Benjamin Tod, "We Ain’t Even Kin," // GemsOnVHS™

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We traveled to rural Kentucky to find Benjamin Tod, who had a collection of songs to share from his new solo record, "A Heart of Gold is Hard to Find,". We recorded on the porch of his grandfather's home. These days, it has been great to see Ben really come into his own, comfortable with who he is and where he comes from. There's a maturity to this record that reflects his own growing up, songs with angles of him I haven't seen before.
This song in particular is a departure from the usual internal dialogue, or narrative song. Here Ben writes personally, about his paternal relationship with a man he calls his grandfather, despite, as the song says, them not being kin by blood. It's relatable subject matter in the 21st century, so many of us coming from non traditional homes.
Those of you paying attention might find a fitting connection in a song off of Lost Dogs early album. I can only think of one song where he has addressed family, and the tone of that one was very different. Those who know, know.
It really seems Benjamin has come full circle, a coming home and healing.
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@GemsOnVHS 4 года назад

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@thyland726 4 года назад

Unreal, this man has "IT!" Fuck me this is good.

@johnnygoforth8563 4 года назад

My fiance is a super fan. We have been to multiple shows in Lexington ky. She refuses to miss out on seeing lost dog. She even got her 58 yr old mother to listen to one song and she was hooked so she had to see for herself ..... the venue didn't hold that many people. Not saying that an artist is required to meet and greet the fans, but we waited after every show for hrs.. she wanted her mom to meet this inspiring artist who's music had pulled them both through such terrible news. About three months later she passed away from liver cancer.. would have been nice if the band could have found time to meet at least some fans ....

@odinspride545 4 года назад

You sir are absolutely a great singer your lyrics touch a spot inside that few who sing have ever done it

@maryschuler979 4 года назад

I love your music Ben you're a lovely soul

@dylanblake3461 3 года назад

When you make it just keep telling your story . Because that kind of music we all can relate too. Seen to many good musician blow up and change . Remember where you came from but don't forget where your going . Keep up the good work .

@UnkleRonnie 3 года назад

I’m nearly 40 years old. When I was 18 my grandfather intervened in my reckless living situation and asked me to live with him. Little did he realize I was heavy into drugs and the bad decisions that come with that. I stole money from my grandfather. Lots of it. And I saw my grandfather cry as the police took me away. It took a few years for me to get over my pride and mend the relationship. And even then I was too afraid to ever talk about it. 2 years ago my grandfather had a heart attack and only had days to live. He was heavily medicated on a morphine drip but by the grace of god he somehow woke up and was conscious when I came to see him. And I apologized. And my grandfather, on his deathbed, remembered every detail of my childhood with him...almost like he was reading from a book. I hugged him because I knew it was the last time I’d see him alive. And he passed the next day. I’m forever thankful that God allowed me to have those last moments of redemption with my grandfather. RIP Pap

@robertthompson7878 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing... from those that relate

@souslesbombes 3 года назад

Good on you man. I loved mine. I have no father. He was everything to me. I never got that bedside farewell. He died of a long painful alzheimer disease. I never got to say a proper goodbye because when I realized he was leaving us, his mind was already gone. Thats when i realized you can't take nothing for granted in this world.

@isaacmarshall8783 2 года назад

You made me cry like a baby sir, I just hope I have this redemption with my grandmother

@00xyq 2 года назад

❤❤❤

@stevesnodgrass7434 2 года назад

Peace my friend

@mitchellb.2476 4 года назад

This one goes out to everyone missing their Grandpa. 🍺

@cmfoy19891 4 года назад

Miss him every day. RIP pops.

@mitchellb.2476 4 года назад

@@cmfoy19891 same buddy, same. So much.

@dleonexj 4 года назад

Fuck yea man this song seams as it was written about my grandfather that wasnt blood to me... hits home. Men that were incredibly influential to our lives.

@trajanfidelis1532 4 года назад

I love mine so much, I dread the day the lord calls him home

@jaycanizaro4999 4 года назад

Cheers man 🍻

@nesterperiwinkle 4 года назад

Ben is one of those “once in a lifetime musicians”. He can do more with a worn guitar and a front porch then 99% of top paid musicians can do with fancy recording studio equipment. Awesome talent!

@Switcharoo12 4 года назад

Word

@jacobuponthestone9093 3 года назад

Agreed

@jeremiahguy32 3 года назад

I concur Good Sir

@danedonovan5787 3 года назад

love this jam. Ben Tod is the man. I am such a big fan. I also like this guy Brett McDaniel. So much talent out there ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xVlvlUfiZ34.html

@scottfennell6568 3 года назад

Facts

@hunternorth8817 4 года назад

Damnit Ben, if you're reading this, you just made me cry. My Grandparents raised me, and Grandpa was the most important person in my life. I lost my mind when he passed. Thanks man. Street kid to street kid, I don't even know you, and we ain't even kin, but I love you, man.

@GODT1TAN 4 года назад

I know exactly how you feel man really hurts to lose your hero

@hunternorth8817 4 года назад

@@GODT1TAN that he was, too.

@VikasKumar-et3fk Месяц назад

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@eyes2c..519 Месяц назад

He has yt page ❤

@giveiteverything8390 4 года назад

His voice makes me feel the pain of every mistake I’ve made in my life while experiencing the hope of redemption at the very same time.

@leopoldkennedy 4 года назад

Well said.

@randall7853 4 года назад

Absofuckinglutely

@nelsonryan5 4 года назад

Exactly

@jasonmckee8145 4 года назад

Nice.

@breehashtheband1388 4 года назад

Couldn't have said it any better!

@GemsOnVHS 4 года назад

Thumbs up if you love ur grandpa. Find Ben on Instagram @benjamintodmusic and we're @gemsonvhs

@35GetSome 4 года назад

GemsOnVHS my grandpa also wasn’t blood but he sure raised a man that raised me right and I’m proud to call him my grandpa❤️ RIP Gordon Simberg

@GemsOnVHS 4 года назад

@josh major it rly wasn't me bud. theres lots of youtube comments, some of them slip through. all love tho. death and old age can be a scary thing. i hope i go swiftly!

@TheWolfElder 4 года назад

Whatever I do in this world, I want to tell Ben thanks for doing this. You have no idea how much we relate. My granddad wasn't blood related, but he married my grandma and they lived six blocks away. When things got bad here they'd let me come down for the night. Get me away from the fighting. As I grew up, he was diagnosed with dementia when I got into high school. In my senior year it got to where I was spending weekends and after school nights taking care of him and helping where I could. The last nine months he barely remembered anything and was put on hospice care. He died a week after I graduated. Buried him three days later. I still visit him from time to time.

@cadengraves1956 4 года назад

Is this coming out on iTunes!!! Like please 😭😭

@TouchOfMaddness 4 года назад

You can just feel the emotion in everything he does

@paintballbiggie 4 года назад

"And I count the days and watch as the haze fills his eyes. But I won't complain, it's a privilege to live and die." Such a poignant, yet beautiful way of looking at mortality. Absolutely gutted me.

@Truesday2011 4 года назад

Jeremiah Grady that’s a deep quote man. A lot of truth.

@danedonovan5787 3 года назад

love this jam. Ben Tod is the man. I am such a big fan. I also like this guy Brett McDaniel. So much talent out there ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xVlvlUfiZ34.html

@MsAesthete 3 года назад

Still the line that gets me every time. I make everything in the room stop moving and making sound so I can soak it up properly.

@travisladymon9498 2 года назад

@@danedonovan5787 xo1-@

@misfitcrow3350 Год назад

Having been raised by my great grandparents who were in their 60's when I was born, I watched those 2 old people which it took some time to come to grips with them not being the saints I thought that they were. Just more of layers of lies which I became aware of at age 11 but not realizing it's depth of the lie and everything else it revealed if one can remove the rose colored glasses and accept the world as it is, sadly, truly. Incest, rape, and disowning the victim to save face against the scandal. I don't know why post this here. But there is that.

@timmycash1 4 года назад

Man, this one got me before he ever sang a word. That exhale. That’s the exhale you let out before you undertake something trying. And the way he looked around as he played the first few chords. You could see him seeing his past growing up there. Keep this stuff coming our way, it’s unrivaled. Thank you for the music.

@davidbell9159 4 года назад

I rewound the sigh 3x one day lol

@ericnease1972 4 года назад

Yes! 💯

@Truesday2011 4 года назад

tim golick well put sir

@Peppersfirst 4 года назад

Good eye Brother

@seandangerrhodes.7924 4 года назад

second that..

@holynickskates 4 года назад

It's a good day when we get a new benjamin tod song from gemsonvhs

@richardstacey4394 4 года назад

Damn right it is, I was ecstatic when I saw it. Watching again

@The_dude94 4 года назад

That's exactly what I was thinking.. It's been a while but we'll worth the wait!

@swaggercat 4 года назад

More please

@chrismcdaniel7901 4 года назад

I mean to tell ya man. His songs hit home everytime

@holynickskates 4 года назад

@@chrismcdaniel7901 whether its addiction, mental illness, or just growing up, anything you're going through his music hits hard in my opinion

@anthonywallace8135 4 года назад

Made Kentucky proud with this one.

@BigNateOG 4 месяца назад

Lost my grandpa to cancer 2 years ago..... We weren't blood but He basically raised me, and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about him....... I love and miss you big J... Till I see you again, take care of yourself....

@jordanb9161 4 года назад

It’s not often you come across someone who puts this much soul and love and pain in every single song. But Benjamin Tod and Ashley Mae are heavyweights in the world of music is my eyes. Thank god for them in this generation where music has lost the soul that the great American troubadours once gave it. When it’s all over, Tod will be mentioned in conversations alongside the Zandts and Clarks of history and he deserves nothing less.

@valentinogarza7684 Год назад

my grandpa just passed. hes my best friend, I lived with him and we spent nearly every day together. got his ashes back today. funerals sat. gotta put these photos in the album. man its hard. I miss you grandpa. I love you. ps. the dogs are missing you heavy, they love you too. we all do. also I road the chopper up north we just picked up. im glad you heard that engine running before you passed. I love you oldman.

@The31st 4 года назад

"It's a privilege to live and die" is a great line that says alot with only a few words

@JcP3737 4 года назад

My best friend in the whole world is my brother in law. He is adopted... As soon as I heard this song I showed it to him. I saw tears in his eye and I told him "life is defined by decisions" I love you Justin

@LargemouthLenny 4 года назад

i was raised by my grandfather that wasn't blood to me, and this song speaks so much to me that i can't get through the first verse without choking up. when he passes i will play this song at his funeral..

@elunico97 4 года назад

We definitely need a documentary on this man. The soul he emits from his music is amazing. Add Ashley Mae to that and bam! The beautiful Lost Dog Street Band

@michellehonyumptewa8434 4 года назад

Amen

@justindavenport9182 4 года назад

I don't understand why everyone thinks a documentary will conclude their emotions. Just appreciate the music he produces and leave it at that. Damn

@justindavenport9182 4 года назад

@meefking8404 I agree 100%. Weird how everyone thinks a documentary will make anything better lol just listen and learn from his music.

@danedonovan5787 3 года назад

love this jam. Ben Tod is the man. I am such a big fan. I also like this guy Brett McDaniel. He isn't as well known though. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xVlvlUfiZ34.html

@isaacolmsted7425 4 года назад

But we’re not concerned cuz there’s nothing to learn from resentment (I love that)

@The_dude94 4 года назад

His song writing is nothing short of remarkable!

@teamlamedetroit8407 4 года назад

That jawn immediately hit me.

@CodyMitts95 4 года назад

I unliked this comment 2 months later to like it again

@jbellis11 4 года назад

My grandpa raised me. I always wished I had a different life, but looking back I’d never change a thing.

@ethanmorton7122 4 года назад

"We're not concerned cause there's nothing to learn from resentment" Best lyric I've heard in years.

@jerryshaffer7978 4 года назад

Amen

@graceglory5thwheel43 4 года назад

I’m 42 and I STILL struggle with this at times. The line before that: “But now I’m sure if I’m better or worse for the distance” gave me chills.

@treyporter7735 4 года назад

Shoutout Kentucky. Love all my people

@billhogue9523 4 года назад

My father's side of the family is from the hollers of Allen County. Thankful my roots are from Tennessee and Kentucky.

@delaneybell1978 4 года назад

He writes his songs so that people who have experienced the same as him have a comfortable place to purge the darkness being inside his stories.. his soul..I have a man in my life just like that. Thank God for the ones who are daddies and mentors when they don’t have to be.

@fercampos4161 4 года назад

I feel the same way, it's not gonna fit the masses, but the ones that these words do fit into, they fit like a glove. Every single word. And it's comforting that not only someone else has felt it too, but that it's been put perfectly into words.

@danedonovan5787 3 года назад

I dig this jam. Ben Tod is the man. I am such a big fan. I also like this guy Brett McDaniel. He isn't as well known though. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xVlvlUfiZ34.html

@brandonsergeon5915 2 года назад

My wife and I have a similar story to Ben and Ashley so a lot of it hits real close to home for us.

@darinbarfield8738 2 года назад

This young man is an extremely talented musician, His music is full of past generations of pain & joy, love & tears.

@joelkerr1951 4 года назад

"why even tell people what you were livin?" I feel this shit everyday

@ryandonavon7451 4 года назад

I found Ben with the song Using Again, I'm not an addict but my brother is struggling with addiction, and that song helped me understand my brother a whole lot better with what he was going through and I appreciate it. I mostly listen to rock or metal music but I also like others and my grand father was in a bluegrass band so I grew up around it. Now I find myself putting Ben in the search tab and listening all day at work. I could never think of the lyrics he writes but it seems like they come from myself sometimes. Thanks for the great music Ben I hope you have found peace in what you do because you bring peace to others.

@commentingisawasteoftime7195 4 года назад

Hey, there's a bigger range of emotions than what is contained in the album, Vulgar Display of Power.

@ryandonavon7451 4 года назад

@@commentingisawasteoftime7195 yeah I saw Pantera in VA in 97 I think after Great Southern Trendkill was released, greatest concert in my life! Anthrax and Coal Chamber was there too! But yeah Phil is a great lyricist which is why I'm a huge Down fan! 🤘

@travishatcher1115 4 года назад

I found using again and it made me sit back and realize that I was going down the wrong road. I honestly feel like if it wasn’t for his music I wouldn’t be here breathing today. His music saved me

@ryandonavon7451 4 года назад

@@travishatcher1115 Glad your here brother 👊

@bobstone1746 4 года назад

@@ryandonavon7451 I saw Panthers at ozzfest 2001? In VA beach. Saw coal chamber at the boathouse in norfolk.....idk where your from but ya know dez (singer from coal chamber) new band devil driver is coming to norva with dope

@fercampos4161 4 года назад

People say I look like my grandfather, And I begin to explain we ain't even kin, He'll interupt with "why bother?" And saunter away with a sideways grin, Cause we both understand, not giving a damn, about feeling, Why in the hell try and tell folks what you are living? Life is defined by decisions, And you may burn Bridges you ain't got time to mend, You're too old to be in this condition, You're too young for the Lord to take in. He'd read me the Bible til midnight, And he'd tan my hide when he caught me in lies, When I dropped out of school we did fight, And we lost some years in darn foolish pride, And now Im not sure if I'm better or worse for the distance, But we're not concerned cause there's nothing to learn from resentment. Life is defined by decisions, And you may burn Bridges you ain't got time to mend, You're too old to be in this condition, You're too young for the Lord to take in. He'd cheers with the television, Hoping this year Kentucky will win, And I'd give a yell from the kitchen, And I wear it with it pride that I'm close to him, And I count the days and watch as the haze fills his eyes, But I won't complain it's a privilege to live and die. Life is defined by decisions, And you may burn Bridges you ain't got time to mend, You're too old to be in this condition, You're too young for the Lord to take in. You're too young for the Lord to take in.

@FallinFromTheSkyy 4 года назад

Thank you

@billybishop9 4 года назад

*He'd tan my hide *Our foolish pride

@bsdnfraje 4 года назад

Thanks, great job. But 'sonter' should be 'saunter'.

@fercampos4161 4 года назад

Thanks for the help guys, I was actually just jotting it down for me, and once I had it, decided to post seeing as nobody else had taken a shot at them. Will add your input asap.

@ashleyshires6688 4 года назад

Thank you friend ♡♡♡

@greyxwind 23 дня назад

2024 still crushing this song

@chrisbaker7583 2 года назад

It took me a couple of times to make it all the way through this song. I was raised by my grandparents, and had a falling out with my grandfather, where we didn’t talk for 6 years. He died suddenly last year and now I have to live with those years we wasted on our pride. Thank you for your music, Benjamin.

@jadefire2817 4 года назад

PawPaw, I miss you. 20 years now, you've gone and left us. I try to remember what you told me, "Any day on this side of the flowerbed is a good one. "

@fallenchief15 4 года назад

All hail the broken family.

@GemsOnVHS 4 года назад

A fan we have here

@danielc2874 4 года назад

Great song

@DIRTYSANCHEZ1995 4 года назад

Coming from a broken family, and now creating a broken family, that song hits me like a ton of lead.

@morganbrothers3898 4 года назад

Third Position I grew in a broken home, it also happened to me, I prey that my love and guidance allows my son to find the love he deserves

@spacecat86 4 года назад

@@DIRTYSANCHEZ1995 it should. and instead of listening to sad songs on youtube to validate your feelings you should be fighting.

@whilomforge3402 2 года назад

I lost my stepfather in may of 2019. We didn’t look anything like one another, but he’d always introduce us as father and son. You have to imagine seeing a 6’5” Anglo, and a 5’7” Italian standing next to one another and claiming to be father and son. It was very funny! Unfortunately, he died unexpectedly at 57. I miss that man more than anyone I’ve ever lost, and I realize now that he taught me more than anyone I’ve ever known. I love him and miss him more than I can say, and this song reminds me of him. Thanks, Ben!

@Regal1936 Год назад

I'm a grandfather raising my grandson, and he's not even blood, but I love him and he'll be mine until I die. Thanks for the song, it means the world to me.

@chrisclements4511 4 года назад

this makes me think of my stepdad..naw f##* that, he's my Dad ..

@TheAdiaz0126 4 года назад

Amen brother

@hurley467718 4 года назад

Same...

@bobstone1746 4 года назад

Damn that was nice bro. I am a step dad to a teenage girl and it's not always easy and leaves one feeling unappreciated alot. I'd love to hear her call me dad one day.

@TWR_Creations 4 года назад

Damn right man

@stdavis22 4 года назад

@@bobstone1746 it takes a MUCH bigger person to raise someone else's child than their own

@norcalnate3342 4 года назад

Lyrically amazing and song with pure talent. He can make you emotional over a folgers commercial if he sang it. Amazing song!

@ericthompson881 4 года назад

I agree. Nor cal here as well, Nevada City!!

@jeffbarnett7704 4 года назад

Well said. Love the way you put it

@xfallofmanx 2 месяца назад

Man. I heard this song 3 years ago and it hits harder today. Squeezing lemons.

@BBoardman81 Год назад

I'm nearly 42. The only male role model I've ever had in my entire life was my step-dad. From the age of 3 to 41 he was it. He was the most beautiful and yet flawed man I've ever met. He blessed me with the chance to learn from the things he did right AND the things he did wrong. And we ain't even kin. Rest in Peace. Mark Shane Flanigan.

@angstgaming7582 4 года назад

Genuinely don't understand how some one can be so talented, and not be super famous. Love from England! Great lyrics as always!

@champion_of_fuckups4500 2 года назад

Now is the first time I've been able to listen to this song without crying since my grandad passing, and that in and of itself made me sad. I love you grandad I wish I could've learned more from you.

@downforanything1265 2 года назад

You’ll continue learning lessons from your Grandad even after his passing.

@starlameadows9536 6 месяцев назад

Our grandson Brad text me at 2:43 in the morning asking if we could play this song at his Papi's funeral his Poppy stood here crying listening to it him and his poppies been real tight all of Brad's life is Poppy loves him with all of his heart so thank you for playing that song and Bradley thank you for listening poppy loves you.

@AnonymousPersona 3 месяца назад

This makes me think of my stepfather. I miss him dearly. I hope he's proud of who I've become.

@nealhardin6869 4 года назад

This man has a talent that is unsurpassed by noone. Every song is like a beautiful walk down a treacherous road. I'm so grateful that Ben is around to tell his story. God bless you sir.

@nolanwilder5130 4 года назад

god i love Benjamin Tod. Just what i needed today. Stay Blessed

@jessiehenderson44 5 месяцев назад

I'm 43 and theres a man that I call Grandpa even though I didn't meet him until I was 30. He's the best man I've ever met and the world will be a little less bright when he's gone.😢 I love you Lee paw.

@Oorlich95 2 года назад

My grandad did the same for me. Wasn't my blood, but treated me like he was. 6 days on the road every week driving truck just to come home to spend time with me. I was always by his side, as was my father when he was a kid. I miss that man often, dementia and lung disease took him before he should've gone, and all the while I was lost in drug addiction. I love you, Pappy. I wish I could take it all back.

@marendesmond3249 4 года назад

Man i would love nothing more to do music with him. So much passion in his songs. Heartache i know all too well.

@williamsnyder8264 4 года назад

Truth

@Graggster80 4 года назад

Wow amazing man u paint such a picture man with the lyrics you belt out

@bryce7285 6 месяцев назад

Life isnt easy. Good people and great music make it better. Best to you all.

@vandie7649 4 года назад

This song makes me cry every time I hear it. Exactly how me and my grandfather were. He raised me we had a falling out the whole 9 he is with God now. I absolutely love this feller.

@dad_moose 2 года назад

I used this song to get closer to my dad. It had a way of bridging the gap that a simple conversation couldnt. And for that Ben, I can't thank you enough

@user-qv9dw1kq3q 4 года назад

Benjamin Todd! No better sound! Never heard music sound so good to a story I understand! Would love to meet this guy and tell him what his songs have done to my life! Peace out brother

@tyrbaldur5317 4 года назад

Today, I made amends with a friend of 10 plus years. I'm 29. We hadn't talked in over 2 years. Then somebody sent this to me. Now I'm sending it to the friend. Couldn't help but to tear up.

@asiadawn5509 4 года назад

Reminds me of my grandpa who was my dad sacrificed a lot to raise me miss him like hell thank you for this honest music 🙏🏾

@westcoastogee585 4 года назад

im a simple man. i see ben tod/ lost dog...i click like.

@cemeterydollie 4 года назад

This song makes me think of my stepdad. Took me in like his own when I was little, taught me so much. I got my sense of humor from him, so much of my moral code as an adult. We’ve had our spats when I was little and he still drank, got a smack upside the mouth (earned it though). He’s not my blood, but he’s my father. He’s taught me so much more than my biological father did. He was patient and understanding when I couldn’t hit a ball, didn’t scream at me like I was worthless (like my bio dad did). He paid for my education and taught me to be a good person

@SquatchTactical 5 месяцев назад

This song hits so fucking hard cause me and my mother were dealt the world shittiest hand her father shot her up with heroin when she was 6 and she got taken away and her aunt and uncle adopted her and they took care of her for her whole life until she hopped a train outta town shortly after my dad left so they raised me too and they put up with both of us being bats out of hell but last valentines day my grandfather passed and ever since I've been living off of beer cigarettes and your music your music heals my soul and I'm thankful for everything you have done for me

@nighttrain7702 4 года назад

this is roots country. the country i was raised on. ben is keeping true blue americana alive. thank you for this amazing music

@nathanbrintnall7597 4 года назад

I've always said that my family isn't broken, it just got a lot bigger. Just because we aint blood doesn't mean we aint family.

@JWhite7 2 года назад

My grandpa was and will always be the best man I've ever known, this song hits me on so many levels. Thank you Benjamin Tod for it

@toadatwood2827 Год назад

everything about this song hits my soul to the love I have for my elder extended family that aint kin. every time I hear listen to Bens music I am thankful. and I wish so many others find his music to help the soul.

@theresasquirestheresa 4 года назад

All I can simply say is: "Boy u speak from the very depths of my broken soul"... And I humbly thank u 💚

@jessehurtmusic 4 года назад

this dude is simply fucking genious. thats what happens out of the darkness of chaos......beautiful simplicity.

@coopsexperience 2 года назад

This song has given me goosebumps from head to toe at this stage in life

@randall7853 3 года назад

R.I.P. to both of my grandfather's. Best men I will ever know..

@ramonepimblett3530 Год назад

My grandfather past in 2016 and we werent even blood and ended up disappionting buy being a drug addict about month before he past i got clean 2 days before he died as he lays in hospital he got the engery to say Thank you and i love you and i am so proud of you, your looking healther but his passing was very hard on me and i turned back to drugs and still not coping with his passing and fell bad that i have let him down... Sorry Grandad i love you cant wait till we meet again RIP

@pmcdecorglasgow7271 4 года назад

Love from Glasgow, Scotland ❤ this guy is amazing

@tinaratliff8334 4 года назад

Glad I ran across this young man he is awesome beyond words.

@stephengibney1624 4 года назад

You tube needs a two thumbs up or an extra button just for this song and this dude!!!

@nofox777 2 года назад

I catch myself singing "life is defined by decesions". I listen to a little country but this man just hits different.. So good. I could chill with a guy like this.

@christashaw7306 4 года назад

This reminds me of my Stepdad, Tom Kendrick ❤️. He’s was with me through the roughest years, and passed before he got to see me make my way out. I still hear the things he’d say, and the remember the wisdom in his eyes. He did for me when he didn’t have to, and I wouldn’t be who I am today without him. Thanks for making great music from the guts of what life really is. You were made to write good songs, and I’m glad I get to listen❤️

@LesBlackwell 4 года назад

One if the most heartfelt songs I've ever heard and I instantly related to because I'm currently losing my grandmother.

@codyclark6779 4 года назад

Sorry to hear your going through that man.

@isaacolmsted7425 4 года назад

I went through the same thing a little while back, my hear is with you friend

@907kevin1 Год назад

I lost both my grandpa and great grandpa in the past few years. Neither of them were related to me by blood, but they were both huge parts of my life. Especially growing up without a dad, and a step dad i never really have bonded with. They were both fishermen in western Alaska. They were both incredibly patient and hard working men. Lately I’ve been seeing less and less of them in me. Every time someone manages to set me off, my fuse gets just a little shorter. I don’t know when i started holding onto all this negativity. It’s been a hard few years. The point of my ramblings is that I really appreciate your music. This song puts me in a very sad, but introspective place.

@wolfthehunter3 2 года назад

Circumstances were different for me and him, we always had a good relationship, but my pap married my Gram years after my grandfather died, I never knew my mother's father. Pap wasn't blood but damn it if that man wasn't family. He died yesterday at the ripe old age of 94, but that doesn't make it hurt any less. Thank you gems and thank you Ben for bringing this song here. Especially for those of us who know what means to have family closer than kin. ❤

@benmorse 4 года назад

What a fabulous song, and so great to see Ben looking so healthy. Can't wait for the record.

@jom706 4 года назад

Anything I see from Ben makes me proud as hell. It's truly awesome, in the most literal sense of the word, to see what he's done.

@benrhysf 4 года назад

you can hear the pain and suffer in his voice and the way he projects it is amazinv

@Danny-eg8gu 3 года назад

I don't care how famous Ben ends up being because he's a legend in my mind with the way he writes and the way he sings period. I am so glad I found his music I can relate to alot of his songs and I love them all.keep on keeping on my brother

@lisag708820 4 года назад

You to beautiful to go back to jail,Definitely don't go back...!!! I love this song. I loved waking up to it so so so nice !!!

@Whatup779 4 года назад

Love your music Benjamin. Just sittin’ here waitin’ for you to come back to Asheville. See you when you get here.

@amysharpe698 4 года назад

Anthony your description about Benjamin made me tear up. The way you write about him, it's impossible to not see not only your admiration for him but how strong your friendship is. You are to thank for giving LDSB and Ben this platform and I can't thank you enjoy for sharing.

@Msnataliegilbert Год назад

This is one of the songs that will always be burned in my head. I’ll never forget it. Singing at 5:40am Georgia

@cocomaster3755 3 года назад

This is my Great grandpa. Popo, through a psycho great grandma who I never got to meet he stayed for her daughter, my Nana, and her kids, and my brother and little cousins. Man's got family from his wife's side my Nana Sylvia, never had his own. Now I'm crying but y'all get. Love you Todd, thank you for your music, courage, and sharing what your songs are about.

@isaacolmsted7425 4 года назад

Even better than anticipated! Absolutely amazing work and I am very happy that grandpa got a feature in the video, keep it up!

@TheoDahlemPickups 4 года назад

"Life is defined by decisions" .Beautyful!!

@waynestaats9072 4 года назад

Nothing commercial here. Just honest emotion written down in music. Refreshing.

@jayqandfrenz2443 4 года назад

W😳W I’m currently taking care of my father I’m 39 he’s 70. No siblings and mother passed in 2014, I was her caregiver. It was extremely painful, however I made this choice in life to pursue that path to help my mother while my only child was turning 8 years young. Now he’s 12 and today we spoke God brought us back together and I feel he’s wanting me back in his life now, all I can do is pray because he is thee one that drives me mentally and emotionally to wake up and fight another day. I just want him to have a solid relationship and get to know my father, his grandpa more now that he’s a lil bit older. This song helped and was extremely encouraging!

@LorelaiOnPawz 4 года назад

Absolutely stunning as always. Your music makes life better ❤️

@danielthomas8958 4 года назад

The amount of emotion in your voice in this song is truly moving. You can tell these aren't words for you but are memories instead.

@jimpreece3291 3 года назад

We're raising my wife's cousins son that o.d. in 2014, we've had him since he was two months old. He's eleven now and doesn't know we aren't his biological parents. It doesn't matter, every kid needs someone to raise and love them. He's constantly pointing out our similarities and I'm tickled to death when he does. This song means the world to me, be glad that someone loved you like this in this world.

@thatguyfromwisconsin1847 3 года назад

Love the music. Great way to honor your grandfather.. rate now it’s 4 am. With one of my daughters by my side . Have Ben dealing with hard depression,heavy anger. Don’t know why. I have a wonderful family 2girls that I completely adore. A son my little man. And a good woman . I work 50-60 hr weeks at an appliance warehouse . Unloading cargo truck. I work with good people all around me. But feel so alone.Do any thing to make my family happy. But I can’t fix myself. Have over come a serious drug dependency. Nothing real crazy. Just usual stuff. Pills. Booze. Blow n weed. But I have overdosed. Probably more than 1time. But it happened in front of my wife and daughter 😔. Have Ben relatively clean for 10 years now. But lately my mind is hard to get away from.. I wanna be a better man for my family. ..Don’t think I know what tru happiness is any more😕. I smile and And laugh but it’s fake. They are worried about me like good people would be.. but I push them away 😥. Don’t know why I’m putting this out there but I relate to your music. And I thank you🍻

@disappearlikethemorning8220 4 года назад

Yes. Hell yes! Thanks for this stuff. Love you guys.

@johntstanley1 4 года назад

Towns Vanzant would be impressed with your ability to reach others and the free way you live. I'm a follower of your efforts. And I enjoy every moment.

@judecaplin1860 4 года назад

John Stanley Took the words out of my mouth. Everytime i recommend Bens music to someone i always say he's our generations Townes Van Zant

@crazyg6219 4 года назад

Towns Vanzant.................man

@Yobigjake 5 месяцев назад

That line. “I count the days and watch as the haze fills his eyes” I think of the time lost with my father as he approaches senior citizenry

@anothermistake4024 3 года назад

I'm italian, born and lived in italy all my life. but every time i listen to Lost dog , Tyler Childer, Colter W. and the other guys, i feel an incredible connection with them and this music. i really don't know how to define it, it's a really nostalgic, sad and masculine feeling at the same time haha, make me think at everything i did wrong, my addictions, my ex girlfriends, the places where i lived... and what i want to do in the future to become a better man. These lyrics speaks directly with my soul, even if we lived in so different places. maybe i was a country man in my past life, busking around America haha. Love from Italy.

@willcresson8776 3 года назад

You don't have to be from the South (south east/south central USA) to appreciate blues and country, my friend. If it touches you, you already get it. It's for everyone. We'd love for you to come visit someday, maybe even stay.. The South is always looking for transplants of the right nature. And unlike the Yankee north, we have room and freedom aplenty.

@brandonmoody8085 3 года назад

Keep ur head up brother it can always be worse man

@anothermistake4024 8 месяцев назад

@willcresson8776 much love brother

@BossCat42 4 года назад

Every once in awhile you hear a voice. A voice that on its own tells the story. A voice that through its depth, it’s honesty can connect you to a song. Connect you in a way that transcends music genres and Top 40 playlists. That’s what we have here. Thank you sir for this gift.

@themanintheshadows2748 Год назад

Son... Kin lives in your heart. Your livin shows you who your kin is; It may be your brother,sister or even another mother of father,but it's those who give their heart to you that matters. keep on livin and keep on lovin.

@clayphillips6028 4 года назад

I was raised in Tennessee born in Kentucky now back there.struggled with drugs and heartbreak my whole life.brother passed when I was 21 been married and now divorced I wear my heart on my sleeve I run off of of it.my fiance called today who I love so very much we met in a crazy time when I was sober and got her the same way.she had to pay for her past and I been waiting and praying for her to come home.well she's getting out next month and imma be right there to get her.i heard this new song by Benjamin Todd and it really hit my heart thank you brother for helping me in this time .when I'm struggling to hold on to who I am and make me realize there's more people that feel the same way I do about things. I love you babe come home to me.