Ben Howard - Life in the Time of Captivity - live debut (Santiago de Compostela 20.05.23)

Pre-released song from the new album “Is It?”
Set list in Santiago
1. Days of Lantana
2. Couldn’t Make It Up
3. Spirit
4. Moonraker
5. Methaphysical Cantations
6. You Have Your Way
7. Sorry Kid
8. Promise
9. Crowhursts
10. Small Things
11. I Forget Where We Were
12. Life in the Time
13. Walking Backwards
14. All is Now Harmed (encore)

[@RonaldGommers]

Our friend Ben is back! Yeah. Thanks for posting this. :-x

[@Rakhavan]

Wow! So glad you captured this one on video…great quality and steady. Thank you!

[@M4rvin1]

This album seems so promising!

[@ClausMandalka]

Thank you 🎵💙

[@haseeb731]

Thank you 🌼

[@wadegoudie7029]

Classic already ain’t even out yet ! !

[@rhondajh]

❤

[@rhondajh]

Dont beleive all thatvyou hear..life is what u see

[@allanschuler]

Is that India back with the band?

[@EndoftheForest]

Yes

[@aimeeroberts65]

Anyone had a go at deciphering the lyrics on this one?

[@eliasdsdf]

All the lyrics can be found on the Instagram post of the album cover

[@lucigaiah]

" How was I to know?
Kinship there in the reverie
It’s a climbing wind we go through
Two by two
Not asking why
How was I supposed to sing?
Happens all of the time they say
You and I are supposed to know
Each other better than the clouds these days
It’s a madding century
Clad in
Honest
Always
Life in the time of captivity
Love in the time of sanctuary
Life in the time of captivity
Love in the time of singing song
How was I to know?
Kinship there in the reverie
Guess it goes to show
We don’t speak half truths each
When we have the day
It’s a climbing wind we go through
Two by two
Not asking why
It was all a show then
Blue river true running through you
Always
Life in the time of captivity
Love in the time of sanctuary
Life in the time of captivity
Love in the time of singing song
How was I to know?
How was I to know?
Some go out to Rikers in a moment’s grace
I was hanging on coattails
Fare thee wells
All that jiving around
Guess it goes to show
We don’t speak half truths each
When we have the day "

[@kyrirhcp]

It sounds like a covid song to me. But in different moods I find different meanings. I like how he keeps his life private and keeps us guessing on the meanings, it let's the song fall into it's own place in your own life.