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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

Ben Harper

When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
BEN HARPER

Adages Everything Loses
I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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Made Records Sound
I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
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Blind Listening Spiritual
I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
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Better Hands Place Two World
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.
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Battle Lost Waste
I really feel there’s no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That’s an empowering feeling – that we can bring a song to life.
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Empowering Feelings Song
The woman in you is the worry in me.
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Evil Misogyny Worry
It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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Love Magnificent Something Turns
Don’t let what you have to heal from blind you to how much there is to heal for.
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Blind Heal
Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
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Boyfriend Break Up Relationship
If I fall, I fall. I’ll rise up like anybody else.
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Anybody Else Fall Fallen
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.
BEN HARPER

Song Strong Thinking
Wish there was something that I could say or do, I can resist anything but the temptation from you. But I’d rather walk alone than chase you around, I’d rather fall myself then let you drag me on down.
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Fall Relationship Resist Temptation
There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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God Rooms Separation
We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
BEN HARPER

Cream Crop Crops Shows
I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
BEN HARPER

Criminals Sky Today

As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

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