Burgh Island is an actual location in England, Ben Howard’s home country. And it is a place which based on this song we can deduce imbues him with feelings of satisfaction and peace of mind....
To begin with, it should be noted that Ben Howard, one of the foremost lyricists in terms of using high-end metaphors, has stated that “Nica Libres at Dusk” is “quite an open-ended song”. This means...
“Rivers in Your Mouth” is a song in which Ben Howard is imploring the addressee not to be so loose with his or her tongue. Thus the titular “river in your mouth” would actually...
“Black Flies” by Ben Howard is very-symbolic in nature. The titular term “black flies” is actually derived from the opening line of the first two verses, which make a reference to “black flies on the...
As the title (“The Fear”) implies, the subject of this Ben Howard song is fear. And this topic is approached from two different viewpoints. On one hand the singer is expressing concern over apprehensiveness exhibited by...
The title (“Only Love”) of this song by Ben Howard can be interpreted in one of two ways, considering the way it is positioned in the lyrics. It can be viewed as Howard relating to...
As the title (“End of the Affair”) suggests, in this song Ben Howard is singing about the cessation of a romantic relationship, specifically one that he was involved in. Apparently the title was derived...
It would appear that in the song “Promise” Ben Howard is addressing a romantic interest, as he refers to the person he is singing to as “darling”. And as is his norm, he uses cryptic...
According to Songfacts, the title of this song is derived from a scary incident Ben Howard had at the age of 16 where he was “nearly… killed by a falling pine tree”. But that brush...
The narrator (Ben Howard) approaches “Oats in the Water” from a melancholy disposition, as in he is clearly dealing with depression. But overall he seems to come to the resolution that he will endure the...