Not Enough

by New Ben Franklins

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$1 USD or more
Full Digital Discography

33

releases

Get all 33 New Ben Franklins releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Don't Worry Desmond Dekker, Existential Dread Capricious Joy/Existential Joy Capricious Dread, Not Enough, 3from3: Depeche Mode, 3from3: Sinéad Lohan, Sundown, I Have Always Been Here Before, Solar Power, and 25 more. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$40.95 USD or more (35% OFF)

about

Teaser track from the forthcoming double album "Existential Dread Capricious Joy" to be released soon! Subscribers/fans get an early peak!

If you or someone you know is struggling, please call or text or chat the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. Hours are available 24/7 and the cost is free.
OR
Text HOME to 741741 to reach a trained Crisis Counselor through Crisis Text Line, a global not-for-profit organization. Free, 24/7, confidential.

lyrics

sometimes death comes knocking
most times it comes unnanounced
sneaks in like a thief at night
an unwelcome guestin inside the house
and all these words I told you
are just jumbled inside my mouth
it's just shouting down the darkness
burning down the house

and oh, I know the living's not so easy
I know, I know, I know living is sometimes hard
and oh,. I know you did the best you could do
I know, I know, I know our best was not enough

sometimes deathy comes easy
but most times it seems likea fight
it never cared for direction
it never knows what's wrong from right
you hung onto the darkness
instead of grabbing onto the light
now your words are all empty
and your lips are sewn up tight

and oh, I know the living's not so easy
I know, I know, I know living is sometimes hard
and oh,. I know you did the best you could do
I know, I know, I know our best was not enough

credits

released August 4, 2023
(c) 2023 New Ben Franklins/DaVo songs
Recorded and produced by David DeVoe at Dingo's Kidney III
Words - DeVoe
Music - New Ben Franklins
Mastered By Jadewerks

New Ben Franklins were:
Bobby Taylor - guitar
David DeVoe - guitar, vocals
Jeremy Ziehe - bass guitar
Jon Dennis - drums, percussion

license

about

New Ben Franklins Denver, Colorado

newbenfranklins.com

contact / help

Contact New Ben Franklins

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like New Ben Franklins, you may also like:

False Spring
by Zachary Cale

Thoughtful and poetic folk with a Cosmic Americana flavor from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter. Bandcamp New & Notable May 14, 2020
go to album
Forward, Children: A fundraiser for Durham Public Schools students
by Hiss Golden Messenger

Hiss Golden Messenger transforms from a solo songwriter to a full-band on a record benefiting Durham Public Schools. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 9, 2020
go to album
Terms of Surrender
by Hiss Golden Messenger

Psychedelic folkster M.C. Taylor taps Jenny Lewis, Phil Cook, and others for his latest as Hiss Golden Messenger. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 18, 2019
go to album
Heart Like a Levee
by Hiss Golden Messenger

Partially funded by a commission at Duke University, Messenger's latest is a robust collection of emotive tunes. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 16, 2016
go to album
IMAGERIA Rolo1
by Gabriel Muzak

featured on Bandcamp Radio Apr 8, 2015
go to album
Echo Dancing
by Alejandro Escovedo

The legendary Alejandro Escovedo returns with another country-rock scorcher. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2024
go to album
24th Street Blues
by Tom Heyman

Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023
go to album