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Keep Me Away

from Honky​-​Tonk Macbeth by Ben Balmer

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I should’ve left in the morning, when I felt I had the need,
Felt my boots start to stutter, felt them slowly lose their speed.
In this world of choices, why did it leave me with one?

But I cannot be the man who runs,
I’ve always been the favorite son,
Decisions from a gatling gun,
Can’t keep me away from here.

I felt an hour click past me, an iron chain on an anchor of rust,
Watching that parcel she sent me, unopened just like we discussed.
In this world of process, why do I always feel done?

But I cannot be the man who runs,
I’ve always been the favorite son,
Decisions from a gatling gun,
Can’t keep me away from here.

I’m the king of the palace of do-right, a miasmic companion to lust,
A tearful display in the moonlight, she’s so honest she turned into dust.
If this world just gives you love, why do I blink through anathema?

But i cannot be the man who runs,
I’ve always been the favorite son,
Decisions from a gatling gun,
Can’t keep me away from here.

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from Honky​-​Tonk Macbeth, released October 15, 2021
Written by Ben Balmer

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Ben Balmer Asheville, North Carolina

Born and raised near Ann Arbor, Ben Balmer is an Austin-based singer songwriter. Binding roots-y Americana with contemporary twists, Ben has been influenced by a wide range of musicians, including Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, Taj Mahal, and Paul Butterfield. He has released two full-length albums, multiple EP’s, and will release his newest album, Honky-Tonk Macbeth, in the Fall of 2021. ... more

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