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Grounded in Blue Skies

by The Benefits

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1.
Sunshine 01:20
Shine on Eyes like the sun, burn on through You're the one, looking blue Five days ago, I didn't know your name Cautiously optimistic I play your game Shine on Shine on Eyes like the sun, burn on through You're the one, looking blue Five days ago, I didn't know your name Cautiously optimistic I play your game
2.
Ready to live in the world on your own Here are some things you may have to owe You want a car well that will be a couple grand You won't drive far without insurance in your hand A place to live may take a chunk or two too much Before you know your bills are up front piling up It's the cost of living Don't let it cost too much It's the cost of living Don't let it cost too much You start to get the hang of livin' on your own Who's to say you won't own the world alone You pay your loans and taxes never late You fill your car so your car can transportate Food and clothing will cost a lot of cash So make emergency funds and make em' fast It's the cost of living Don't let it cost too much It's the cost of living Don't let it cost too much It's the cost of living Don't let it cost too much It's the cost of living Don't let it cost too much
3.
Despise 03:58
Don't you notice every little thing, that you despise Love is the only thing that's left, when you die But it surprises everyone you meet All the faces nothing could compete Everyday I wake up wondering, who I am He who answers whispers lonely things, in my ear But it surprises everyone you meet All the faces nothing could compete I close my eyes so I can disappear What we question's always what we fear
4.
Cabin Song 02:35
Don't know how you know, but I'll follow you there Show me where to go, you don't know where You're livin in my head, you could tell me Anything instead, of we're just friends God knows why, he acts like that When you're down there Can you be, next to me When we're out where I've shown you who you are, and who you can be Does it matter in the end, of those who loathe thee Followed in the depths, of the ocean God knows why, he acts like that When you're down there Can you be, next to me When we're out where
5.
Thank you for the happiest years of my life For being more than money could ever buy Beautiful is what you are and how you fly My words don't sit right in a proper goodbye I hope you're doing alright I think you hear me but I just can't tell You made the most of your life Cared for what's real and I'm up for advice Not a flaw in sight I hope you're doing alright I hope you're in a world Where you can be yourself And you looked at me, one last time What could it be, it's in my mind I wish things could change, the rules of life Thank you for the happiest years of my life For being more than money could ever buy Beautiful is what you are and how you fly My words don't sit right in a proper goodbye I hope you're doing alright I think you hear me but I just can't tell You made the most of your life Cared for what's real and I'm up for advice Not a flaw in sight I hope you're doing alright
6.
Grey 02:52
I can't confuse, the difference between you What it all means to you, I can't confuse We can show the world Grey skies aren't the end Time will heal your soul Don't you fret my friend Grey skies aren't the end Grey skies above, lived a lifetime of fallacy Night lights the one, it echoes through reality We can show the world Grey skies aren't the end Time will heal your soul Don't you fret my friend Grey skies aren't the end
7.
Frisco 03:35
Frisco, Frisco, Frisco, can you see me? Frisco, Frisco, Frisco, are you there? You're wakin' me up at midnight You're meowin' in the hall Frisco, Frisco, Frisco, have you seen it? Frisco, Frisco, Frisco, have you lost it? We're headin' to the club with Frisco, Frisco, Frisco He's the life of the party You're lyin' in your bucket all day Frisco, Frisco, Frisco, can you see me? Frisco, Frisco, Frisco, are you there? Frisco, you're my best friend Frisco, you're always there for me Frisco, you mean so much to me I can't imagine, life without you Followin' me up to my room, and layin' on my bed I couldn't imagine, livin' without you by my side
8.
554 02:09
9.
Losing It 03:27
Sitting here and all I see A bluish haze seeps right through Walk it back say it again Have you forgotten how Seems you've lost it, or is it just me Caught ahold of it, set yourself free Seems you've lost everything, or is that just me Caught ahold of it, set your life free Sitting here and all I see My heart aches and bleeds right through Caught up in this feeling again Circled thoughts forgotten now Seems you've lost it, or is it just me Caught ahold of it, set yourself free Seems you've lost everything, or is that just me Caught ahold of it, set your life free Seems you've lost it all, or is it just me Seems you've lost it all, set yourself free Seems you've lost it all, or is that just me Seems you've lost it all, set yourself free
10.
Bounce 03:10
11.
Drifting 04:35
Look at the house where we can mend Now and then, and We could wait till, the day stands still And our love will Walk to the beat of the sun The past is where I'm from But that's long gone Over and done, hun The man you once knew, made a breakthrough A whole new world view Fly to the sound of the gun I see right through (all our days have passed) Can you see me too (who's to say it lasts) I see right through (let's forget the past) Can you see me too (may this be our last) I see right through (won't you follow through) Won't you follow through And what I have found (made a breakthrough) Safe and sound (well in your eyes) Keeps me grounded (a whole new world cries) My thoughts are clouded (might as well die) And what I have found (made a breakthrough) Safe and sound (well in your eyes) Keeps me grounded (a whole new world cries) My thoughts are Drifting away Drifting away Drifting away Drifting away Drifting away Drifting away
12.
The sky is bluer, on the other side But did you kill her, run and hide Grounded in blue skies, We'll make it right, Make it right The lies I told her, won't suffice But I'm gettin' older, I'll pay the price Grounded in blue skies, We'll make it right, Make it right Sky is bluer, on the other side I know you killed her, run and hide

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The Benefits debut full-length LP, "Grounded in Blue Skies" is a true labor of love and passion for creative sound, fresh ideas, and genre-crossing influence. The twelve tracks each hold their own unique characteristics, instrumentation, and arrangement.

The album in its entirety was recorded and mixed in Wilson's Cedar Rapids, Iowa, home studio. It was later mastered by Luke Tweedy at Flat Black Studios in Lone Tree, Iowa.

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released February 25, 2022

Matthew Gearhart - Vocals, Guitar
Connor Wilson - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Tenor and Alto sax

Special Guests:

Cady Yokanovich (piano) on Hope You're Doing Alright
Grant Lapointe (piano) on Grey
Carter Wolford (trombone) and Griffen Johnson (trumpet) on Frisco
Rufaro Muskwe (alto sax) on 554
Sean Donaldson (bass) on Bounce

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The Benefits are comprised of Matthew Gearhart, Connor Wilson, and Kaden Fields.

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