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For You Again

by Ben Lubeck

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    For you again was recorded in four days, in a living room in Minneapolis. We recorded it to tape with very few overdubs. The main vocals are recorded live, we didn’t splice any tracks so you’ll hear squeaking floorboards, chairs adjusting, the faint sound of a jet overhead, or headphone cords tapping against the back of guitars. These live moments that are captured on tape play an important role in capturing the essence of the energy in the room at the time we recorded. It’s my favorite way to record. Playing a song until you discover the heart of it, and then letting go just enough to let the song speak for itself. I feel that everything comes alive in that moment. At the end of the keeper take, as you take your headphones off, everyone looks around the room locking eyes, knowing that we had discovered the true meaning of that song and just laid it down on tape to share with whoever is willing to listen. It’s a truly magical moment. There's something special about going on a journey with other people, starting with the sketches of a song and letting the true meaning guide you to a finished product. There’s something very special and timeless in that.

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1.
FOR YOU AGAIN Are you the one with a child, that took my place, that made you smile Is There still a chance I could drive ya wild, When the night’s still young and your hearts on fire Are you the one Do you still think about me the same, Or is there something in our way are we in love, is love in us Or did it break in two when two made one When two made one Oh and let me fall for you Again Oh I know, I'm your man, and you promised me you'd be my best friend But what I don't want you to see, is I’m no longer your missing piece Oh and let me fall for you Again Bridge I'm not asking you to change, but we can't let things stay the same is there something left in the air so won’t you let me get you there Oh and let me fall for you Again
2.
Younger Men 04:13
YOUNGER MEN I could fly away, I could hide my face Hop on silver wings, just to ditch this place I tell ya what / I've seen it done/ cause it’s been done to me I know it's one way to live, but it ain't for me Chorus Sometimes you gotta let it go / sometimes you gotta let It ride letting losers win while letting fires die Sometimes we gotta take the long way down before we understand We had it all figured out when we were younger men When we were younger men Verse Well they ain't that bad, they just lost their way The thing you fear the most, you become its slave I'll tell you boy you're pure of hurt, you love the light like I hate the dark You’ll find your weakness is the witness that keeps hope alive Bridge But I can’t let this one slide There’s way too much for me on the line Time to pony up and kiss my pride. Kiss my pride Kiss my pride goodbye
3.
A HARD WAY TO LEARN If I wrote you 5 letters would you throw them away If I sent you 5 postcards would you put them in frames would you read over them till the ink fades to gray Or tear them apart and dispose them in flames If I handed you roses would they die in your hand If I handed you roses would they make me your man would you raise them up slowly till they cover your mouth Or sit on your doorstep till the petals fall off CHORUS You’re a hard way to learn You’re a hard way to fall Such a hard bridge to cross the one that I’m on The one that I’m on If you were the Ocean would you bring me to land If you were an Ocean would I drown at your hand would your deadliest wave ever bring me to you would you swallow me up would you tear me in two If you were a river would you bring you on home would you slice through the valleys, wind under roads Or would you be the dam that lays me to rest and dry up the waters that flow from my chest
4.
Mrs Bluebird 03:39
These bars will never make you free / but you’re safer now that you're with me Might not know it, but I can show you how even captives can feel free Some things can come into your life, Slow enough to pass you by But before you know it, there's nothing growing, and your trapped by the winter sky Chorus Mrs. bluebird Mrs bluebird Mrs Bluebird you're so beautiful I just wanted you to know, It's not safe out there no more and I can't let you go / outside these doors Verse There's a side of me that you can't see Knowing you're broken doesn't make you free And sharing the pain with a cross and a name Hurts me more that you can see Nothing you could ever do Makes you deserve to hear the truth There's poison air in the atmosphere and I Wouldn’t wish for that on you
5.
Days Go By 03:29
DAYS GO BY Girl you look like a child, who's ready to learn And I feel like a boy heart heavy with my eyes wide and ready to burn You used to live in the wind, you used to float in my dreams And I was kinda crazy, my heart free and easy, my soul pure as pure could be Chorus I'll survive I've learned a lot since I've been with you Cause love takes time Time has a way of running out on you BUT I don't mind I’m glad I spend it with you You can still pack a punch, straight into my chest And I don't mince words when I'm hurt you'll know I don't leave nothing to contest But you still run through my blood, my heart beats your name And I know I drive you crazy but I'm still your baby and you light up when You hear my name Bridge If this is what's left love Well you'll be just fine You'll be the stars honey and I’ll be the night
6.
Winter Moon 04:53
WINTER MOON I've been up for days and I’m getting thin the winter moon Is staring at me again I can't breath no I can't sleep Pre-Chorus I’m afraid she might fail me Any day she could leave me CHORUS Well there's nothing, left within me that gives me reason to believe Nothing I've done, should win back your love But then I came to, when you broke through And you found me on my knees Here in the dark, you took back my heart And I believe VERSE I can't drink and I can't write the winter moon is full tonight and I can't think no and I can't speak Pre-Chorus I’m afraid she might fail me Any day she could leave me
7.
The Show 03:48
THE SHOW Well time passes slow, when your mind feels young but your bodies old still time marches on, though the hearts of man, are weak and worn You've known me through it all Prevailed through most improbable odds Seen the depths and the peaks of love Been right here all along, through it all You've been abused, you walk through life with the guilt of the accused I've worn my scars, been cut by the knife and burnt by the fire Bridge When the end is near, would you hold me dear until the moment I turn blue If the light escapes right out my face, I hope my last words mention you Heard the final days, of this slow parade, are the deepest shades of blue But I think the end will be I think the end will be I think the end will be The most beautiful show of all
8.
LINES WE MEND With the door cracked open I could hear the I could feel your heart sink to the ground I heard you screaming oh my Lord Though word travels quick through the telephone wire I could see it coming like a wildfire it was way too much for you to bare we set up candles in an empty room and spun old records all afternoon and waited for the news to break CHORUS I might keep you from the truth so it don't get the best of you you've been living for the fame while they're praying you won't change Though the lines we mend will break apart again I hear them rapping on the front door They'll knock if they knock some more but I'll never let em get to you I heard their plans to drill holes in you to rewire your brain into something new the thought if that makes me ill if you give it up will it take you down will it steal your heart, will it steal your crown will you lose your faith in who we are Bridge It was clear as day oh Lord Final Chorus I might keep you from the truth so it don't kill the heart of you you've been living for the fame while they're praying you won't change Though the lines we mend will break your heart again
9.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN YOU Id look to you, when the world got heavy You kept things still, you kept things steady We shared the streets, tore up this city You never said goodbye, wasn’t enough time When I look in my rear view might not have been me, might not have been you when you think about me now I bet you wanna come home but you don’t know how If you could do it all again, would you stay right here And let the walls cave in? We’d sleep under the stars, before you got your wheels before the levee broke, before the sirens squealed You flew over the Ocean, but knew you’d never find The hole in your heart, the missing peace of mind
10.
WHAT AM I TO DO what am i to do when your skin is thin and pale and your veins are red and blue Honey what am i to do Pretend it’s all okay When your hair is turning gray Should i call you everyday When you're old and gray What am i to do when i see this happening to you You’re part of me, and I’m part of you So tell me what, am I to do When i see your body ache and your eyes forget my face If you can hear me anyway Tell me what, am I to do

about

Upon releasing his first solo album, Rented Rooms, singer-songwriter Ben Lubeck received praise for the quiet power, emotion and substance behind the 2016 release. Written as an act of reconciliation towards his father while contemplating his own newfound status as a dad, the album “carried years of heartache in the notes...with primal howls and words that cut deep (City Pages).”

Now a father of two, Lubeck’s life has shifted focus, but the introspective messages in his music are as strong as ever. On his sophomore release, For You Again, out September 13, Lubeck’s desire to overcome the fears that prevent him from being fully present comes across in every melancholy whisper and every heart wrenching cry. In For You Again, Lubeck has come full circle from his debut album as he now writes from the lens of a father, resulting in an honest, raw, and beautiful collection of songs.

Lubeck is a founding member of the Minneapolis band Farewell Milwaukee who have received national acclaim, song placement on major network television, supported bands such as the Lumineers, and had their songs featured on compilations alongside Mumford & Sons, Adele and Amos Lee. Lubeck has released four albums with the band over the last decade, frequently working with longtime producer and collaborator Brad Bivens. For this album, it was a natural fit to re-enlist the help of Bivens. For You Again was recorded at his home studio in south Minneapolis in just a few short days as Bivens anticipated the birth of his first child and Lubeck the birth of his second. The imminent life change that shaped this recording process brings a sense of authenticity to the album; the listener feels the emotions - the urgency, the passion.

Much like Rented Rooms, the album features contributions from Twin Cities artists including: Jake Hanson (Mason Jennings, The Cactus Blossoms), Andy Dee, Jacob Pavek, Kara Laudon, Hilary James, and Rachael Kilgour. Each song was recorded live to tape in a small living room, with the squeaks of wooden floors, the sliding of chairs, and the faint rumble of planes in the distance if you listen close enough. Everything captured on tape was in the moment and meant to be as raw as the songs themselves - stripped away of studio gimmickry and sleight of hand. For You Again is without a doubt Lubeck’s most vulnerable, personal recording.

Recently I read the phrase that “Love is not yet perfect in one that is afraid.” It stopped me cold, as I began to wonder if my greatest fears: the deep deceptive ones that nearly paralyze the body, and immobilize the mind, could be the very things that are preventing me from full engagement. Fully engaging and appreciating the people that not only love me the most but are the well in which I draw daily inspiration and hope. The ones I take for granted while in the pocket of my fear and darkness, are the ones that need me the most and are also the ones I need to be in tune with to feel at peace.

As I grow as a person, and hopefully as a songwriter, I'm starting to realize that as hard as I try to impact the world with my songs, it's my beautiful world around me, a world made up with two beautiful daughters and a wife that supports my every move, that deeply impacts me and my songs and it's with all my heart, that I hope to return the favor.

-For You Again,

Ben Lubeck

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released September 13, 2019

FOR YOU AGAIN ALBUM CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Produced by Brad Bivens and Ben Lubeck. Engineered and Mixed by Brad Bivens. Mastered by Huntley Miller at HM Mastering. Recorded at Brad’s House.

ARTWORK
Photography by Darin Back. Design and Layout by Aaron Markson.

All songs were written by Ben Lubeck (Dr Dazzle Publishing, SESAC). © & ℗ Ben Lubeck, 2019.
Ben Lubeck - guitars and vocals on all tracks with additional instrumentation and vocals by:

FOR YOU AGAIN
Jacob Hanson - Electric Guitar, Kara Laudon - Vocals, Jacob Pavek - Piano

YOUNGER MEN
Andy Dee - Lap Steel, Jacob Hanson - Electric Guitar, Rachael Kilgour - Vocals, Jacob Pavek - Piano & Vocals

A HARD WAY TO LEARN
Jacob Hanson - Electric Guitar, Kara Laudon - Vocals, Jacob Pavek - Piano

MRS BLUEBIRD
Hilary James - Cello, Jacob Pavek - Piano

DAYS GO BY
Andy Dee - Dobro, Kara Laudon - Vocals, Jacob Pavek - Piano

WINTER MOON
Andy Dee - Lap Steel, Kara Laudon - Vocals, Jacob Pavek - Piano & Vocals

THE SHOW
Andy Dee - Dobro, Jacob Pavek - Piano

LINES WE MEND
Hilary James - Cello, Rachael Kilgour - Vocals

MIGHT HAVE BEEN YOU
Andy Dee - Lap Steel, Mimi Genheimer - Violin, Kara Laudon - Vocals, Jacob Pavek - Piano

WHAT AM I TO DO
Mimi Genheimer - Violin

Special thank you to Piper, Tatum and Remi Lubeck "There's a wide-open space in my heart to erase, and you're the one to fill the hole" Also, Farewell Milwaukee, my 2006 Hyundai Accent GL, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. #yamahajacket

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Ben Lubeck Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Band: Farewell Milwaukee

It's alright, it's okay, there's something to live for - Jesus told me so.

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