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 HARPEREvery time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one’s own self-obsession.
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People say, “How do you write songs?” I say, “Patience.” I may have a track that’s hot, but no words. I’ll just let it sit for years, because I know they’re going to meet. They’ll find it.
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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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My choice is what I choose to be.
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You have to do what you believe in.
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We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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You’re definitely a different person at different stages in your life.
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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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Fearlessness, absolutely. Discipline. You also need open-minded creativeness that lets everything in. You never want to lose a word or a phrase, yet every one should count. Always the best language possible. And, finally, knowing when to leave it alone. Stop when it’s done.
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A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
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The lifetime we’ve left behind with strangers Promises and lies both have their dangers. I just can’t be wrong enough and I can’t hide for long enough So far away, but I still feel your pain.
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With so many people to love in my life, why do I worry about one?
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I can’t not put myself in the shoes of every person I pass.
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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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There’s something in everyone only they know.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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