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That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.

Ben Harper

Life is short and if you’re looking for extension, you had best do well. ‘Cause there’s good deeds and then there’s good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
BEN HARPER

Funny Heaven Life
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
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.
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Differences Mistakes Past
Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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Bottle Lightning Often Show Sometimes Time
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.
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Morning Running Sweet
I want to try to be who I am today, not who I was yesterday.
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Today Trying Yesterday
Let us burn one from end to end, and pass it over to me my friend.
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Ends Smoking Weed
I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.
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Criminals Sky Today
What enables me to believe in anything is hope.
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Anything Believe Hope
The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I’ve gotten happier so it’s a damn good thing.
BEN HARPER

Good News Shoulder Things
I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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Bones Lightning Sunset
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.
BEN HARPER

Life Live Mistake Real
If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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Inspire Inspired Play
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.
BEN HARPER

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

May Music Two Years

That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I’m saying, ’cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I’ve ever felt to being spiritual.

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