Ben Harper es un guitarrista y cantante dotado de una sensibilidad y un talento especial para ponerte la piel de gallina con su voz soulera y sus composiciones, especialmente cuando se pone en plan íntimo y acústico. Esta mañana me he levantado con ganas de escucharle y en el ipod tenía una buena selección.
Una de mis favoritas contiene una letra que viene como anillo al dedo al momento socio-político actual: es Glory and Consequence, de su tercer disco The Will to Live.
«Glory And Consequence»
I’m more afraid of living
than I am scared to die
I’m more afraid of falling
than I am of flying high
Every moral has a story
every story has an end
every battle has its glory
and its consequence
I’m more afraid of loving
than I am of being scorned
but I will keep on trying
though I have been forewarned
Every moral has a story
every story has an end
every battle has its glory
and its consequence
I would rather me be lonely
and you have someone to hold
I’m not as scared of dying
as I am of growing old.
Every moral has a story
every story has an end
every battle has its glory
and its consequence
Aquí dos versiones, acústica y eléctrica, a gusto del consumidor.
FELIX ORTEGA 