HE WAS ALSO IN RED 40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In May 2009, Nichols co-starred in MTV's $5 Cover, a quasi-fictionalized series about the Memphis music scene.
Nichols popularized his solo material on the "Revival Tour", composed of himself, Chuck Ragan (Hot Water Music) and Tim Barry (Avail).
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The Kid
Ben Nichols Lyrics
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Look away
Look away
Nothing to loose
left east tenneessee at fourteen
Wonderd to the west
Look away
Born into death
you fought the salors in New Orleans
You worked the flat boats and walked the streets
Hit Nachdogdes in '49
And there you saw the devil for the very first time
(chorus)
Kid don;t you know me
We are the last of the true
Drink up drink up
Drink up drink up
Cause tonight your souls required of you
Signed on with a stone mad captian rode on mexico
Look away
Look away
War behold
Jailed with killers one and all but we were killers free
Look away
Look away
Look to me
you saw the lancers 'mid heathen hordes
Bloodstained viels
And costumes of war
Hell ain't that full boy hear me
War is the game and the god we seek
(chorus)
(bridge)
we set out as men of reason armed with navy colts
Look away
Look away
Work paid in gold
but you stood witness to yourself our trial you did betray
Look away
Look away
To judgement day
we killed in the dessert we killed in the streets
We choose what shall and shall not be
We stood with pistols fought back to back
Now you've stood your ground but what ground is that
(chorus)
The song "The Kid" by Ben Nichols tells the story of a person whose mother died on the night they were born, and they never knew her name. The singer wandered from Tennessee to the west at the age of fourteen and was born into death. They fought against sailors in New Orleans, worked on flat boats, and saw the devil for the first time in Nachdogdes in 1849. The chorus, "Kid don't you know me, we are the last of the true," suggests that the singer is reflecting on their life and preparing for death. The singer also signed on with a stone mad captain and rode to Mexico, where they were jailed with killers but found themselves free. They saw the lancers in heathen hordes and the costumes of war. The bridge, "We set out as men of reason armed with navy colts," implies that the singer had a plan but ended up betraying themselves. They killed and made choices about what should and should not be. The final chorus, "Drink up, drink up cause tonight your soul's required of you," could be interpreted as a call to accept one's fate and reflect on their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Your mother died night you were born her name you never knew
You were born without knowing your mother as she passed away on the same night as your birth
Look away
The situation is not pleasant, and it would be better to turn your eyes from it
Look away
It is painful to see what lies ahead
Nothing to lose
There is nothing more to lose at this point
Left East Tennessee at fourteen
You left East Tennessee at the age of fourteen
Wondered to the west
You traveled to the western side of the country
Born into death
You were born into a life where death is all around you
You fought the sailors in New Orleans
You were involved in a fight with sailors in New Orleans
You worked the flat boats and walked the streets
You worked on flat boats and walked the streets
Hit Natchez in '49
You arrived at Natchez in the year 1849
And there you saw the Devil for the very first time
It was here in Natchez, where you first saw the Devil
Kid, don't you know me?
Don't you recognize me, kid?
We are the last of the true
We are the last of the true men
Drink up, drink up
Drink as much as you like
Drink up, drink up
Drink more before your soul is required of you tonight
Signed on with a stone mad captain, rode on Mexico
You joined a crazy captain and rode towards Mexico
War behold
The oncoming war is visible
Jailed with killers one and all, but we were killers free
You were jailed with other killers, yet you felt free
Look away
Look away from the truth
Look away
Just avert your gaze
Look to me
Keep your eyes on me instead
You saw the lancers midst heathen hordes
You saw lancers amidst a group of heathen warriors
Bloodstained veils and costumes of war
Everyone was covered in blood, wearing costumes of war
Hell ain't that full boy, hear me
Hell is not as full as it should be, kid, listen to me
War is the game and the god we seek
War is what we desire, and it is the deity we worship
We set out as men of reason, armed with navy Colts
We began as men who used logic and carried navy Colts
Work paid in gold
We were paid in gold for our work
But you stood witness to yourself, our trial you did betray
You betrayed our trust and testified against us in court
Look away
Don't look at what you have done
Look away
Turn your head away from the reality
To judgement day
Until the day of your judgment
We killed in the desert, we killed in the streets
We killed in the deserts and streets
We choose what shall and shall not be
We decided what is allowed and what is outlawed
We stood with pistols, fought back to back
We fought together with our pistols, back to back
Now you've stood your ground, but what ground is that?
You held your position, but what right do you have to do so?
Kid, don't you know me?
Haven't you recognized me yet, kid?
We are the last of the true
We are the last remaining true men
Drink up, drink up
Drink more
Drink up, drink up
Drink as much as you can now, because tonight your soul will be taken
Cause tonight your soul's required of you
Tonight your soul is being demanded of you
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Benjamin Nichols
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