David Benson wears many hats. He's a drummer for longtime death metal outfit Acephalix when he's not a special education teacher at a high school in his native San Francisco. Now Benson, under the moniker Said Sara, ventures out into eclectic but effective musical territory with his latest single "Then There You Are".

The musician, who describes the song as "emphatic but affectionate," says the single pays tribute to those who passed on but still "might be monitoring you." You might not see them visually, but could they be present and "listening in" whether "showing themselves in nature or in the air?" For Said Sara, the contemplative track acknowledges the departed's presence through these signs.

San Francisco singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Said Sara (aka David Benson) has released a stark, minimalist acoustic ballad “Same.” Check it out on YouTube here:

 Recorded at The Guest Room and Yosemite Studios in Benson’s hometown of San Francisco, and mastered by Jesse Nichols at The Atomic Garden West in nearby Oakland, “Same” is a richly dark and cathartic song about the torment of wanting and missing, and how we torture ourselves even further to crush those feelings.

Over a bed of acoustic guitar, banjo, and piano, Benson effortlessly carries “Same” with his raw, pointed vocals, which recall Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Cat Stevens.Skinned alive