Hello Our Basement,

I am excited to share “When I Do Die” with you. “When I Do Die” follows the classic murder ballad storyline of boy meets girl and falls in love, girl has another lover who boy kills, he gets the girl for a short while before his crime catches up to him. At the beginning of the song, he’s asking her to carry his body back home when he’s gone.

As for the inspiration, I frequent the antique shops surrounding my folks’ farm in Southern Ontario almost every weekend. About a year ago, I happened upon an old Arizona Rangers badge. Most likely a convincing repro, but regardless it set me upon about a month of watching every old Western I could get my hands on, and listening to a lot of old folk songs.

Thank you for checking out my music,
​Benjamin Dakota Rogers

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