help
Contributed by Bailey L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Susan Budd
I absolutely love this song. Caught Ben on the recent Frank Turner tour, he is a very talented and genuinely lovely man. Check out his album Outside There's A Curse, worth adding to your collection... :o)
Gabriel Robinson
does anybody know the chords to this song?