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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.

Ben Harper

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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Color Risk Taken
They say time will make all this go away. But it’s time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
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Away Sadness Taken Yesterday
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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Earth Giving Inspirational
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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Home Pain Running
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…
BEN HARPER

Alive Children World
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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Believe Fall Morning
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.
BEN HARPER

Meet Song Writing Years
You look like gold. I’ve been fooled before, but now I know I’ve made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
BEN HARPER

Differences Mistakes Past
The advice I have for new artists is this – write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
BEN HARPER

Crush Song Writing
I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
BEN HARPER

Appreciate Done Land
My main concern when travelling around the world is finding a place to skateboard!
BEN HARPER

Around Skateboard Travelling World
When you have everything, you have everything to lose.
BEN HARPER

Adages Everything Loses
The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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Boys Heritage Musical
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 HARPER

Battle Lost Waste
I don’t know how to not become every person I walk by.
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Become Easy Person Walks
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
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Country Family Own Stores

The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.

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The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I’m doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.

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