I Was Once A Seed

from American Dream or Mediocre Man by Ben Hughes

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I was once a seed
until I dug down into the dirt to become a tree
and now I'm falling toward the ground in the shape of holly leaf
where I will dig into your feet.

I understand if you can't love me the way that I am
just please darling don't pretend
that you love me.

so, sweep me out onto the porch
I'll go from green to yellow to brown then I won't come around anymore
and if you're worried about being alone,
you can rest assured.

'cause you will, then you won't, then you will, then you won't
'til you're not around anymore.
anymore.

I understand if you can't love me the way that I am
just please darling don't pretend
that you love me
that you want me
that you're so above me
that you can't live without me.

now, I'm growing out the ground as a tomato plant
and all my brothers laughed, and said to me "you don't stand a chance"
but then I pushed out one tomato you just couldn't resist
and then we laughed about our past and began to kiss.

'cause loves not love unless you give it a second chance.
loves not love, unless you give it a second chance.

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from American Dream or Mediocre Man, released March 10, 2015

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Ben Hughes New Jersey

"...channels musicians like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens, as on Hughes’ previous releases. But this record immediately calls to mind Pedro the Lion’s Control, with its deep-voiced chords and melodies, lyrical themes of corporate hell, and Hughes’ slurring voice. It could stand as a complimentary album to Control just as well as it stands on its own."

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