“The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane
Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name
Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame
A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.”

—  Ben Harper

Number With No Name.
Song lyrics, White Lies for Dark Times (2009)

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singer-songwriter and musician 1969

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