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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Under Pressure
Ben Harper and Relentless7 Lyrics
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Is pounding at my door
Screaming for more
In a world that owes you nothing
You give everything
Everything
Now I'm caught in between
And what I may never find
So fly one time
Fly one time
Standing
At the edge of your life
At the edge of our lives
Don't hold on, there's no fighting back the years
It's so hard to unlearn fears
Now that you're caught between
What you can't leave behind
And all that you may never find
So fly, just fly
Just fly one time
I see you so clearly, so clearly up so high
I see you up so clearly, up so clearly high
Now you're caught in between
What you can't leave behind
And what we may never find
So fly, so fly one time
So clearly, so clearly
So high, fly one time
Just fly one time
If you'd fly one time
The lyrics to Ben Harper and Relentless7's song "Under Pressure" explore the concept of inevitability and the struggles of balancing the past and the future. The opening lines, "Inevitability is pounding at my door, screaming for more, in a world that owes you nothing, you give everything, everything," suggest a sense of pressure and urgency that the singer is experiencing. They feel as though something inevitable is looming and they must give everything they have to meet it head-on.
The chorus, "Now I'm caught in between what I can't leave behind and what I may never find, so fly one time, fly one time," highlights the singer's internal conflict. They are torn between their past and the unknown future, unsure of how to move forward. The second verse continues to build on this theme, with the lines "Standing at the edge of your life, at the edge of our lives, don't hold on, there's no fighting back the years, it's so hard to unlearn fears." Here, the singer acknowledges the difficulty of moving past their fears and the inevitability of time.
The final chorus, "Now you're caught in between what you can't leave behind and what we may never find, so fly, so fly one time, so clearly, so clearly, so high, fly one time, just fly one time, if you'd fly one time," serves as a call to action. The singer suggests that the only way to move forward is to embrace the unknown and take a chance.
Overall, "Under Pressure" is a compelling exploration of the emotional complexities of inevitability and the struggle to move forward.
Line by Line Meaning
Inevitability
The unavoidable circumstances are knocking at my door, demanding more.
Is pounding at my door
The difficulties I face are beating me incessantly at the entrance.
Screaming for more
The challenges are calling out to me, provoking me to do more.
In a world that owes you nothing
In this world, no one is obligated to help you.
You give everything
You, despite that, give your all.
Now I'm caught in between
Presently, I find myself stuck between two alternatives.
What I can't leave behind
Something that I can't let go of.
And what I may never find
And something that I might never experience.
So fly one time
So, take a chance and fly.
Standing
Being at the edge of my life,
At the edge of our lives
Or perhaps at the edge of our lives,
Don't hold on, there's no fighting back the years
Don't cling to the past, as we can't combat aging.
It's so hard to unlearn fears
It is a challenging task to recover from fears.
Now that you're caught between
Now that you're also stuck in a predicament.
And all that you may never find
And you may never find what you're looking for.
So fly, just fly
So, take the leap of faith and fly.
I see you so clearly, so clearly up so high
I envision you so expressively, so high up
Now you're caught in between
You're trapped in the middle, right now.
What you can't leave behind
Something you cannot abandon.
And what we may never find
And something we might never come across.
So fly, so fly one time
So, take a leap, fly one time.
So clearly, so clearly
So obvious, so apparent.
So high, fly one time
Up so high, take a leap of faith.
Just fly one time
Just take a chance and fly once.
If you'd fly one time
If only you could take a chance and fly once.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BEN C HARPER, JASON MOZERSKY, JESSE INGALLS, JORDAN RICHARDSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
FLO Lelarge
La meilleur reprise de ce titre que j'ai trouvé sur youtube.
TRADUCTION:
Under Pressure
(Sous Pression)
La pression pèse sur moi
Pèse sur toi, aucun homme ne demande ça
Sous pression
Ça fait s'écrouler un immeuble sous les flammes
Ça divise une famille en deux
Ça conduit les gens à la rue
Bah bah bah bah bah bah
Bah bah bah bah bah bah
C'est okay !
C'est la terreur de savoir
De quoi est fait ce monde
A regarder des bons amis
Crier laissez-moi sortir !
Je prie pour que demain soit pour moi un jour meilleur
Pression sur les gens
Les gens de la rue
Do do do bah bah bah bah
Okay
Je m'éparpille
D'un coup de pied répands ma cervelle au sol
Telle est l'époque
Il ne pleut jamais mais il dégringole
Des gens de la rue
Des gens de la rue
C'est la terreur de savoir
De quoi est fait ce monde
A regarder des bons amis
Crier laissez-moi sortir !
Je prie pour que demain soit pour moi un jour meilleur
Pression sur les gens
Les gens de la rue
On se détourne de tout ça
Comme un aveugle
Assis sur une barrière mais ça ne marche pas
Sans cesse l'amour revient
Mais il est tellement cassé et déchiré
Pourquoi pourquoi pourquoi ?
Amour amour amour amour
La folie rie sous pression nous craquons
Ne pouvons-nous pas nous accorder une dernière chance ?
Pourquoi ne pouvons-nous pas donner à l'amour cette dernière chance ?
Pourquoi ne pouvons-nous pas donner de l'amour ?
Donner de l'amour donner de l'amour ?
Donner de l'amour donner de l'amour ?
Donner de l'amour donner de l'amour ?
Parce qu'amour est un mot tellement démodé
Et l'amour te défie de veiller
Sur les gens qui se tiennent à la lisière de la nuit
Et l'amour te défie de changer la façon
Dont nous nous occupons de nous-mêmes
C'est notre dernière danse
C'est notre dernière danse
C'est nous-mêmes sous pressions
Sous pression pression.
Klondike 555
Ben Harper is Brilliant but hats off to Relentless 7; this band has really let him shine.
thetruthaddict
This video is amazing! I honestly have no idea how Ben Harper isn't the biggest musical star in the world, never in my life have I heard an artist with so much soul... been a superfan for 10 years now, and here's to another 50!
Mindy Honey
He is the absolute BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aywmeer Valentina
O.i
partyinthetardis
Loving all of it! Awesome bass line and guitar. Great vocals. Great harmony.
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FLO Lelarge
La meilleur reprise de ce titre que j'ai trouvé sur youtube.
TRADUCTION:
Under Pressure
(Sous Pression)
La pression pèse sur moi
Pèse sur toi, aucun homme ne demande ça
Sous pression
Ça fait s'écrouler un immeuble sous les flammes
Ça divise une famille en deux
Ça conduit les gens à la rue
Bah bah bah bah bah bah
Bah bah bah bah bah bah
C'est okay !
C'est la terreur de savoir
De quoi est fait ce monde
A regarder des bons amis
Crier laissez-moi sortir !
Je prie pour que demain soit pour moi un jour meilleur
Pression sur les gens
Les gens de la rue
Do do do bah bah bah bah
Okay
Je m'éparpille
D'un coup de pied répands ma cervelle au sol
Telle est l'époque
Il ne pleut jamais mais il dégringole
Des gens de la rue
Des gens de la rue
C'est la terreur de savoir
De quoi est fait ce monde
A regarder des bons amis
Crier laissez-moi sortir !
Je prie pour que demain soit pour moi un jour meilleur
Pression sur les gens
Les gens de la rue
On se détourne de tout ça
Comme un aveugle
Assis sur une barrière mais ça ne marche pas
Sans cesse l'amour revient
Mais il est tellement cassé et déchiré
Pourquoi pourquoi pourquoi ?
Amour amour amour amour
La folie rie sous pression nous craquons
Ne pouvons-nous pas nous accorder une dernière chance ?
Pourquoi ne pouvons-nous pas donner à l'amour cette dernière chance ?
Pourquoi ne pouvons-nous pas donner de l'amour ?
Donner de l'amour donner de l'amour ?
Donner de l'amour donner de l'amour ?
Donner de l'amour donner de l'amour ?
Parce qu'amour est un mot tellement démodé
Et l'amour te défie de veiller
Sur les gens qui se tiennent à la lisière de la nuit
Et l'amour te défie de changer la façon
Dont nous nous occupons de nous-mêmes
C'est notre dernière danse
C'est notre dernière danse
C'est nous-mêmes sous pressions
Sous pression pression.
DaddyJaff
Ben Harper, my word, is a a Music Legend! so beautiful
julien CARRARA
même les meilleurs peuvent se rater... mais la marche était haute!
par contre l'arrangement hyper épuré, j'ADOOORE!
aya nome
INCREDIBLE. Good quality video/recording too, and good quality cover. :D