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Crazy as I may,
Make my way through this world,
Oh, it's for no one but me to say,
What direction I should turn in now.
Cause I am the captain of this ship,
Wanting eyes and kissing lips.
The same as it was,
And will remain until I'm done and gone.
Strange, but it seems,
There's mutiny brewing inside of me now.
I don't want your pity,
Just the promise that I'll be alright.
Cause I am the captain of this ship,
Curious hands and fingertips.
The same as it was,
And will be until I'm gone.
Oh, I know I'm a dreamer,
Still think it's strange?
I won't be here for long.
Oh, I know that I feel,
Oh, wait and go again, Again.
Oh, look, I'm buried,
Like a cancer eating away inside of me.
I don't want your pity,
Only the promise that I'll be okay now.
But I am the captain of this ship,
Curious hands and fingertips.
The same as it was before here,
Here, back after all.
Why should I be hypnotized,
By the promise of a long life?
Why should I hold hope,
In tiny, tiny dribbles that glide by?
Why should I lean on everything... upon
I won't be here long....
Oh, I know I'm a dreamer,
Still seems a truth.
I won't be long for here.
Oh, it's so, but I think I lay this,
On now your lips.
I'm drowning.
I am the captain of... oh... But, I'll be okay after all.
Make my way through this world,
Oh, it's for no one but me to say,
What direction I should turn in now.
Cause I am the captain of this ship,
Wanting eyes and kissing lips.
The same as it was,
And will remain until I'm done and gone.
Strange, but it seems,
There's mutiny brewing inside of me now.
I don't want your pity,
Just the promise that I'll be alright.
Cause I am the captain of this ship,
Curious hands and fingertips.
The same as it was,
And will be until I'm gone.
Oh, I know I'm a dreamer,
Still think it's strange?
I won't be here for long.
Oh, I know that I feel,
Oh, wait and go again, Again.
Oh, look, I'm buried,
Like a cancer eating away inside of me.
I don't want your pity,
Only the promise that I'll be okay now.
But I am the captain of this ship,
Curious hands and fingertips.
The same as it was before here,
Here, back after all.
Why should I be hypnotized,
By the promise of a long life?
Why should I hold hope,
In tiny, tiny dribbles that glide by?
Why should I lean on everything... upon
I won't be here long....
Oh, I know I'm a dreamer,
Still seems a truth.
I won't be long for here.
Oh, it's so, but I think I lay this,
On now your lips.
I'm drowning.
I am the captain of... oh... But, I'll be okay after all.
Lyrics submitted by antifox64
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I personally beleive that this song is about a fued between Dave Matthews and another band member(s). If you look at the lyrics it's pretty easy to see, plus the time period was a very dark time for the band as a whole. With the "I am the captain, of this ship" I see this as the record label and some band members saying the album is taking a dark direction, where Dave is saying he is leading this band and "it's for no one but me to say, What direction I should turn in now". Also the lyrics "There's mutiny brewing inside of me now." not to long after Dave and Boyd did there solo thing for awhile. Just read over the whole song, it's all there. Like, "Why should I be hypnotized, By the promise of a long life?" I see that as the pressure of the record label pushing "Everyday" "Why should I be hypnotized, by the promise of a long life?" saying if the band does these up beat pop songs it will apeal a bigger audience and a longer life in the music business.
As much as I respect that there are individual interpretations to every song, this doesn't make sense in DMB chronology. This song was first written in the 1996 and the Lillywhite sessions version of the song (the version in the lyrics above) was recorded in 1999-2000. Dave and Boyd released their solo albums in 2003.