Children come running to the truth But you’ve got to peel the skin to get the fruit And while one’s living high another’s grieving But what’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening Oh – What’s sweet by morning is bitter by the evening.
BEN HARPERDon’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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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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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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All that we can’t say is all we need to hear.
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I’m really looking forward to, not more of the same, but a continual growth.
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I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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You’re living life in real time, man, and we’ ve got a good amount of work to do for each other. Hiding is not an option and you’re going to step out and you’re going to make mistakes.
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I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
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You can run away from home But you can’t run away from your pain I sit here alone There’s always someone else to blame.
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Love for me is my North Star. It’s the highest form of grace. And I love that there’s different levels and different ways of showing it, and different representations of it. Whether it’s love shown to a stranger, love to a sibling, your child, your parents, your partner.
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Life’s the longest picture you’re ever gonna take.
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Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
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Every man’s actions belong to him.
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Now that you’ve grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we’ll never make it out alive…
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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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As a songwriter, I don’t rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
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Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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Folk is bare bones music.
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If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
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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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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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To go through this life and see it through – what it really is – and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
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