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Ben Harper

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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Hands Home Worried
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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Light Philosophy Shining
It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
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Anything Duets Mother Son
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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Fall Relationship Resist Temptation
The spirit is what guides my life, and I’m humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it’s something to be lived.
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God Knees Thanks
We’ve changed our reflections, but inside we’re just a child.
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Changed Children Reflection
There’s something in everyone only they know.
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Empathy Everyone Knows Something
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
If I’m inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.
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Inspire Inspired Play
There’s no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
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God Rooms Separation
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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Meet Song Writing Years
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
As long as someone else controls your history the truth shall remain just a mystery
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Ethics Long Moral
The woman in you is the worry in me.
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Evil Misogyny Worry
Try it first And you’ll see its a blessing And it’s not a curse
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Blessing First Trying
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.
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Crush Song Writing
I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
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Heaven Hell People
It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It’s love.
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Love Magnificent Something Turns
We’re always moving forward in different places physically and psychologically.
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Different Moving Moving Forward
Sometimes I may be totally arrogant, sometimes I may totally be the most humble guy you’ve ever met, sometimes I may be in between. But that’s life. Who isn’t like that? What’s the big deal if I had an arrogant moment.
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Arrogant Guy Humble
I’ve never made a record that didn’t sound better than what was in my head – that’s sort of my rule.
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Made Records Sound
I knew a girl, her name was Truth. She was a terrible liar.
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Girl Liars Names
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
My choice is what I choose to do and if I’m causing no harm it shouldn’t bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you’re causin’ no harm, then your alright with me.
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Life Love Relationship
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
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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Discipline Knowing Writing
Folk is bare bones music.
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Bare Bones Folks

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