BEN HARPER - BURN ONE DOWN

BURN ONE DOWN

BEN HARPER

SONGWRITER: BEN HARPER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: FIGHT FOR YOUR MIND

LABEL: VIRGIN RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1995

Fight for Your Mind is an album by Ben Harper. Released in August 1995, it was his last solo album before adding the Innocent Criminals to his line-up. Reviews were generally very positive, praising Harper's fusion of multiple genres, from folk ("Another Lonely Day"), folk rock("Gold to Me"), Black Sabbath-style riffing heavy metal("Ground on Down") and politically charged reggae("Excuse Me Mr.").

After Harper's well-received debut, Welcome to the Cruel World, he expanded on his fanbase by touring relentlessly with jam bands like Dave Matthews Band. On this, his second album, Harper added a more refined sense of his own intense spirituality, such as on the gospel-influenced album closers, "Power of the Gospel", "God Fearing Man" and "One Road to Freedom".

Benjamin Chase Harper(born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve regular studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records and has toured internationally.

Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2005 and Best Blues Album in 2014.

Let us burn one

from end to end

and pass it over

to me my friend

burn it long, we'll burn it slow

to light me up before I go

if you don't like my fire

then don't come around

cause I'm gonna burn one down

yes I'm gonna burn one down

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 you're alright with me

if you don't like my fire

then don't come around

cause I'm gonna burn one down

yes I'm gonna burn one down

herb the gift from the earth

and what's from the earth

is of the greatest worth

so before you knock it try it first

you'll see it's a blessing

and not a curse

if you don't like my fire

then don't come around

cause I'm gonna burn one down

yes I'm gonna burn one down.