I've listened to this song at least once every couple of days for almost a year. It helped me quit drinking and I'm starting to turn my life around. We're alive till the moment we are dead, and a drownin man is just a living man who hasn't run out of his last bit of breath..
I found this song about 2 months ago and I listen to it almost every other day and I would listen everyday but I don't want to get burnt on this master piece. That line hit me hard too man. I have been fighting my own demons and this shook me HARD when I first heard it. Every line was like, FUCK THATS ME!! Here is to finding our way home.
I hear ya....I'm tired of always being the last to know about shit....I actually frequently look for undiscovered talent(not American idol shit)or acoustic blues or southern rock ..still never find shit hardly and then one here it is..8fukn yrs later...anyways b4 u get to far behind again, just found this the other dayru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1iAAPiro2DE.html if u dont know it already, ur welcome .(:
@@DonnyDealer No worries Legend. Totally agree on Nate, the dude is utterly faultless. As far as quality original material goes though, I still think Joe takes the cake. “1, 2, 3” and “And The Lightning, He Will Ride” are criminally underrated. However, if you enjoy Focus then check out Joe’s take on Hendrix’s Voodoo Child 👌🏼👌🏼
Chords (fret number): I went down to the river Flowing out onto the sea On my way to the ocean Let the spirit swallow me Cm A#(6) I got low down in the water D#(6) F I let the current guide my bones Cm A#(6) I got nine kinds of trouble F Am#(1) I'm just trying to find my way home RIFF: E|-3------|---------|---------|--------|--------|-----------|----------| B|---4-6--|--------|---------|--------|--------|-----------|----------| G|----------|--3-5-|-----3--|--------|--------|-----------|----------| D|----------|--------|--5-----|----3--|--------|-----------|----------| A|----------|--------|---------|--6----|----3--|-5s6-5-|-3---3--| E|----------|--------|---------|--------|--6----|-----------|----6----| Over twenty some years of living And a thousand wasted days I have loved a lot of women Many times I've gone wrong ways And I came down to the water For a dip to cleanse my soul They keep telling me that I'm just a babe But baby why do I feel so old Cm F This is the verge of a breakthrough D#(6) G It's a fine line that cannot be bent Cm F And I felt like a river run dry D#(6) G But I don't know where all of the rainwater went Cm F And I believe we were all dead or dying D#(6) G But I see different in the blue light Cm F There is no such thing as a dawn or a dusk D#(6) G It's daylight until it is night You gotta fight through the dimming You gotta run into the west You gotta rage against the dying of the light Live for the moment that's left You gotta fight against the dimming You gotta run into the west You gotta rage against the dying of the light Live for the moment that's left G# Cause there is no such thing as a dying man Cm We're alive till the moment we're dead G# And a drowning man is just a living man G Who hasn't run out of his last bit of breath G#-Cm-G#-Cm-G#-Cm-G#-Gm-G Cm, A#(6), D#(6), F I went down to the river Flowing out onto the sea On my way to the ocean Let the spirit swallow me I got low down in the water I let the current guide my bones I got nine kinds of trouble I'm just trying to find my way home Find my way home Find my way home Find my way home
Wow❗️Lord, how many years I've missed without this in my life... years I'll never get back! 😟 Thank you, Sir, wherever you are... amazing, God-given voice and guitar playing! 💞
This moved me both lyrically&emotionally! Im tired of fighting 4 my breakthrough that never came after 3years of much effort 2 change everything!!!! My soul is bound with the same spirit as my momma..she gave up b4 finding freedom as I just broke weak..my spirit is spent..the fight 4 freedom is the hook 2 motivate but it never came, just the tears did to this song. After so much hard work my soul is still homeless &my spirit sick &deeply discouraged. ..feels so hopeless. Good song..ty and God bless
If you need someone to talk, write me freely 👋🏻 youre not alone 🙌 I love this song Also very much, it touches me differently since 5 years already, i always come back to it, i was suicidal too, maybe i can understand you, or at least a bit
Holy shit. Dude. I seen you like 6 years ago at Evolve in Nova Scotia In Canada. I was walking by your tent with my friends. Mission focus style. You were playing in a small side tent off from the main path and stage sort of close by the old pirate ship. You couldnt see your face but all I could hear was you singing. I turned around, walked back to the tent you were playing. To see the person whos voice that music belonged to because I was literally like "Who the fuck is this and what have I just heard?" Im a huge fan of blues and Janis Joplin and you are par man. Par. You turned me aorund in my tracks. I remember every deatil. Everyone was totally blindsided in the audience. I remember looking over to this girl beside me with mutual expressions of "Whoaaa. This is seriously happening right now?" 2 mins of you and youd burned yourself permanently in my brain. Dude you were THE most amazing performace Id ever been able to hear. Id never seen someone from the inside out push what sounded like his entire fricken soul into the room around him. Id never seen an audience so transfixed on someone and I was and am still completely honored I got to hear the rest of your last song. it was amazing. 6 years later I tell this story to people about this dude who was killing it in a small side show tent. i knew your name was Ben something and Id looked you up online but everything you had back then was shit and didnt do any justice to you. ive told sooooooooooooooooooooooooo many people about that day over the years. I seen Ben caplin pop up in my youtube feed and I was like "no fucking way.... is this... holy shit. Its him lol. Fuckin hell, 6 years later. I cant believe it" Thanks for coming back in my life- Ive been waiting so long for this!!! Seriously. I cant believe this. This is blowing my mind. You were a myth I talked aboutof this person i got to see for a very short period a very, very long time ago. Well done. First impression grand success. Ill be following you a lot now online. There are a lot of people who are going to be happy to put a face to that story.
Lindsay Henheffer Lindsay Henheffer dude how can we get Ben Caplan to see and reply to this!! I HAVE to know if this story is accurate! I want to believe that its true so badly! I think every one can relate to what you wrote about putting his soul into a song after they’ve heard this one. That is something that cannot be taught! Thank you Lindsay Henheffer for taking the time to share this experience with the public! It renewed my faith in people being able to reconnect regardless of time passed or distance put between them.
Listen to this song almost every day and notice I've never left a comment. Love you, Ben. Wherever you are, whatever you're up too, I hope your light shines bright still. Gods Blessing.
There is a difference in those that attempt to make music, and those who relent to have the music run through them. This man had the music run through him , period. Nothing short of Great.
Who else didn’t realize they were holding their breath until they released it? That is what it means to feel a song. I don’t even have words to describe what I’m feeling right now.
Max Melo I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with you. so he uses simple guitar work? does that mean he only knows simple guitar licks? he sings passionately and plays at the same time in a beautiful harmony. that's musician skills that I like.
Max Melo, Have you ever seen him live? I personally think he is amazing. Maybe not the most technical guitarist, but his rythm and beat is spot on and his improv is great. Plus he plays a lot other instruments very wel0 (especially the piano)l. I was so lucky to see him live the other day, his charisma is just unbelivable live - actually one of the better concerts I have seen. And his lyrics are facenating, many are quite dark but have interesting messages. Great musician I must say. :)
This song dug deep into me the first time I heard it which was about a million listens to ago at this point. I just can't seem to hear it enough although I'm torn between wishing there were more like it and the stark realization that what makes it so good in the first place is the fact that it is rare thing.
Can’t say better, feel you deep because I am exactly in this situation! Sometimes when I am alone I start singing this out of nowhere, trying to reach this low voice and failing, of course…
I have tears streaming down my face listening to this. I've been in such an incredibly dark place recently, wanting to just end it all and have it all be over and done with and finally have some peace and quiet, but this song woke something up in me. The power and desperation in this man's voice resonated so deeply within me and brought up emotions that I've been trying to ignore for so damn long. It feels so good to cry. I feel raw and vulnerable and hopeful for the first time in a long time. I don't even know how to describe how I'm feeling or why I feel the way that I do, it's like this song woke my soul up and it hurts like hell but in the best way possible. This comment is probably going to be lost in the thousands of others but I couldn't just go by without saying anything. Thank you for this, thank you for writing this song, thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
I relate so deeply to this. I will no longer let myself rot away in a dark corner of existence, weak and withering. No, I will go out in a blaze of glory. I will live with all my heart while I am alive, and I will burn like the sun for all the world to see. And if I am consumed by the fire of life, so be it, I will go out in a blaze of glory. Better to die living than becoming a living dead.
Angie Lerryn Your comment will never be lost in thousands of other comments. I replied to it to let you know you are now linked to me in someway for the rest of time. You're not alone and you are worth it. You will always be worth it
Newfoundland, Canada! It was spectacular, words couldn't describe the energy he brought. There was about 40 people there but not one person was standing still haha
holy shit. this is some deep lyrics. keep on living so you can find your true self. blessed is a men who has suffered....he has found life. bless this dude. beautiful deep music. and awesome control of the guitar.
How could anybody thumbs down this greatness. I thank the universe for gifting this world with your soul and skill Mr.Caplan. Thank you for being who you are and creating such richness and clarity in your music. There is something so honest and humbling with your song that it brings me to tears. I wish so badly I could express myself as true as this, uncontrollable anxiety has kept me from ever performing so I appreciate you even more for having those guts. Your voice and melody has been etched into my heart forever.
Some songs in life have immense meaning to individuals. This is one of the many songs I feel very close to and i rediscovered it all of a sudden. I'm glad to have understood why this song hit me so hard the very first time I heard it and now, I believe I truly am able to understand and live with myself. Thanks Ben, you'll never get to know me but please know I'm so damn grateful to you. ❤
This always finds me when I need it ....forgot about it for a few years....and now it's back....one of the best songs I've ever heard. Thank you Ben...you fukin leg end x
It is super rare that I get a shock and aw and literally make a face and just be blown away by a song but holy crap im blown away the emotions in the lyrics and in the guitar..... jeez you can tell hes gone through some stuff. Standing ovation!
+Paul Pablo At the time I saw Jimmy's new LP in a record bin at a local record store and bought it, then years later I came across the Highwaymen LP when it came out and bought it. I think I like the four voices better than the one.
I teared up the first time I heard it and it's hard for me to sing it with all i got without tears pouring out. This IS music from the soul. Fucking incredible!
This song came uninvited into my Apple playlist and it's the best music I've heard in years. Possibly decades. I think I'm going to have to go to Canada to see him play in person.
This is deep,.. very meaningful. Heart and soul are on his sleeve, and i love that about this. Now I've gotta go back down to the river, wash off the filth
Holy crap!! Im just searching blues progressions and one of the best acoustic tracks i ever heard comes back to me after a decade of not hearing it😭 I will never forget you again
For real? Have you actually listened to that song? It's freaking amazing, I mean this is, something, not really sure what I think of it yet. But this is more wildness than class.
As someone who is trying to quit gambling, I play this song and keep it close to my heart whenever I feel those urges. Its worse when I can physically feel the ticks and twitches. Keep strong everyone, its a hard journey to quit something; keep at it and try to survive one day at a time, one sunrise at a time.
My best mate lived this song until the moment he died. It was something that added to his inspirations through the fight of his terminal illness. And he truly lived until his final breath. Thank you.
Why isn't there more of that? Truly the best Song of him, and the live version is way better than everything i found on Spotify etc. A Guitar, Bens Voice, that's everything it needs!
