Treading Water

from Trial & Error by Seth Benjamin

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

his voice rings out he's glad to meet me
i lose my words and glance down at my feet
his lips curve up as he takes my hand
something behind his eyes says he's not all he seems
but i'll smile back like i can't see

it goes down easy for a few weeks
but he gets up some nights when he thinks i'm asleep
covers his tracks as the sun rises
but he can't mask his breath quite as well as he thinks
well i'll tell myself this doesn't change a thing

one year spent under his rain cloud
and i'm left treading water til the sun comes out
and now he's down on one knee waiting
my gut screams out "no" but my throat keeps it down
well i'll nod my head and pray i don't drown

broken glass and tear-soaked sheets
the neighbors don't wave back no more
i've packed my bags and changed my name
i'll smash down a wall but can't walk out the door
cause i dissolve from the shoulders down every time you're near
the queen yells "march!" but the knights turn to stone
and i don't know what it is cause all signs scream "keep out" and i still dive in
i don't know how long i'll stay afloat

credits

from Trial & Error, released November 13, 2016
Seth Benjamin: vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars
written by Seth Benjamin

license

some rights reserved

about

Seth Benjamin & the Philistines Brooklyn, New York

Seth Benjamin & the Philistines are an alt-rock band from Brooklyn. Their songs have been called "catchy and sad."

discography

Square One

Jul 2023
Trial & Error

Nov 2016
Some Songs

Jul 2014

contact / help

Contact Seth Benjamin & the Philistines

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Seth Benjamin & the Philistines, you may also like:

YOU FOUND ME
by J.R. SLAYER

A surprisingly tender and intimate concept record about long distance love from Cody Votolato of The Blood Brothers/Head Wound City. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 30, 2019
go to album
JUICE
by Born Ruffians

15 years into their career, the Toronto indie rockers sound sharp and ebullient as ever. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 1, 2020
go to album
Echo Dancing
by Alejandro Escovedo

The legendary Alejandro Escovedo returns with another country-rock scorcher. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2024
go to album
Tethers
by The Natvral

The former frontman of the Pains of Being Pure at Heart lets loose with a passionate, Dylan-esque record full of razor-sharp lyricism. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 2, 2021
go to album
Song Spells, No. 1: Cedarsmoke
by Sea Wolf

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jul 29, 2014
go to album
i blew on a dandelion and the whole world disappeared
by American Pleasure Club

Like winter branches lined with snow and ice, Sam Ray (Ricky Eat Acid, Teen Suicide)'s latest is delicate, spare, melancholy, and beautiful. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 3, 2018
go to album
Sick of Summer
by White Laces

Woozy, rollicking indie rock that's thick and humid, searching vocals set against pealing guitars. Also available on cassette. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 22, 2016
go to album