I appreciate that something I’ve done has found a safe place to land.
BEN HARPERDistance is temporary, but our love is permanent. This may be the last time I see you, but if you keep me in your heart, together we shall be eternal; if you believe, we shall never part.
More Ben Harper Quotes
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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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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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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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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.
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I’m more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I’m not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
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Sometimes it’s lightning in a bottle and you got the song. But oftentimes it shows up.
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The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
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I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
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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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I’m a living sunset, lightning in my bones.
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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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People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, ’cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
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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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What started as a whisper Slowly turned into a scream Searching for an answer Where the question is unseen I don’t know where you came from And I don’t know where you’ve gone Old friends become old strangers Between the darkness and the dawn
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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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