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OTHER SONGS

 

Produced by
The Dave Matthews Band


#36
Any Noise/Anti-Noise
Blue Water
Granny
Halloween
Help Myself
People, People
Satellite (after her) {when first written}
Spotlight
True Reflections

Little Things
Deed is Done
Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors
Don't Burn The Pig
Route 2
Tangerine
Nature
Redemption Song
Me and Julio Down By the School Yard
Hold Me Up/Down
Eyes of The Maker
Get In Line
#40

Halloween


#36

 

[ ] yeah yeah i scream...
with you on my mind so heavy and so hard
i don't know quite everything
you make me think of a better thing
better things to fill my day with
but they don't mean to go
please don't be too bad with me, god
please don't be too good...
let some women's light, women's light
chain my hands with me singing
hani hani, come and dance for me
whoa, whoa, sooner there
hani hani, come and dance for me
only the brave
hani hani, come and dance for me
[feeling the night]
hani hani coem and dance for me
lead me back home to life

you made heaven turn to dirt
and dirt turn to dance on
heaven come my way
baby surely do
maybe some moonlight
maybe some, baby surely do
maybe some moonlight
say this say this...
hani hani, come and dance for me
underneath the moonlight
hani hani come and dance for me

hani hani, come and dance for me

come on, come on go
hani hani, come and dance for me

give it back, give it back....

oh man, i can't talk
a man was tall and once tore a piece of freedom for us all
when, then, you least expect it
han can cut from of his own heart
for us all, that man
don't believe it, oh yeah....
god, two men slice and dice eachother up in his place
they don't believe it...
well leave it
leave it lying, leave it lying, leave it lying
got me singing
hani hani, come and dance for me


Any Noise/Anti-noise

 

it's gracious of you
to hold your arms
throw your charms around me
it's gracious of you
to lead me by the hand
i really love you
it's gracious of you
to be by my side, rolling wild
reeling thunder
it's gracious of you
come again, come again to me
and save me the need to say goodbye
and why would i ask of you, need to say goodbye
say it, say it, oh, i don't know how to say this,
please, here leave me warm, hollowed and open.
(yodeling.... ) one more.... (more yodeling)
and then leave, yeah.
it's gracious of you to hold me while
i don't want to say goodbye, yeah...
oh goodbye...... it's too soon for me to
say goodbye, say goodbye hey, it's warm here
say goodbye leave it cold again, cold again.
say, say goodbye.


Blue Water

 

walking by the river's edge
reach my hands to cup the sky
run down my arms a bitter blue
turn to red and the gashes grew

the river taste me
i'm so much more than I have ever been
oh, oh, oh, oh

take this my arms
take this my eyes
take this my mouth
and god it seems to be
completely true
oh, oh, oh, oh...yeah

walking by the river's edge
reach my hands to cup the sky
while on my arms a bitter blue
turn to red and the grew

the river taste me
I'm so much more than I have ever been
oh, oh, oh


Granny

 

hello, how are you doing today
i hope i find you feeling healthy
so glad our paths crossed this time today
on our way into the night
i saying love treats us well keeps us dancing
baby i love you well our love is sure and fine
so why when i approach my tears they fall like rain
you tell me baby your hearts into a thousand pieces dies

stop only the old and wise, with clouded eyes,
you can't see what i can see
blindly throw my faith to the face
of the next pretty girl that comes my way

so here we are all of us stand around
we're leaning heavy on each other
but still we worry what is it lies behind
staring eyes of one another
love i come to you you turn me up turn me down
silly baby i love you so it tears me up inside
love i come to you my tears they fall like rain
you tell me baby your heart into a thousand peices dashed

stop only the old and wise, with clouded eyes
you can't see what i can see
blindly throw my faith into the face
of the next good thing that comes my way

love running here celebrating and relating
baby our love is pure our love is pure and fine
so why, when i approach, the tears they fall like rain
you tell me baby your into a thousand peices dashed


Halloween

love...
love...
love...
love...


Help Myself

 

a hungry boy
in a town of one hundred more
the food is out the door
make me want to help myself help my--
a river red
pouring from the side of his head
a bullet through the brain
make him feel different today

oh colder grow the days
oh much faster pass the years by
'til we die
a treasure not my own
i take it, took it, nobody will notice
well that suits me well
big house, big yard, help myself, help myself
help myself
every once in a while
to help the helpless comes into style
the mercy mercy mile
1-800-help myself help myself
help myself

oh colder grow the days
oh much faster pass the years by
oh colder grow the days
oh much faster pass the years by
'til we die

summers here we're swimming in the river
summer rain burns holes in flowers
dangerous hours
dangerous hours
dangerous hours

every now and then
tv preacher tell of heaven
redemption for a penny a soul
1-800 help yourself help yourself
help yourself

summer's here we're swimming in the river
summer rain come down come down come down come down yeah
summer's here we're dancing in the daisies
summer rain burns holes in flowers
dangerous hours
dangerous hours
dangerous hours


People, People

 

seven tumbling oceans surround the ground that i dance upon
black and white and the rainbow, five colors in my eyes
seven tumbling oceans surround the ground that i dance upon
black and white and the rainbow, five colors in my eyes

people, people
what are we doing here
oh, people
what have we done with things
people, people
what are we doing here
oh, people
what have we done with things

when we fight over the oceans?
when we fight over the skies, and why?
when we fight over our borders?
then we, our brothers and sisters deny

tell me why is it so cold in here

seven tumbling oceans surround the ground that i dance upon
black and white and the rainbow, five colors in my eyes
when we stand in the mother's arms, no feeling of emptiness
when we stand in the mother's hands, we can see that
when we fight over the oceans
when we fight over the skies, and why
when we fight over our borders
then we, our brothers and sisters deny

tell me why do we do it
why do we do it? oh, . . .


Satellite (After Her) {when first written}

 

sun will shine no matter what i do
sun shines bright now with you
what a wonderful thing for you to do
moon shine bright reflections in your eyes
a finer place he could not find

winter's cold spring erases
and the calm away by the storm is chasen
everything good needs replacing
hope all these changes happen with you

in my life never before have i lover so adored
her eyes her hair everything she says
my delight can tickle me inside
touch my heart touch my mind

no matter what's inside i'll give to her
no need to satisfy my hunger lost in her
and while i spend these hours
five senses reading
with biggest steps i'm running
after her i will run

winter's cold spring erases
and the calm away by the storm is chasen
everything good needs replacing
hope all these changes happen with you

sun will shine no matter what i do
sun shines bright now with you
touch my heart touch me through

no matter what's inside i'll give to her
no need to satisfy my hunger lost in her
and while i spend these hours
five senses reading
with biggest steps i'm running
after her i will run

after her
after her
after her


Spotlight

 

in the spotlight life is so peachy yeah, yeah, yeah
wouldn't you like to retire with a million

a million beating hearts
behind brick and cold steel piping
fighting for the top
fighting for the room to breathe
bench parks sleepers lie
cold blanket bedless babies
here this must stop
i cannot stay

damn you, big city, black city
rising up around me, steal my soul away
big city, black city
rise and take me over, steal my soul away
but all out in this world
the night it crawls it falls much harder than i recall
out in this world
a siren calls from every corner

in the spotlight life is so peachy, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
all of us in the spotlight for a reason, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
caught for stealing somebody's riches, no, no, no, no
wouldn't you like to retire with a million bucks
yeah

came here from a small town
i see my dreams here in the big city
sour dissapointment
i cannot stay

damn you, big city, black city
rising up around me, steal my soul away
big city, black city
rise and take me over, steal my soul away
but all out in this world
the night it crawls it falls much harder than i recall
out in this world
a siren calls from every corner

in the spotlight life is so peachy, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
all of us in the spotlight for a reason, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
caught for stealing somebody's riches, no, no, no, no
wouldn't you like to retire with a million bucks
yeah

yeah....
yeah....
yeah....
yeah....


True Reflections

 

when you look into a mirror
do you like what's looking at you
now that you've seen your true reflections
what on earth are you gonna do

find some inspiration
it's down deep inside of you
amend your situation
your whole life is ahead of you
your whole life is ahead of you

remember the time you hung out with the boys now
remember the things you used to say
i thought by now you'd be the president
but after all that was yesterday
you've had time to go out in the world now
but you chose to run away
people ask you what your doin' now
you don't even know what to say

you think life is like a movie
where it all works out in the end
i think life is like a dessert
where does it go where does it begin
when you look into a mirror
do you like what's looking at you
now that you've seen your true reflections
what on earth are you gonna do

find some inspiration
it's down deep inside of you


special thanx to the following people for help in figuring these out: Brett Horton (Dancing Nancies) Clare Clifford (Lover, Any Noise/Anti-Noise, Rhyme and Reason, Drive In, Drive Out) Jamie Cogbill (Best of What's Around, Blue Water, Typical Situation) Sean Berry (Satellite (After Her), Cry Freedom) Ben Tanen (People, People) Adam Croan (Say Goodbye) Shawn Peters (random help) Kerry Krieger (random help)


Little Things

 

Little Things: Background- Dave told this story about a girl he asked for directions from in New York while doing Crash. He asked her whatever he asked her and she said whatever she said. Just as he was getting away, he realized, ohhhh she was sooo fine (to put it in his words). She wasn't fine like skinny and tall, she was fine because she had small lips, small mouth, and big eyes.

Oh, hello and goodbye
so fast it's gone
I can't get your face from my mind
can't get your eyes from my
can't stop your voices
on that day you told me directions to where I don't know now
it all flew by me
so all I can do is hope that you

come my way
oh and you're nowhere near me
and wait
that you'll be there and hope that
with luck, I'll see you again

Oh I didn't get your name
nor you mine
or the time of day
but you're stuck on me like a fly on a table
oh I'm waiting here where we stood for just a moment
 

and you stole my way
and I, and I wonder will I see you again
and way, way
without the smile, the smile that blows away
the wait is too long
I want this thing to go on
and there's no way that I might find you again
I must walk a while (?)

I'm all released by mine (?)
bump into each other
it seems so right
and say hey
aren't you the
weren't you the
don't you think

but I don't think it's going to happen that way
I fear you'll remain a dream
rain, rain on me, yeah, yeah, yeah
your life is burned
your life burned into me

it didn't (?)
will I ever


The Deed Is Done

 

yeah God
oh here I am
down on my knees
at you I'm staring
oh, and God
I've got a prayer
and I prayed aloud
but you can't hear
oh, and why would you
oh, forgiving one
oh, and all good
from far beyond
oh, little girl
with cancer eating
steal her young soul
when mine is bleeding
but the thing is done
the girl yellow and weeping
it's no fun
and now its steep God, steep God
but you know
your time is gone

and my faith is done
and the deed is done
and the girl is gone
and the deed is done
and the girl is gone
and the deed is done

up from the ashes of man's hate
come so happy
lead it away
yeah from the ashes
of man's disgrace
come my soul happy
lead it away
well you may find your religion
you may find your passion
but it's done
the little girl is gone

well explain your religion
you can explain your passion
but God
oh, my girl is gone
stolen from
oh yeah
yeah

-One of my favorites, very powerful.

-Mark Berger 


Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors

 

I have no idea what this song is about, nor can I understand the lyrics too well so bear with me, there are many mistakes. Dave has the tendency to mumble especially when he's making up the lyrics has he goes along. The song is kind of similiar to Pay For What You Get. Also, Dave never played this one the same twice.

my head won't leave me crying
and I lay this one
she won't give me happy
as I lie here alone
my own will give you baby lie (?)
call again
let me be the number
you lead me away again
it was anything I need to
find my way through this sand (?)
my baby lead my head away
and calling by my head (?)

boy
when you away we go (?)
sending me crawling (calling?) back over
and crawl (call?) back to say

my head, my head won't rely
on the troubles today
and my leave my head in worry
like the summer rolls (?)
my own won't leave me happy
don't make me give it back
and on we go

and have you called me there way before
and I leave this song in you (?)
feeling colder
than I ever have
she won't be my lady
and some of you fall

and I give you happy
fools you know (?)
my mind is wide and away
and for well it's gone
and only leave me happy
you wouldn't make me fall

and when we call
maybe baby say
and you call
I don't know again
say too much...


Don't Burn The Pig

 

This song is very mellow and weird. One of my favorites. It's not much for lyrics, oh well, good song anyway.

don't burn the pig
throw it in the water again
see if it float or sinking
don't burn the pig


Route 2

 

I heard somewhere that they only played this song once.

say man she walked in my head
oh mountain change my way
oh walking would have been faster
the mountains got in the way
a lot of snow today
and William yeah (some guy Dave knows in the crowd or something)
bring my head water i wanna change in your own
that way got me tired again
drive two miles an hour down a mountain trail
can't go any faster
gonna lose my way
yeah can't go any faster gonna lose my way
oh and right on the mountain it's snowing today
gonna be late if we don't find our way
oh my son
oh her son
hey


Tangerine

 

everyone knows this classic Led Zeppelin song. Dave plays a good version of it.

remembering a summer's day
only find it slips away, to grey
the hours they bring me pain

thinking how it used to be
does she still remember the times like these
to think of us again
and I do...
chorus:
tangerine, tangerine
living reflection from a dream
i was her love, she was my queen
and now a thousand years between


Redemption Song

 

One of Dave's (and my) favorite songs written by the legendary Bob Marley.

oh, pirates yes they rob I
sold i to the merchant ships
minutes after they took i
from the bottomless pit

but my hand was made strong
by the hand of the almighty
we fought in this generation
triumphantly

chorus:
so won't you help to sing
these songs of freedom
'cause all i ever had
was redemption songs

emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
none but ourselves can free our mind
have no fear for atomic energy
'cos none of them can stop the time

how long shall they kill our prophets
while we stand aside and look
some say it's just a part of it
we've got to fulfill the book (chorus)


Me and Julio Down By the School Yard

 

A cool cover of the Paul Simon song.

Mama pyjama rolled outta bed, she ran to the police station
When the cop found out, he began to shout, he started the
investigation