Ben Levin - Grown Up (Apartment Sessions)

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Apartment Sessions Season 2: Episode 10 -- Grown Up (Ben Levin)

"I've given up on staying young. I will bear the bruise with Love"

Music and Lyrics by Ben Levin
Arranged by Luke McGinnis, Nathan Repasz, Adam Neely, Jakob Reinhardt, Ethan Crystal
Kraz Section by Drew Krasner
Sound - Evan Tyor
Video - Elizabeth Maney

Ben Levin- Vocals, Electric, Nylon

Luke McGinnis - Piano
Evan Tyor - Noise Station
Gene Shinozaki - Beatbox, Piano

Klaus Benitez - Trumpet
Kai Sandoval - Trumpet
Michael Wang - Trombone
Becca Patterson - Bass Trombone

Drew Krasner - Tenor Sax
Emily Pecoraro - Tenor Sax
Josh Plotner - Bari Sax, EWI
Jared Yee - Bari Sax
Brian Plautz - Alto Sax

Kevin Kuh - Electric Violin
Chase Potter - Electric 5-String Violin
Ally Jenkins - Violin
Maria Im - Violin
Andy Taylor - Cello
Sam Quiggins - Cello

魯千千 - malletKAT, Timpani
Danae Greenfield - Baby Korg
Devon Yesberger - Keys

Dan Hartington - Electric Nylon
Jakob Reinhardt - Electric Guitar
Adam Neely - Electric Bass

Nathan Repasz - Kit #1, Brake Disc, Anvil
Elliot Wallace - Kit #2, Ribbon Crasher, Whistle
Sammy Wags - Bass drum, One-Way Sign, Anvil, Brake Disc
Angelo Spampinato - Glock, Congas, Rainstick, Castanets, Water Bottle
Sebastian Chiriboga - Djembe, Shakers, Metallic Items, Kick Drum, Triangle, Jawbone
Jeff Roberts - SPD, (Cow)bell Assortment, Splash, Chimes
Jessie Linden - Bass Drum, Tom Array, Brake Disc, Vibraslap, Shekere
Jeremy Yaddaw - Cymbal Station, Shekere, Shaker, Splash Tom

Rebecca Engelhardt, Kate Steinberg - Soprano
Jessica Kion, Aneesa Folds - Alto
Melody Wilson, Courtney Stewart, Ernie Pruneda - Tenor
Patrick Rawdon Hoagland, Simon Riker - Bass

Olivia Fortunato - Harp
Daniel Emond - Banjo

Sound Team - Evan Tyor, Scott Trinh

Video Team - Elizabeth Maney, Daniel Topete, Jeanette D. Moses

Additional Footage - Adam Neely

Intro Artwork - Brian Plautz

Additional thanks to Piotr Lato, Reynaldo Soriano, and the Honorable Judge Ben

Apartment Sessions is produced and created by Luke McGinnis, Evan Tyor, and Liz Maney

Create, Love, and #Resist.

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I can't stop watching this, it made my mom cry happy tears <3

BenLevin

Last time I watched this video, I was in middle school. Watching it now and college student, while not really *that* old yet, this definitely hits harder. Gorgeous music 💜

disgustangy

Didn't know Ben Levin could rap. That guy is such a talent.

gedepaulmusic

This is so cool! Adam Neely's vlog brought me here!

cicreate

This was awesome. It's like Frank Zappa featuring Rage Against the Machine.

wingracer

Ben is quickly turning into one of my favourite musicians ever

TiempoNegro

Hey Ben Levin. You probably won’t see this comment, but I still wanna say that the depth and power of this music and these lyrics literally left me speechless with chills. You’re a true artist and I can’t can’t stress how much I appreciate the art you create. This has really moved me.

kevinlaster

"what do you play?" "oh I play the one-way sign"

spottedstar

man...how do you even arrange something like this? this is a masterpiece

Setri

It is mind boggling that the density of sound actually works without being too much and everything is heard. Amazing arranging skills.

txsphere

Wow, that’s heavy, I’m glad to see Adam, Ben and Luke together in a project

omarelric

I was wondering when someone was going to play in the tub!! Fun to watch!!

AnimalHouseforReal

Lyrics posted by Ben Levin on dbates314's comment:

Snow hair, frost brow, brick house move out, stuffed box, moth balls, drove so far to rock out
When flat screens were a new thing
No car self driving
Wait online for grocery
Screenshare bad latency
Bow our heads at punk shows
Push forward to the front row
Fingers tap on smart phones cause we’re forgetful when we’re old

Punk bands be sweatin’
Ingest carcinogens and estrogen
Misfits gender morphin
Everybody mess with them

Punk bands be freedom
Jailed cause they got weed on them
Inhaled cause we beat on them
Before losers were users and safety pin abusers
Raging out on headphones
Writing songs with 3 tones
Cranking shaking cracking bones
Not pretty just pugnacious
Take a shit they rub your face in it
Hunting down the hypocrites and flailing at the government
Had enough of it tried to quit
Addicts in the attic
Teen center pussy was inadequate
Need something deeper for habit before the hard shit sees the gap and inhabits it
Stick a static steel ring through your nose and let the vultures grab at it
Snow hair, frost brow, brick house move out, stuffed box, moth balls, drove so far to rock out

We say hello, we say goodbye

Grown up fast and bitter
Sex came easy
Cars and Xbox freebies
1000 shares of GE
Gee golly is that for me
Crashin’ parties stashin’ molly glitter bodies no apologies, we’ll see

Go to the same place when we elderly
Put on the same face in the box they bury
The room twisted with our energy
And kids of celebrities hear the hum of generations heckling me

Follow your genetics closely
Mammograms just for comfort mostly
Likely to occur but not for sure
40, 50 age is a blur next to one word that aches when you speak it
And makes people whisper, spirits creaking
Memories of a hairless sister brother mother lover father daughter dead grandmother
Everyone can relate in some small way so they scared when you mention its name
Think about it on the regs, regulate it like my pain meds
Don’t let it get to my head

We say hello, we say goodbye, and through it all we wonder why
Just barely getting by, growing brittle, waiting wild
Changing shape and looking more like the ones the young ignore
I’ve given up on staying young, I will bare the bruise with love

There’s wisdom in the children
Push their limits till their prime
Who am I to judge them
We’re all running out of time.

skwarrior