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All instruments played by Ben Harper
Backing Vocals by Chavonne Stewart, De’Ante Duckett, Alethea Mills

Produced by Sheldon Gomberg and Ben Harper
Engineered by Kevin Smith
Additional Engineering by Sheldon Gomberg and Jason Gossman
Mixed at the Carriage House, LA, by Sheldon Gomberg
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen

Artwork by Jonathan Conda
Animation by Zhenia Tananko
Art Direction by Jackie Phillips

Lyrics:
Slavery
We need to talk about it
I say Black Lives Matter
'Cause history says we don't
You're either a Christian or a racist
You can't be both

Slavery
We need to talk about it
What does it say about America
What does it say about Africa
What does it say about all of us

Whoever said time heals all wounds
Wasn't a slave I'm guessing
Hundreds of years
That's just too long of a lesson
What does it say about the buyer
What does it say about the seller
What does it say about all of us

How does a ghost forgive
How are we supposed to live
With 12 million taken
Not one single reparation
What does it say about forgiveness
What does it say about compassion
About justice
About fairness
About the law and the l and
About then
What does it say about now

"Winter Is For Lovers" Capitol sessions: "Joshua Tree" and "Inland Empire." These alternative takes of both album tracks feature my friends Robert Glasper, Jimmy Paxson, Mike Valerio and Chris Bleth. Listen here & watch the video for "Joshua Tree": benharper.ffm.to/bsides

Alejandro Aranda was born and raised in Pomona. I was born in Pomona Valley Hospital blocks away from his house, and grew up one town over. I used to hear him play in my family music store.