Dar Williams
Dar Williams
Dar Williams is an American singer-songwriter specializing in pop folk. Hendrik Hertzberg of The New Yorker has described Williams as "one of America’s very best singer-songwriters."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth19 April 1967
CityMount Kisco, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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There's a lot of hype in our culture about what happens when you become a parent,
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And the only word for love is everybody's nameAnd that will always stayIt happens every day.
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If a war has to happen, a war has to happen.
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I won't forget when Peter Pancame to my house, took my handI said I was a boy, I'm glad he didn't check.
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That's what I aspire to, ... Pete Seeger is the one who writes the songs that unite people.
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Well I love the way the world is your gardenAnd you plant your seeds and you let them growAnd you take things out of the ground just likeYou take what comes, but you never know.
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And we stand for the living, and we stand for the dead,And we looked out to see your enemies,And we see that you're looking all at us instead.
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And we looked out to see your enemies and we see that you're looking at us instead.
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Are we the fools for being surprised that a silence could end with no sound?
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Even a good love song can sort of awaken people. The way we travel and meet one another at the crossroads is important.
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And there's a sunset over the mountainsI shout my scorn to the splendorous skyFor how does this light compare to all the world's suffering.
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The very best thing for music would be to live next door to a person who listens to loud music so you could mishear music everyday and mutate it to your own means.
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So the Christians and the Pagans sit together at the tableFinding faith and common ground the best that they were able.
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The only word for love is everybody's name.