If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kenf62 

Cover art for If I Could Give All My Love (Richard Manuel Is Dead) lyrics by Counting Crows

For anyone who doesn't already know, Richard Manuel was the piano player/vocalist for The Band. He had the most heartbreaking voice I've ever heard (best example: "Whispering Pines" on the album THE BAND from 1969). Manuel committed suicide in 1986.

Adam writes such great metaphors. for me this song is almost entirely a metaphor for how the death of one of his idols made him finally wake up and realize how much his life had gone sideways while he tuned out.

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