Some things You have to let be lost Some battles, some battles You have to leave unfought. Then the truth just wastes away In all we dare not say. And in all we can’t explain But I faithfully remain.
BEN HARPERWhen your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.
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It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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Could’ve sworn I heard you say Amen this morning, showing some kind of sign that you believe. Did it fall from your tongue without warning? Or just another trick to fall from your sleeve?
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You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
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Every single time I step into the studio, I say, ‘Can I still do this? Do I still have it? Have I ever had it?’ I suppose there’s a good amount of self-loathing that goes into any form of artisanship.
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My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
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You can’t just say ‘I love you,’ you have to live ‘I love you.’
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But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
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Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you’re alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.
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We’ve all got stardust in our bones.
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There’s only one proper way a song should go, but you’ve got to be patient enough to let them come together time wise.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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It’s so hard to do and so easy to say but sometimes you just have to walk away
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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If you’re gonna live, then live it up. If you’re gonna give, then give it up. If you’re gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you’re gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
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I refuse to make uninspired music.
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The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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It just takes a pebble to bring down a good man.
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As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
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When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
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You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It’s a morning yearning.
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