Hayes Carll

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Were Only Human

Hayes Carll isn’t preaching or teaching. He’s not interested in telling the rest of us what to do or think. But he is charting out a personal guide for his life, quieting the noise, and sitting with his real voice—the one that’s candid, consistent, and often inconvenient.

Were Only Human is Carll’s tenth album. Like his best lyrics, it is also an understated masterpiece, an honest snapshot of one man’s confrontation and delight with humanity’s biggest and most intimate questions. Where do we find forgiveness for ourselves and grace for others? How do we hold on to peace of mind and stay present? What can we—and should we—trust? And how can we moor ourselves to, well, ourselves, in the midst of confusing, trying times? Were Only Human offers audiences the chance to listen to Carll as he listens to himself.

I’ve lived outside of myself for so long, Carll admits. Distractions, fear, anxiety, insecurity, and the complexity of being human in this world have so often pulled me away from being present or at peace.

I feel like there’s been a voice riding shotgun all my life, pushing me to do better, but I’ve struggled to listen to it, Carll says. The idea behind this record was to do the personal work I needed to do, then codify those lessons in song to serve as sort of breadcrumbs to get me back on the trail if, and inevitably when, I get lost again.