Brick
Ben Folds Five * Track #3 On Whatever and Ever Amen
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Brick by Ben Folds Five
Release Date
Performed by
Ben Folds FiveProduced by
Ben Folds & Caleb SouthernWrited by
Darren Jessee & Ben FoldsAbout
“Brick” is about a couple going through the stressful process of aborting a pregnancy. Ben Folds has said that this song is autobiographical and describes what he went through personally:
The song is about when I was in high school, me and my girlfriend had to get an abortion, and it was a very sad...
Brick Lyrics
[Verse 1]
6:00am, day after Christmas
I throw some clothes on in the dark
The smell of cold, car seat is freezing
The world is sleeping, I am numb
[Verse 2]
Up the stairs to her apartment
She is balled up on the couch
Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte
They're not home to find us out
[Pre-Chorus]
And we drive
Now that I have found someone
I'm feeling more alone
Than I ever have before
[Chorus]
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
[Verse 3]
They call her name at 7:30
I pace around the parking lot
Then I walk down to buy her flowers
And sell some gifts that I got
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't you see
It's not me you're dying for?
Now she's feeling more alone
Than she ever has before
[Chorus]
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
[Bridge]
As weeks went by, it showed that she was not fine
They told me, "Son, it's time to tell the truth"
And she broke down and I broke down
'Cause I was tired of lying
[Verse 4]
Driving back to her apartment
For the moment, we're alone
Yeah, she's alone, and I'm alone
And now I know it
[Chorus]
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
Brick Q&A
Who wrote Brick's ?
Brick was written by Darren Jessee & Ben Folds.
Who produced Brick's ?
Brick was produced by Ben Folds & Caleb Southern.
When did Ben Folds Five release Brick?
Ben Folds Five released Brick on Wed Jan 01 1997.
It doesn't seem like this song belongs "rock" tag?
Ben Folds Five are an alternative rock/piano rock outfit, and whilst Brick is one of their slower ballads, the group still largely fits within the “rock” category.
What did Ben Folds Five say about "Brick"?
‘Brick’ was one of the last things—maybe the last thing—I wrote for the album. I’d just suddenly remembered that I had a pretty big story to tell from high school and it correlated to the music that Darren, the drummer, had. He’d carried that chorus with him for quite a while. That was his chorus—on...