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Beach Ball Lyrics
All the world is like a beach ball
Out in space between the waves
In the hands of laughing babies
All the world is gumball shaped
Hello moon
Hello stars and the sky
Heaven won't you
Answer me and why
I ring the bell 'til someone listens
Look upon this burning city
Victory smiles, the wicked man
Does he feel the weight of every finger
Hanging off his heavy hand
I ring the bell til someone listens
Bring me gold and bring me wisdom
Give me scars to bring me grace
Their wicked wit and when I use it
Dash the hopes of those who hate me
Give me love, big as a mountain
Oh oh oh, yeah
I ring the bell til someone listens
Melt your words right to my skin
And your smile, my flesh and bones
From the mountains I will sing to you
Through your veins my river flows
I ring the bell til someone listens
Bring me gold and bring me wisdom
Give me scars to bring me grace
Their wicked wit and when I use it
Dash the hopes of those who hate me
Give me love, big as a mountain
Oh oh oh, yeah
I ring the bell til someone listens
Bring me gold and bring me wisdom
Give me scars to bring me grace
Their wicked wit and when I use it
Dash the hopes of those who hate me
Give me love big as a beach ball
Give me love big as a beach ball
Oh oh oh, yeah
Out in space between the waves
In the hands of laughing babies
All the world is gumball shaped
Hello stars and the sky
Heaven won't you
Answer me and why
I ring the bell 'til someone listens
Victory smiles, the wicked man
Does he feel the weight of every finger
Hanging off his heavy hand
I ring the bell til someone listens
Give me scars to bring me grace
Their wicked wit and when I use it
Dash the hopes of those who hate me
Give me love, big as a mountain
Oh oh oh, yeah
Melt your words right to my skin
And your smile, my flesh and bones
From the mountains I will sing to you
Through your veins my river flows
I ring the bell til someone listens
Give me scars to bring me grace
Their wicked wit and when I use it
Dash the hopes of those who hate me
Give me love, big as a mountain
Oh oh oh, yeah
Bring me gold and bring me wisdom
Give me scars to bring me grace
Their wicked wit and when I use it
Dash the hopes of those who hate me
Give me love big as a beach ball
Give me love big as a beach ball
Oh oh oh, yeah
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Probably the best DMB song of the past 10 years. I don't know why this didn't make the album.
great song. I think it didn't make it on Big Whiskey because it doesn't really fit the tone and themes of the album.
great song. I think it didn't make it on Big Whiskey because it doesn't really fit the tone and themes of the album.
i agree
i agree
But it does come with the super expensive deluxe package. Love this song.
But it does come with the super expensive deluxe package. Love this song.
But, he has sang it a lot live tho. Especially this current summer tour.
But, he has sang it a lot live tho. Especially this current summer tour.
I see this song as a fun homage to life as love and the universe as our playground.
As the child first awakens into his life he discovers that we seem to be adrift (Heaven won't you answer me and why) but also that we seem to be in a sea of misunderstanding (wickedness).
In the face of life's seeming injustice, the protagonist decides to stand for love for as long as it takes for this wickedness to awaken and subside (ring the bell til someone listens).
He devotes his life to virtue (his gold, for wisdom and grace) and is clearly not afraid of using wickedness when needed (their wicked wit and when I use it). But he will do so only to fight wickendness itself (dashing the hopes of haters).
Along the way he proclaims his true nature: Union with the eternal and divine itself (melt your words and smile into my skin) and (through your veins my river flows). And also his devotion to love itself (From the mountains I will sing to you).
In the end he returns to the beach ball theme, asserting Love's victory over wickedness and restoring the rightful place of life as love and the world as a playground.