Benjamin Dakota Rogers Trio - John Came Home (Official Live Video)

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LYRICS
John came home from war this morning
he found his wife she wasn't there
And a cold cold feeling crept through his bones
when he found a note at the bottom of the stairs
Said I'm in love with your brother I've found a preacher
I'm in love and I'm heading to the south
Boy you were fine but I've changed my mind
I'm boarding the next train out of town
John flew into a rage like thunder
he brought his fist down and he cracked the floor
He thought he broke bone
the way he screamed and he roared
and he headed right back out the door
said I'm going to find my brother
God damn this preacher I'm going to put him underneath a stone
So when the oak trees are so tall the
mountains feels small
they'll remember the wrath of my storm
John crashed in with his pistol crying
in the morning just before the dawn
He took out his knife
and he carved out the light
of a future in the eyes of the lord
Strung him on high
silhouetted in the sky
let the ravens pick him to the bone
When the law man came by
he turned down his eyes
not to gaze upon the brother of John
The station platform was empty and quiet
as she waited for a man who'd never show
When the noon day sun was high and cracking the ground
she felt a lump rise in her throat
John swept from behind
put a gun on her side
said baby you were why I came home
I won't take your life
but I want to look into your eyes
when you see I killed the man that you love
📽 Briar Films

[@drewvduncan]

I hate country music, but God damn does this song remind me that country wasn't always what it is today. This is outlaw music. Hell yea!

[@Hanblower]

"When the Oak trees are so tall that the mountain feel small , they'll remember the wrath of my storm..." DAMN !!! Instant goosebumps man !!

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

Thanks bro

[@guitarq359]

Best line of the whole song!

[@jonas2431]

I agree

[@SamuraiGuy]

Personally, I loved "and he took out his knife, and carved out the light of a future in the eyes of the Lord"

[@WavedJester]

I saw this on tiktok and couldn't wait for the day that it was released and it is finally here great song

[@wobler4992]

Same brother... Same...

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

Thanks brother. Live version is coming out on the 10th

[@scottoverbeay2071]

Same here

[@Tentin_Quarantino]

#metoo

[@reecesmoker9920]

I literally just heard this on TikTok and came straight to KZbin for the full version

[@mattnelson1973]

The guitar playing is next level, his voice is UNBELIEVABLE, and the storytelling is breathtaking. 10/10

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

Really appreciate it brother! Thank you

[@spike-rf2dc]

@@BenjaminDakotaRogers fuckin bone-chilling lyrics man phenomenal job. True artistry

[@MC-qn3sy]

@benjamintod is another epic song writer named ben, check him out if you love this Ben’s music 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@Vixikats]

Appalachian folk music at its finest. I don't listen to country, but I'll listen to this all day.

[@Daddosaurus]

This needs to be picked up by a movie, it's so intense, full of wrath and raw emotion.

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

That would be a dream

[@puaespinosa7529]

this song IS a movie.

[@paulmercer4992]

Well said

[@Salt_and_ash]

@@BenjaminDakotaRogersI will support/promote you any way I can, but not sure how?

[@Jay_Mac1775]

@@BenjaminDakotaRogers idk why man but this song kinda reminds me of the Disney Lone Ranger or remake of magnificent seven

[@THKKoolAid]

There’s whispers between the old timers of my home town speaking about the “Four Horsemen of country” which is the four men that will bring country back and break the mold of this new generation of artists who arnt artistic. This ladies and gentlemen is one of those Four Horsemen

[@SamuraiGuy]

Personally, I think Poor Man's Poison is another one.

[@gobbydoblin5038]

Now this is country music. No beer, tractors or trucks, just a mans wrath.

[@leowalker6396]

I'd more label it as American Folk

[@gobbydoblin5038]

@@leowalker6396 fair nuff

[@nicholashoover4081]

Amen

[@theultimategamer3228]

American folk not country

[@nicholashoover4081]

@@theultimategamer3228 don’t care what it’s called. I like it. That’s all that matters to me. Awesome song!

[@And1Aza]

"When the oak trees so tall, the mountains feel small, they'll remember the wrath of my storm"

[@jamesmaddox411]

GOD DAMN!!!!! Dakota YOUR FUCKING FIRE!!!!!!! keep it up brother! "When the oak trees so tall the mountains feel small. They'll remember the Rath of my storm is such a raw powerful line.

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

Thanks so much dude really appreciate it!

[@samuelmcculloch4731]

@@BenjaminDakotaRogers hey dude big fan u should release a full cover of black jack county chain it really suits ur voice

[@Guitargate]

YES IT IS!

[@onslaughtofterrorJW]

@@samuelmcculloch4731 he did and it’s so fire!

[@chesterstevens8870]

There's stories about guitar-pickers that could raise the dead, and make them dance with their tunes... This song deserves to be canonized in their iconography. Well done.

[@saintmichael69]

"He took out his knife, and he carved out a light, in the future of the eyes of the Lord"

[@anothershellcialistturtle8568]

That’s easily my favorite verse in the song also the last on

[@Magnamaster]

Was hoping it was his wife not the brother :(

[@Jabooty_Williams]

@Magnamaster fuck em both. The wife was committed to john and the brother knew who loved that woman. He got what was coming to him. The other criminal of infidelity deserves the same.

[@drewdogg400]

I’m gonna play red dead listening to this mans music and have the time of my life

[@7A7ER]

I love this song, powerful lyrics and pickin that could raise the dead, your on fire Son!

[@alexpayne8136]

I’ve had this on repeat for a week now, truly a classic in the making

[@JaMeS.648]

Haha, me too. I can't stop listening.

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

Thanks Alex really appreciate it

[@elimcnett4875]

People would rather listen to American Idol crap than this man. THIS is musical talent and excellence. Todays music is in so much trouble. Thank you for keeping real music alive.

[@sparkymorgan3910]

Amazing song with such talented people! Keep it up!

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

Thank you so much!

[@Red-Magic]

1:42 gives me such chills, God dayum

[@ardentmindset6390]

Extreeeeeeeemmmmmlllllyyyy well written. Thank you.

[@declanemery3293]

This is genuinely one of the finest songs i have heard in years. Thankyou. We all needed this.🙌👏👏👏

[@hanihabbal6922]

Let him cook!!

[@modelcars2978]

Just extraordinary. 🤟🤠👍

[@flintigona1390]

Love the way you move around with the guitar, really shows how intensely you love making music

[@billdoran9340]

It's like he coils around it and him and his guitar become 1.....i love it!

[@SeppoHassio]

Just found this. This is incredibly good music. Soulful, dark and very, very skilful. Up until quite recently I have been 100% metal head (=I am from Finland after all) but lately I've been drawn to certain kinds of country/folk music. It is like J.R.R. Tolkien once said: "It was like discovering a wine-cellar filled with bottles of amazing wine of a kind and flavour never tasted before." I don't think it is even that odd - to me this very metal.

[@apickinnagrinnin7671]

whew thats a dandy song with a dandy singer!!!

[@rynoride]

Holy crap. This is pure euphoria. I loved every single note to the end. I need more. We…. Need more.

[@SamuraiGuy]

I saw my "most listened" playlist a couple weeks ago, and this song wasn't on there. To get an idea of what I normally listen to, my top song is "Smoke out the Window" by Tribe Society, and two of my favorite albums are "Give Me The Future" by Bastille and "Take Me Back To Eden" by Sleep Token. I clearly am not normally a country listener. I just checked that "Most Listened" playlist today, and this song is not just on there, not just top ten or even top five, but officially my 2nd most listened song EVER! It's an incredible song, but I'm genuinely surprised at how quickly it is just dominating that playlist. This was built over years of using the streaming service I'm using. It's definitely a song I can proudly share with people when I show this playlist.

[@harlanfrazier3967]

Sheesh…..that boy can play.

[@maxharter5833]

Dude this kicks sooooo much asss

[@deadskunk8733]

WhoooWeee. Now this is a song. WOW.

[@moviemafia8227]

Freaking WOW!!!!

[@theduckthatiswatchingjimmy5472]

you know its talent when it sounds the same live and the prerecord

[@joshuabridwell3498]

Not very often KZbin gifts you a murder ballad that tells such an amazing story! Thank you Benjamin for sharing!

[@sschwartz2509]

Saw a short clip of this online. Now I’m hooked. Love finding new artists who can tell a story that feels real.

[@Badgerman494]

I am not normally a fan of this kind of tune, but this is... fucking hell this is good!

[@doublearon157051]

This song deserves so many accolades its insane, hopefully you either make if independent or somebody signs you because your music is freaking awesome dude

[@isaachudson132]

Man he painted a picture with this song, a fucking vivid one.

[@qmelon4263]

I’m so glad I found you a while before this song was released. It made the build-up to it all the more amazing when I heard bits and pieces of it

[@sleepenthvsiast]

This reminds me of the old bluegrass my grandpa listened to. I love it! Dakota you are full of talent!

[@jefft23]

My 15 year old son just turned me on to this song. His friends and he know good music.

[@thedude7726]

I listen to this at least once a week.

[@noahfleenor]

This I the best form of country music and you fans from Wyoming wish you luck and hope your career takes off and sorses through the sky

[@julianthoos5846]

THIS NEEDS TO BE IN THE WALKING DEAD. WhAT THE FU K. Some really powerful song writing.

[@jomzb]

This is absolute art. The mix of story telling and great music makes for something special.

[@rickyk4169]

These lyrics are so driven and powerful! As a fellow songwriter, I really admire the words and phrases he uses 👍🏻 Keep it up brother and keep making awesome music!

[@clippedwings225]

awesome!

[@callsignnoble5006]

Finally

[@abelmontiel6146]

Man I've been wait for this song for a while

[@inigovazquez14]

Yesssssss!

[@joeycalvey6023]

Good lord.... This is it.

[@thegroovyboi9598]

Incredible Simply incredible The urgent pace and swelling of the background track elegantly complements the story of the piece As well as the seemingly unhinged and manic vocals of the story teller ,either scarred by the events, or embellishing to show the madness of john as a man fresh from war, likely mentally broken beyond words, only to find his only comfort and drive stripped from him without remorse Simply stunning, a masterclass of musical story telling

[@nodtveidt6663]

This guy is officially Metalhead approved. I adore this passion, intensity, and storytelling. And that riff!😏😈🤘

[@walkerflocker7811]

Goosebumps over my whole body. This is amazing y'all. This is real country!

[@onslaughtofterrorJW]

Agreed!!!

[@mathewhepple4336]

I’m English and you make me me feel American I love you’re vibes and music Dakota keep it up! 🤌🏼🔥

[@joshmajor8662]

If the rest of your stuff is this good, you just stole the soul of a troubled man! Bound for glory and the door, 12 gauge in my hands, destined for the red clay lands of my ex lovers new man…. I won’t stop until his cold body’s on the floor!!! Not a day of sleep, until his lifeless, cold body’s on the floor. For only then the raven calls nevermore! I suddenly awaken, naked alone-empty bottle by the door. It seems this was all a fever dream, the raven had already called his nevermore. My wife long gone and I all alone, seems it was me all along. Naked, cold body on the floor…. 🤷‍♂️ made it up on the spot Lol this song brought forth a melody without a tune, a rhyme without a reason, or it’s just random shit from a crazy Kentuckian haha 😂 thanks man!!!

[@quietcontender6969]

I got a friend named John. He loves this song

[@danielgallagher429]

YES !! Writing like that doesn't come round often, but when it does it stays around!!

[@lukemarsh4870]

"Oak tree so tall the mountains feel small, they remember the wrath of my storm"

[@hoosierpulls4689]

Greatest thing I've ever heard in my life

[@kettlecornstationwagon8129]

This is the best country song I’ve ever heard. I fucking hate that shit on the radio

[@chrisnaumann13b]

Man, this guys got it all

[@andrewsmall1193]

‘And he pulled out his knife and carved out the life of a future in the eyes of the lord’ one of the best lyrics I’ve ever heard.

[@adragonflyingnorth971]

I'm so Glad to be here at the beginning this man is going the distance

[@Kpmbyrnes45]

I'm here because of the Guitar Gate Video. This needs more views.

[@barrytheartist]

I said GOD DAMN!

[@GeorgesR3452]

One of the best songs I’ve ever listened to. Amazing lyrics and vocals!

[@kodymullins6151]

This man sure can pick the hell out of them strings!

[@ethanbarganier6229]

I really hope this blows up. It’s amazing

[@zach-attack6476]

I can't remember a song that has given me chills like this. This is the best country song in a very long time. This coming from a metal junkie, rock on brother! 🤘

[@lorettomccartney6295]

This is folk music.

[@mikef4702]

Save this man,save his voice....this is perfection. Saw this guy on tik tok and started to listen country because of him.

[@chancePurvis]

Absolute banger.... Imma be buying ths

[@gabrielabney7846]

This mans fixing to BLOW Up mark my words this day. Love the song bro 🤙🏼

[@NateD6547]

"Want to look in to your eyes when you see you killed the man that you loved." Wow.

[@brianfulwood2012]

Absolute. Fucking. LEGEND!!

[@vikramiot6233]

Neo Classic! what a smoking shotgun of a song! - amazing!

[@kevinbrown6809]

I dig your style man…the story tellers are coming back

[@TheGamingCowboy274]

the mix of folk and country is absolutely perfect

[@brendanjohanson5958]

Appreciate your music

[@amoloian]

Only the second time county music has done this for me. The first one was "dueling banjos" in deliverance. There is a raw humanistic feel in this music that gives me a visceral feeling. You are on the path!

[@helenlizzystewart4908]

Just found him on Michael Palmisano site .........love it

[@bloodedge555]

I was telling my wife about how watching you play made me cry. There's something about the commitment and feeling you have when you play that I've been missing for a long time

[@chunk4539]

This is genuinely the best song I’ve heard in years I need more like this you have a supporter in me!

[@teknyte-1]

When the lawman came by he turned down his eyes not to gaze upon the brother of John

[@OhhLJ218]

I came across Charlie Boy on Spotify and now I am obsessed. You guys are SO good. Keep it up!!

[@icecreamdanwich]

i pray that one day i will be this badass

[@BrandonSmith-bq2gp]

I think his live versions are way better than the studio versions. Which makes me think I would love to see him in person

[@Cadillac_Jack]

came from tiktok (cadillac) great song fellas

[@Alpine84]

THIS! 🙌

[@steffenpedersen3975]

Keep it up champ! love from Norway!

[@Cooz.]

“You were why I came home”

[@blockhead36]

Easily my favorite voice and artist I’ve found in a very long time!!

[@BillyTheKid5310]

Probably my new favorite artist you voice is so unique and I could listen to you all day

[@tjschmal]

I don’t like Country Music at all, but this guy thrilled me to the bottom of my dark soul. It’s absolutely addictive…

[@recker_7630]

I remember seeing this on tik tok and couldn't wait for it to come out on spotify. Just saw on tik tok a song he's working on which I believe is called old jermiah. Can't wait for that to come out too

[@PartOfTheGame]

Glorious

[@averynewtown2782]

Love the way you look like you're having so much fun with it.

[@ordoabchao1308]

Fucking get em John. 👏 great music that moves the soul.

[@losthope9909]

Love it, came across this randomly a few days ago and been listening to it non stop since. Powerful as f..k , hits hard.

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

Thank you it’s a hell of a lot of fun to play

[@huhiking8522]

Just taught myself how to play this on guitar, Appalachian country is the heart and soul of country, amazing!

[@CASHY_WASHY]

What are the chords on a 6 string?

[@Wahatoyas]

@@CASHY_WASHY j sharp, b sharp and H minor in a up down strun

[@BenjaminDakotaRogers]

@@Wahatoyas 🤣

[@quicksilver373]

Can’t get enough of this song