Number With No Name.
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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
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "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." in the context of "Number With No Name." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ben Harper" (Song lyrics: All songs written by Ben Harper, except as noted., White Lies for Dark Times (2009): with Relentless7)
The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
About Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter musician and two-time Grammy Award winner, known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism.
About Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter musician and two-time Grammy Award winner, known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism.
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