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Dave Matthews Band – You Never Know (Busted Stuff version) Lyrics 23 years ago
before the album was released, i listened to just about every live version he had played, and yes, it always did sound like 'and if i die' and then in his little wail after that, 'ohhhhh welllll,' but on the album i do hear 'every fire dies...dies...dies.'

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Dave Matthews Band – Captain (Busted Stuff version) Lyrics 23 years ago
its a porn song, plain and simple. :-P

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Dave Matthews Band – Heathcliff's Haiku Warriors Lyrics 23 years ago
here are the 3-23-93 lyrics:

i wont be so what will we wait
and our reasons so away
then we crawl out of our holes
into the open air
it takes us so long we cry away
and corners they may fail
i dont know what i see
but i know its not fair
baby say you love me
i dont believe her waiting
whether anyone would
you call me up and say a lie
so sad
take me to come again
and now im watching
by and its hauling
to the old way down
we swing our hands and
hope that everyone comes back
i dont believe you saying
i dont believe what youre doing here
you tell me good intentions
watch you hang from your tree
i dont believe what you said
and walking by my door
i find all these smiling faces
locked up and
tied over rhythm
of an old song i heard
wild and freedom
sail away again memories fall
hey we feel so cold
i never thought it was cool
winter day not to buy
by the head down low
i say this wont tear me out
that could do it for a week or more
then be waiting by
i dont care no matter what
i want anyone to
pour their soul out an open page
crushed by a memory so my happiness fell away
and tore my mind and darkness fell

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Dave Matthews Band – Raven Lyrics 23 years ago
as far as i've been able to find, the lyrics have gone through three solid "evolutionary stages" - pre Summer So Far, Summer So Far (Lillywhites), 2002 tour. the lyrics above are the pre SSF ones (sure, these probably changed every night for quite some time). the SSF lyrics can be found at http://www.dmbml.com/music/lyrics/lillywhite.html way down at the bottom. the 2002 lyrics are as follows: Watcha got, watcha got
In your hand
Father said to Son
I’ve got the whole world here, daddy
‘tween my fingers and my thumb.

You take care of it please,
For it’s the only one.
But it’ll take me a lifetime, old man
To undo what you’ve done.

Undo what you’ve done.
Oh come on now, the boy
Now what would Jesus do.
Shake his head like the angry mother spoke
The boy and say, I did what I could do.

You take care of these,
For it’s the only one.
And it’ll take you ten lifetimes, boy
To undo what I’ve done.

Boy shrugged, walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away
The man stood and hold thinking.

One hand is empty,
The other hand holds the gun.
Everything seems open,
Everything is shut down, down, down
Begin to (enter? end it?)
Is it really just to go round, around, around
And when it stop, yeah, its
Nothing more than nothing more than
My point of view.

Watcha got, watcha got
In your head?
Your secret’s safe with me.
Well, I found the truth
My friend
Let me whisper in your ear.

Take good care of it please,
It’s the only one there is
Can I twist it, please,
Can I give it just a little twist?

But boy shrugged, and walked away,
The man stood, and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away,
The man stood alone twisting.

One hand is empty, oh,
The other holds the gun.
Everything is open.
Everything is shut down, down, down,
No one is holding
Even if, even if it’s (?),
You never know at all,
The ground beneath you’s nothing more
Than one point of view.

But boy shrugged and walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away,
The man stood alone twisting.

One hand is bleeding,
The other hand holds the gun.
Everything is open, oh,
Everything is shut down, down, down
No one is holding,
Even if, even if you know,
You never know at all,
The ground beneath you’s nothing more
Than one point of view.

But boy shrugged walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The man just stood there twisting.


as Brian Pace says in an article at nancies.org, these lyrics have sections that seem to deal with priest abuse (article at http://www.nancies.org/articles/020518.php )

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Dave Matthews Band – Raven Lyrics 23 years ago
as far as i've been able to find, the lyrics have gone through three solid "evolutionary stages" - pre Summer So Far, Summer So Far (Lillywhites), 2002 tour. the lyrics above are the pre SSF ones (sure, these probably changed every night for quite some time). the SSF lyrics can be found at http://www.dmbml.com/music/lyrics/lillywhite.html way down at the bottom. the 2002 lyrics are as follows: Watcha got, watcha got
In your hand
Father said to Son
I’ve got the whole world here, daddy
‘tween my fingers and my thumb.

You take care of it please,
For it’s the only one.
But it’ll take me a lifetime, old man
To undo what you’ve done.

Undo what you’ve done.
Oh come on now, the boy
Now what would Jesus do.
Shake his head like the angry mother spoke
The boy and say, I did what I could do.

You take care of these,
For it’s the only one.
And it’ll take you ten lifetimes, boy
To undo what I’ve done.

Boy shrugged, walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away
The man stood and hold thinking.

One hand is empty,
The other hand holds the gun.
Everything seems open,
Everything is shut down, down, down
Begin to (enter? end it?)
Is it really just to go round, around, around
And when it stop, yeah, its
Nothing more than nothing more than
My point of view.

Watcha got, watcha got
In your head?
Your secret’s safe with me.
Well, I found the truth
My friend
Let me whisper in your ear.

Take good care of it please,
It’s the only one there is
Can I twist it, please,
Can I give it just a little twist?

But boy shrugged, and walked away,
The man stood, and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away,
The man stood alone twisting.

One hand is empty, oh,
The other holds the gun.
Everything is open.
Everything is shut down, down, down,
No one is holding
Even if, even if it’s (?),
You never know at all,
The ground beneath you’s nothing more
Than one point of view.

But boy shrugged and walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The boy just walked away,
The man stood alone twisting.

One hand is bleeding,
The other hand holds the gun.
Everything is open, oh,
Everything is shut down, down, down
No one is holding,
Even if, even if you know,
You never know at all,
The ground beneath you’s nothing more
Than one point of view.

But boy shrugged walked away,
The man stood and watched
As he was leaving.
The man just stood there twisting.


as Brian Pace says in an article at nancies.org, these lyrics have sections that seem to deal with priest abuse (article at http://www.nancies.org/articles/020518.php )

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Dave Matthews Band – You Never Know Lyrics 23 years ago
hmmmm meanings.... maybe Dave continuing his series of songs questioning how things have turned out in the world (spotlight, proudest monkey, monkey man). although the lyrics are amazing like always, what really makes me crazy is the complicated time in this song. the 3/8 with carter's duples going into the 5 is just insane. goes to show how dave has evolved as a songwriter.

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