Cigarette- Ben Folds Five

[ernstergarcia]

he plays this and philosophy on the nerdist podcast

[Timewarper300]

Once in a while, there comes a song that just speaks to you, and it reaches out to you, it's meaning clear and personal. This is one of those times for me.

[upyoursize]

I love those crickets in the background. They just add so much to the song.

[AveRajala]

This whole song's lyrics are just a run on sentence he read in a newspaper.

[victorogorman]

Ahhhhh

[ianwwd]

0 dislikes is the way its sposed to be

[belleshaman]

Cigarette is a silent killer and each time you breath through it you take your own life slowly but surely! What are you waiting for to quit? Be stronger than smoking!!!

[Missmadammozart]

i heard this on newgrounds set to a perfect flash (it was acctualy the first one i saw there). when i hear this i get the feeling that mrs. jones has lung cancer and is going through chemo or somthing and she is so jadded from pain she just can't quit no matter how bad she gets, or how distraut mr jones is

[ardistic]

i heard this song from a flash animation by the same name a long time ago. great song and animation.

[jebusyoon]

Fred Jones Part 2 is a kind of continuation of this I believe.

[noofalata]

one of the better songs that don't get airplay. possibly the most poignant of benny's efforts.

my opinion counts, the mere existence of the internet tells me so.

[chadizzle618]

You can hear crickets in the background...I only know this because I read it in the wiki article about the album haha

[chumshot1]

@chadizzle618 I think I can hear em, yep!

[brix42]

listening to the album by memory in succession on youtube.made it this far. the one about dudes last night in town is next right??????????????

[NotSoWellThoughtOut]

Fred Jones was worn down

from caring for his often

screaming and crying wife

burning the day but (

He couldn't sleep at night for fear that she

In a stupor from the drugs that didn't even

ease the pain would set the house on blaze

with a cigarette.

[NotSoWellThoughtOut]

Fred Jones was worn down

from caring for his often

screaming and crying wife

during the day but

He couldn't sleep at night for fear that she

In a stupor from the drugs that didn't even

ease the pain would set the house on blaze

with a cigarette.

[NotSoWellThoughtOut]

@NotSoWellThoughtOut sorry, didn't mean to post that twice :/

[niko14311]

its a shame its such a short song,

its so lovely :)

Thanks for the upload!

[silverdog09]

This song always makes me think of my parents. My dad had to work really hard to support a family since my mother was severely handicapped from a car wreck.

[sxmadrid]

'...caring for his orphan. Screaming and crying wife..' !! Key line is 'during the day but', making it all one sentence. Pretty tune by the man.

[hpsnorlaxdirector]

"...caring for his *often screaming and crying wife, during the day."

[rj4n]

I had looked on youtube for this video forever, and began to think it did not exist. Since I hadn't heard it in years. Thank you for this upload. I missed this song a lot. You'd like to think i'd have more ambition ot search it out.

[Moonsidewalker]

For some reason this song reminds me of James and the Giant Peach.