Ben Harper and Relentless7 are a Los Angeles, California-based rock band fo… Read Full Bio ↴Ben Harper and Relentless7 are a Los Angeles, California-based rock band formed in 2008 by Ben Harper.

The current lineup consists of Ben Harper (vocals, guitar/slide guitar), Jason Mozersky (lead guitar), Jesse Ingalls (bass and keyboards), and Jordan Richardson (drums).

Harper met Jason Mozersky in the late nineties when Mozersky was working for an Austin, Texas music promoter. Mozersky was chauffering Harper to a gig, and asked if he could play a demo for his band, Wan Santo Condo. Harper resisted initially, fearing the music would interfere with his mental preparation for the show, but then felt remorseful and agreed to hear the demo. He was "blown away," and the association led first to a record contract for Wan Santo Condo, and then to a collaboration between the two. He also recruited him to work on Harper's album Both Sides Of The Gun. Mozersky recommended Ingalls and Richardson to Harper, thus yielding the song Serve Your Soul.

In November 2008, the band debuted their new material on the Vote For Change Tour for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, where they also breathed new life into the Queen & David Bowie classic Under Pressure which has since become a staple of their live set. They ended the year cutting their teeth with a series of small club shows from famed venues such as Spaceland and The Mint in Los Angeles, to The Mercury Lounge and Kenny's Castaway in NYC. The band is scheduled to tour extensively across the world in 2009.

Their debut album White Lies For Dark Times released on May 5th, 2009.

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Boots Like These
Ben Harper and Relentless7 Lyrics

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Tonight I'm gonna lose my mind
Tonight I hope I lose my mind
Tonight I'm trying to lose my mind
tonight we're gonna live forever

Easy come, easy go
Get in where you fit in
Gotta slow your roll

Tonight I wanna lose my mind
Tonight I'm trying to lose my mind
Tonight I hope I lose my mind
Tonight we're gonna live forever
Tonight we're gonna live forever
Never pretend to be a gambler

Smoke from your lips
Fire from your hips
She's just a slow walking woman

Tonight I'm trying to lose my mind
Tonight I need to lose my mind
Tonight I'm trying to lose my mind
Tonight I'm gonna lose my mind

Never pretend to be a gambler
I gotta get out from inside my head
Gotta get out from inside my head
I gotta get out from inside my head
Gotta get out from inside my head
Gotta get out from inside my head

You doubled the dose and I ran outta rope
It's me and you against the world
You doubled the dose and I ran outta rope
It's me and you against the world

You gotta live my life to get boots like these
You gotta live my life to get boots like these
You gotta live my life to get boots like these
You gotta live my life to get boots like these

Tonight I need lose my mind
Tonight I'm trying to lose my mind
Tonight I hope I lose my mind
tonight we're gonna live
tonight we're gonna live
We're gonna forever

I hope I lose my mind
Just trying to lose my mind
Just trying to lose my mind
tonight i hope

tonight I'm trying
trying to lose, my mind

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Boots Like These" are layered with both hedonistic and introspective themes. It seems to be a song about letting go and losing oneself in the moment. The repetition of "Tonight, I'm gonna lose my mind" is an invitation to live life to the fullest and forget all inhibitions. The line "tonight we're gonna live forever" is also an allusion to this idea of living in the moment and seizing every opportunity.

At the same time, the song also touches on the dangers of living too recklessly. The lines "you doubled the dose and I ran outta rope" suggest that the singer has been pushed to the limit and is struggling to keep up with their lifestyle. The image of "smoke from your lips, fire from your hips" is both alluring and foreboding, hinting at a potential destructive relationship. The repeated refrain "never pretend to be a gambler" is a warning against being too reckless with one's life.

Ultimately, the song is a call to action to live life boldly but also responsibly. It acknowledges the delicate balance we must strike between indulging in the here and now and keeping an eye on the future.

Line by Line Meaning

Tonight I'm gonna lose my mind
Tonight I hope I lose my mind

Tonight I hope I lose my mind
Tonight I'm trying to lose my mind

Tonight I'm trying to lose my mind
tonight we're gonna live forever

Easy come, easy go
Get in where you fit in

Get in where you fit in
Gotta slow your roll

Gotta slow your roll

Tonight I wanna lose my mind
Tonight I'm trying to lose my mind

Tonight we're gonna live forever
Tonight we're gonna live forever

Never pretend to be a gambler
Never pretend to be a gambler

Smoke from your lips

Fire from your hips