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1. |
A Damn Good One
03:43
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Verse 1
Driving down 280 from SF
I get a notification
The ring from my phone
Sings me a tone
That beckons me home
A mini vacation
Pitch black room pierced by my lit up screen
It's getting late but I stay
Up til the dawn
Sleep schedule's gone
Time still goes on
Yet I feel great
Chorus:
Ecstatic screaming and
Memories and memeing and
Highlights of streams to get by when they're done
I'm taking care
Having myself
A damn good one
Verse 2:
Genuine excitement has a way
Of reaching that part of the soul
That yearns for the same
When seeing some game
To not feel shame
And let the heart take control
Thank you for reminding me to have
Fun every once in a while
To never let go
The joy that you know
Despite what they throw
Who cares, if it makes me smile
Chorus
Ecstatic screaming and
Memories and memeing and
Highlights of streams to get by when they're done
I'm taking care
Having myself
A damn good one
Chorus
Ecstatic screaming and
Memories and memeing and
Highlights of streams to get by when they're done
I'm taking care
Having myself
A damn good one
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2. |
I'm Sorry
02:20
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I have mastered what makes
An apology so great
From years of practice
I think that I've got this down
I'm sorry
Was that not enough?
I'm sorry, I could try to be more meaningful, what I'm saying - I could be more detailed on what I'm actually apologizing about I'm sorry I'm rambling I don't really know what I'm gonna say here ha I - I - I should've prepared better.
Was that good?
No? Okay, how about:
I'm sorry for existing
And always insisting
That one day I might be okay
You saw all the sorry
Goes on 'til tomorrow
Until the end of my days
I'll keep saying sooorrrryy
sorry, sorry, I held out that "sorry" too long, sorry, ffffff I'm wasting studio time fuck me SORRY sorry for swearing fuck - sorry! fuck - sorry! fuck - sorry! fuck - sorry! sorry - fuck! FUCK I fucked up the order fuck I'm sorry
ughhh, god, uhh, piano, uhh, go
Ugh! Oh - sorry - interrupting, sorry, sorry
And I'm sorry for
Oh, I'm sorry, two times through the A section, sorry, sorry
I'm sorry for existing
And always insisting
That one day I might be okay (one day I might be okay)
You saw all the sorry
Goes on 'til tomorrow
Until the end of my days
I'll keep saying sorry
sorry, I - did I clip the mic there? I feel like I might've - I might've clipped the mic I don't wanna waste anymore studio time. Sorry! sorry I don't think I did! That's s-sor-sorry I'm too paranoid I - I'm too thinking in my head sorry can I just do the whole thing um - one more time from the top of that? oh yeah
Ah 1 2 3 4 5 6 sev - that's the end of the song sorry, sorry, sorry I - I - sorry I didn't know that was the that was the end I feel like - I feel like I can get this can we just take it one more time can we please - sorry, sorry - can we take it one more time uhh from th-
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3. |
Big Guy
04:22
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Verse 1
Pause, stop, if you were a friend
You'd know when to end it
Just a nickname, I should calm down
What I feel wasn't intended
At this point, I'd settle for nothing at all
Let me fall
Chorus
Your way of calling me fat
I'm not falling for that
I'll say it again so listen this time
Don't call me big guy
Verse 2
Large in charge, big man in town
Doesn't matter, it's all the same
I thought that everything would change
But they still latch on to my name
Clock tower, they ring that stupid bell
Welcome to my hell
Chorus
Your way of calling me fat
I'm not falling for that
I'll say it again so listen this time
Don't call me big guy
Bridge
A friendly interaction, gesture
To say a large-ass fat shit for sure
I've tried and tried, my will to fight has died
Nowadays we
Don't insult so directly
It's covered with respect, we
Want to look like we're still on the right side
Verse 3
You say "why you getting mad? It's just a simple phrase?"
You could say what you're trying to say in a thousand different ways
At this point, you're not trying to hide
What you feel inside
Chorus
Your way of calling me fat
I'm not falling for that
I'll say it again so listen this time
Don't call me big guy
Outro
-You find it so annoying; the pain is overjoying
-It was just a joke - Can't you let it go now? Can't you let it go now? Just let go
-Not a friend; oh I see. Take your anger out on me
-Look at the big guy, look at the big guy
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4. |
Please Clap on 2 and 4
04:36
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Verse 1
Live show
The groove has moved into the crowd you
Might blow
Your chance to dance and what's allowed? Well
I know
How to do it right, gonna tell you about it
Gonna tell you all about it
No more will anyone doubt it
This song's in 4/4, wanna emphasize the upbeats
That's 2 and 4, avoid those downbeats
1 and 3, clapping on those is just like dragging your feet
See not that hard of a feat
Now everybody here, repeat after me, go:
2 4 2 4
Clapping like that makes musicians nut on stage
Chorus
You feel the rhythm inside of you
I know that deep down you know what to do
Feel it through
One day you will realize it too
Please clap on the 2 and 4
I don't wanna hear 1 and 3 anymore
no, no, no, stop, just stop, no no no no no no
Verse 2
If live music had a Geneva Convention
Clapping on 1 and 3 would be a war crime (war crime!)
We have a drummer and a bassist here
Please don't distract them with your time (your time)
Every time people get it wrong, we all die a little, bit by bit
You're not cool or different for doing 1 and 3 especially at this point
After all I just said, Jesus Christ, you'd be a dick
You say you're too drunk to clap on the hits
That's no excuse, when I'm on stage I'm drunk as shit
Chorus
You feel the rhythm inside of you
I know that deep down you know what to do
Feel it through
One day you will realize it too
Please clap on the 2 and 4
I don't wanna hear 1 and 3 anymore
Verse 3
Maybe
There's an asshole in your local scene
Inflated ego and they're always mean
Next time they play - you didn't hear this from me
Consider clapping on the 1 and 3
Obviously I'm kidding, that's crossing a line
I'm kidding again, yeah it's totally fine
I'm joking again I'm kidding, that's how much this means to me
I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy
Murder the song, you'll do serious time
Never forget, you're committing a war crime
Chorus
You feel the rhythm inside of you
I know that deep down you know what to do
Feel it through
One day you will realize it too
Woah
You feel the rhythm inside of you
I know that deep down you know what to do
Feel it through
One day you will realize it too
Please clap on the 2 and 4
I don't wanna hear 1 and 3 anymore
Please clap on the 2 and 4
I don't wanna hear 1 and 3 anymore
Please clap on the 2 and 4
I don't wanna hear 1 and 3 anymore
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5. |
I Go Down
03:17
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Now, you might see the title, and are worried this song will be too sexual. Don't worry - it is
Hi, I'm Ben, 23,
A hot interesting single person - working on the first two
I'm 6 feet, pure muscle, and this is why you should choose me
What's up girl
I could be the guy
You've been looking for all along
Listen to the song of what I bring to the table
I can sing about what I am able
To do to make me worth your while
Right off the bat
I have a low paying job
And a music "career" that makes me a slob
Eating shit food always in a shit mood
Overall I'm a chill dude
With an intoxicating smile
I'm underwhelming to a certain degree
But there's a certain smaller aspect of me
That makes up for me and I'm sure you'll agree
That sexually I go to town
I go down, down, down, down down
Not falling in love - just falling to the ground
In the sack my deck is stacked
Because I love to give/throw it back
I go down
Watch me go down, watch me go down now
I hope my value's now apparent and clear
A mediocre night of your life is near
So if you choose me, I'll gladly pack my gear
And voyage to that southern hemisphere
Always wish that I was here
I go down, down, down, down down
Not falling in love - just falling to the ground
I go down, down down
I'll make you feel so fine
I know my dick's a six at best
But babe my tongue's at least a nine
Yeah I'd love reciprocation
But there's no requirement
There's no hidden implication
Only do what you consent
If you'd like to stick around
I go down, down, down, down down
There you have it! That's everything good about me that I can bring to this relationship. I sure hope you choose me over all of the more handsome guys out there!
I just realized that no one my age does video dating anymore, so this is kinda pointless.
Uhh what else about me umm
Oh! I also have a Netflix and a Hulu, so yeah, hit me up
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6. |
Vain Fixation
03:44
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Wake up at 3, can't go to sleep
See everything
The memories a younger me
Embarrassing
What I would give to live a day, an hour
To have a second try
Dreaming of doing right
But I can't point out why
Why I seem to care, it's in the past
So have a drink, so have a laugh
Despite my fuck ups I still made it here
Take a moment, have perspective
Everyone gets introspective
7 years I'll be reminiscing
On this moment and think "I'm better now"
As I'm lying in my bed
Everything I've ever said
Starts to circle in my head
All connected with a thread
(I don't know why I said that
I don't know why I did that)
This is why I had no friends
And if I did then they were just pretend
And it's happening again
I'm no different, there's no end
(Who was I?)
Still connecting all the dots
Tie the strings, look what I've got
Just a mess of yarn and knots
Regretting what I am and what I'm not
And I'm just about to break
I don't want to be awake
Take the biggest breath I can take
There's still choices I can make
The fact that I can criticize
My former self must mean I'm wise
The current me's the dumbass of tomorrow
Take a moment, have perspective
Everyone gets introspective
7 years I'll be reminiscing
On this moment and think "I'm better now"
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7. |
Bedframe
03:34
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Verse 1
After the show, you wanna come to my place?
I got my own room, I got my own space
Well, I guess I could have a little more room between the mattress and the floor
Well are you really so surprised?
'Cause I'm an out-of-college guy
A box spring or futon is where I like to get my groove on
Chorus
No one but me to blame
The bed frame's out of the game
I know you'd hoped that maybe things had changed
But every guy my age is still the same
I think I failed your test
'Cause you seem unimpressed
And if we're banging
The bed might be less stable
But I know sex ain't on the table anyway
Until I get myself a bed frame
Verse 2
One day I'm sure I'll take your advice
But as of now, I can't pay the price
Having one implies I've got my life together
But I don't ,and I wouldn't lie to you (woo!)
I'd love it if you stuck around
And we'll be so close to the ground
I could use a couple inches down there
(I mean between the bed and the floor, not like my dick or my junk)
Chorus
No one but me to blame
The bed frame's out of the game
I know you'd hoped that maybe things had changed
But every guy my age is still the same
I think I failed your test
Cause you seem unimpressed
And if we're banging
The bed might be less stable
But I know sex ain't on the table anyway
Until I get myself a bed frame
Bridge
One day we'll be lovers
Under the covers
When my bed hovers
Like, I don't know, half a foot off the ground?
What's an average bed height?
Verse 3
I'm sure that I've got the potential
I just don't see it as essential
Having a bed frame would really raise up you and me
Including the key
(Wait wait wait - if I don't have a bed frame, my bed is lower, so shouldn't the key change go down?)
Chorus
No one but me to blame
The bed frame's out of the game
I know you'd hoped that maybe things had changed
But every guy my age is still the same
I think I failed your test
Cause you seem unimpressed
And if we're banging
The bed might be less stable
But I know sex ain't on the table anyway
Until I get myself a bed frame
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8. |
Awkward Pause
02:21
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Our eyes can say it all
Locked in like tethers of a bridge that's about to fall
Not getting better
So I try to find the word or line
To pull us from the black hole
Where conversation's light
The only thing more awkward than the silence now
Is one of us trying to get (out)
Out of things to say
In disarray
We try to get away
And I am not surprised
That each time we try
The words are drowned in silence
The only thing more awkward than the silence now
Is one of us trying to get out
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9. |
Perfect
04:14
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One day I'll be what I dream
Flawless, pure, fully redeemed
Life just cannot reach that goal
When put on a pedestal
Nothing's ever as amazing as it seems to feel
If this is perfect
Then it must not be real
We had no problems at all
Which means we had quite the fall
Seemed like things couldn't improve
Deep inside, I think we knew
Lost sight of what really matters in pursuit of the ideal
If this is perfect
Then it must not be real
Even when I get to where I wanted
What I want right now is always so far away
Pushed ahead because I feel taunted
By who I could be, by what I am on any day
Fantasize idyllic futures
With blind and foolish zeal
If this is perfect
Get rid of me and I'd be perfect
Then it must not be real
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10. |
Up by One
03:13
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VERSE 1:
This last year came and went so fast
All I can say is it was a pain in my ass
I'm looking forward to a clean blank slate
And when I fail, I'll just have to wait
Another 365 days
Of being stuck in the same place
Rinse repeat this whole ordeal
Guarantee it'll still be how I feel
CHORUS:
I got a letter from me to me
It says: Happy Birthday, you P.O.S.S.O.B.
Congrats you did it! Just look at what you've won
(Another trip around the sun)
In the end, all that's really changed
Is that my age
Went up by one
I heard nihilism was in this year
VERSE 2:
Any excitement and any joy
Is overshadowed by the fear
That I should've accomplished so much more
At this point in life, after all these years
I know it's crazy, I've got nothing but time
But the voice inside my head is constantly crying
Saying what a waste of time, I dropped the ball
Next year won't be any different at all
CHORUS:
I got a letter from me to me
It says: Happy Birthday, you P.O.S.S.O.B.
Congrats you did it! Just look at what you've won
(Another trip around the sun)
In the end, all that's really changed
Is that my age
Went up by one
BRIDGE:
It's a party, have some fun
Only so long til I'm done
And yet my life has only just begun
CHORUS:
I got a letter from me to me
It says: Happy Birthday, you P.O.S.S.O.B.
Congrats you did it! Just look at what you've won
(Another trip around the sun)
In the end, nothing's really changed
Nothing's been moved around or rearranged
It's all the same, I'm still just as deranged
Just that my age
Went up by one
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11. |
Somebody Sponsor Me
05:10
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VERSE 1:
It seems like everybody here but me
Gets hit up by some kind of company
To read some ads and then get paid a bit of money
I think it's my time, I've got some money to make
And I'm so desperate for a slice of the cake
That the first offer that I get, no matter what I'm taking it
It's not a joke, no it's not a bit
I'll sign a contract and submit
Even if the product's shit
CHORUS:
Somebody give me lots of money for a deal
I'll say yes to any brand that sees that I've got mass appeal
My fans can't miss this steal
My loyalty has no doubt
I'll be a corporate sellout
Somebody sponsor me
Somebody sponsor me
VERSE 2:
You're looking for somebody with flair, well I've got it
I'm perfectly capable of selling your product
I'll guilt trip my viewers into thinking that they really want it
(You know, if you were a real fan, you'd buy this)
You want sincerity, well I'm honest as fuck
You don't want any swearing, well you're shit out of luck
If you want somebody sexy, I'm right here, so call or text me
I'm not ashamed and I'm not afraid
To be up front in how my money is made
As long as I get paid
(how much do I get paid?)
CHORUS:
Somebody give me lots of money for a deal
I'll say yes to any brand that sees that I've got mass appeal
My fans can't miss this steal
My loyalty has no doubt
I'll be a corporate sellout
Somebody sponsor me
Somebody sponsor me
BRIDGE:
I'll be the person that you want me to be
You'll get at least one sale, and it won't be from me
I guarantee that I never miss
My ad would sound a little something like this
(ad break)
CHORUS:
Somebody give me lots of money for a deal
I'll say yes to any brand that sees that I've got mass appeal
My fans can't miss this steal
My loyalty has no doubt
I'll be a corporate sellout
Somebody sponsor me
Somebody sponsor me x a bunch of times
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12. |
Hopelessly Horny
04:00
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Alone another night
I'm still not feeling right
And I don't think I'm gonna be fine
Another person's touch
I'm missing it so much
How can I describe this pain of mine?
A loneliness unparalleled
A personal and loveless hell
Everything is pointless when I'm
Hopelessly horny
It's a feeling that I've long understood
I wake up each morning
And I'm mourning my wood
I've tried to sleep
To drink to weep
But there's no cure for me
Stuck this way
So I'll stay
Hopelessly horny
Yeah I could bust a nut
But then I'm stuck in this rut
Where I regret not having a lover
'Cause jizzing sure is fun
But it's second to none
When you go *moan* with one another
I'd settle for a modicum
Or just knowing that there's more to cum
My libido was once incognito
But now you know that I'm
Hopelessly horny
In a song that's in the style of a duet I'm singing by myself
(silence)
See what I mean? This fucking sucks
I can't set sail
In search of tail
The sea is too stormy
I'm stuck at shore
Becoming more and more
Deep in my wildest unhinged fantasies
There's somebody out there who truly wants me
Now I'm in shock
That was my last clean sock
It's a load in my load of laundry
Whether they're domming or they're subbing, no doubt
I'm certain that it would beat rubbing one out
Whether I bottom or top
I just want it to stop
End my pain, I just don't wanna be
Hopelessly horny
Did you peg me as someone that di- that didn't come out right
How am I so hard
After getting fucked by life?
At this point a cuddle
I'd melt to a puddle
To feel someone intimately
Who'd truly adore me
I can't afford to be
This hopelessly horny
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13. |
Keep It Up!
04:48
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Ben Visini San Francisco, California
Comedy music from an unsuccessful musical theater participant-turned-pit musician-turned-man unsure of where hyphens are supposed to-go.
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