Oats in The Water was written in Morocco while Ben was fighting a fever. The song has been featured on an episode of The Walking Dead, The Following and on the trailer for the game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
Go your way
I'll take the long way 'round
I'll find my own way down
As I should
And hold your gaze
There's coke in the Midas touch
A joke in the way that we rust
And breathe again
And you'll find loss
And you'll fear what you found
When weather comes
Tearing down
There'll be oats in the water
There'll be birds on the ground
There'll be things you never asked her
Oh how they tear at you now
Go your way
I'll take the long way 'round
I'll find my own way down
As I should
And hold your gaze
There's coke in the Midas touch
A joke in the way that we rust
And breathe again
And you'll find loss
And you'll fear what you found
When weather comes
Tearing down
There'll be oats in the water
There'll be birds on the ground
There'll be things you never asked her
Oh how they tear at you now
Oats in the Water was written by Ben Howard.
Oats in the Water was produced by Chris Bond.
Ben Howard released Oats in the Water on Wed Oct 31 2012.
Talking to Radio.com, Howard told the story of the song:
I was in Morocco and I had a fever and ended up writing that song over those few days, in this little place like a basement with no natural light. It’s all quite bizarre but that song came out of it.