Walk Around The Moon Album Lyrics by Dave Matthews Band

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Walk Around the Moon

I found a stranger walking in the woods
She was not quite like anyone I knew
Red dress, polka dot, shadows in her hair
She said, "You take me and I take you there"

Now she's goin' 'round and 'round inside of my head
I think I'm just a little too close to the edge
You took everything from me
And now I'm falling into this never ending scene

I know you got your best to give to me (best of intentions)
You know you hold me up (open up your eyes)
I know it seems that I have crossed into a dream
Since I, I been flying, so fly (open up your eyes)

Big stack, jump back
Crumble into you, boy
Good boy, won't stay as high as your eyes
Sister, twisted, my love to fly
But I, I wanted for you to give a little bit of everything

I know you got your best to give to me (best of intentions)
You know you hold me up (open up your eyes)
I know it seems that I have crossed into a dream
Since I, I been flying, so fly (open up your eyes)

It's blue and it's red
Found a new door, open my head
How could I go to bed?
Think I'll walk 'round the moon instead
It was blue and it was red
Found a new door inside of my head
How could I go to bed?
Think I'll walk 'round the moon instead

We're gonna take it so far out
I was just a little close to the edge
When you pulled me back and said
"That's not how it ends
It's because you gave me everything"
I'm flying into this kaleidoscope dream

I know you got your best to give to me (best of intentions)
You know you hold me up (open up your eyes)
I know it seems that I have crossed into a dream
Since I, I been flying, so fly (open up your eyes)

It's blue and it's red
Found a new door, open my head
How could I go to bed?
Think I'll walk 'round the moon instead
It was blue and it was red
Found a new door inside of my head
How could I go to bed?
Think I'll walk 'round the moon instead

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Madman's Eyes

Ah, oh
Ah, oh, oh, oh, ooh
Ah, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooh
Mmm

Oh, Little Billy's got a gun
Little Billy's having fun
Shooting bottles on the wall
Dreams the hero come home from war

Is this real?
Is this make believe?
You'd think we'd know how everything's supposed to be
Like a train blowing full steam ahead
Can't hear what you're saying
With everybody screaming

I'm afraid, can't lie
Momma said, "Baby, don't you cry
In the dark, be the light
Don't let go, baby, hold on tight
To believe is blind
Don't sacrifice another child
It's not black and white
'Less you're looking through a madman's eyes"

The truth might not be crystal clear
But if might is right, there's no room for love in here
Oh, we pray to God and hope he's listening
Then a man with a gun brings the demons in

Oh, we live as if our hands are tied
But is it really so hard
To do what we know is right?
To protect the things
That we hold dear
Must we do things that we should never forgive?

I'm afraid, can't lie
Momma said, "Baby, don't you cry
In the dark, be the light
Don't let go, baby, hold on tight
To believe is blind
Don't sacrifice another child
It's not black and white
'Less you're looking through a madman's eyes"

Run and hide
Don't ask why
Nobody wants to see the look in his eyes
When it's too late to untwist the knife
How do we face hatred with the love inside us?

I'm afraid, can't lie
Momma said, "Baby, don't you cry
In the dark, be the light
Don't let go, baby, hold on tight
To believe is blind
Don't sacrifice another child
It's not black and white
'Less you're looking through a madman's eyes"

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Looking for a Vein

I'm down in this hole again
Trying to find a vein or something
Hammering these walls and hoping
Hoping I find my way through
But what if I strike it?
Rich as I wanna be
Will it set me free?
Or be just another hole to dig

I can't give up on this
What am I supposed to do?
Hammering these walls down here
Trying to find a way out
But what if I strike it?
Rich as I want to be
Will it set me free?
Or be just another hole to dig
What will it mean?
What will it mean?
What will it mean?
What does it matter?

But I can't give up on this
Always trying to break on through
This air is choking me
But hammering is all I know to do

Do you remember when I was digging again?
I can't stop looking
But what am I looking at?
What will it mean?
What will it mean?
What will it mean?
What does it matter?

Maybe I'll find the vein
Hammering these walls and hoping

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The Ocean and the Butterfly

Once I had a dream
Stuck somewhere in-between
The water and the beach
Oh, both worlds out of reach

So with elegance and style
Caught a wave and took a ride

An empty plastic bag
A starry night
Floats into the black
Look at how she dip and dive
No one could ever know, yeah
How many miles she'll go

Or how she does with such elegance and style
Look at how she dip and dives

Take only what you need
Like the water and the seed
And so after we are gone
There is something good to carry on

All this elegance and style
Dancing with the butterfly
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Now, math's no miracle
It's all grown mechanical
Oh, machines by cells designed, yeah
To float into the sky

With such elegance and style
The ocean and the butterfly

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It Could Happen

The lid was on so tight
You just had to bust out
Remember that first night?
It fell right into our hands

Oh, then it happened, yes, it did
We cut the cord
Could not believe it
How it happened, rocket ship
It's like we awoke as if we were dreaming
Could it happen?

Someone kinda tripped out, holy night
Up on the roof, laughing and crying
You were so pale, eyes wide
Like you might not get out alive

Oh, but it happened and you did
Everyone laughing and dancing
How it happened, what a trip
When we woke up as if we were dreaming
How it happened, everything fit
Looking back, it's hard to believe it

When you wait so long
You'll remember just trying to prove it
But it takes so long
Forever remember the feeling

Oh, people, they were open wide
Marbled in shadows and light
When you're so loose, you're so tight
Suddenly, you're on fire

Oh, how it happened, blew the lid
And got a taste, it's some kind of magic
It could happen like it did
Like we awoke, we were still dreaming
When it happened like it did
If I wasn't there, I wouldn't believe it

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Something to Tell My Baby

Well, you know
Someday, we're all gonna leave here
Maybe sooner than we wanted
It's special because it's fleeting
All of the things that we did
What do we leave behind us?

Something that will remind them
Something to make them smile
When they think about it
Something to tell my baby
Something she can reach for
I need something to hold on to

I'm trying to believe in
The stuff that dreams are made of
The cut that just won't heal
The smoke after the fire
As long as we remember
It's as good as real
It's as good as real

Something to keep us hopeful
Something to tell my baby
Forever at the ending
Impossible, but just maybe
I know they think about it
There's something to remind them
It's gonna make them smile
And maybe make things easier
Something to tell my baby

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After Everything

Love is the glue, sticks us together
I know you know, you know, you know that it is the truth
I make mistakes, you make mistakes, but it don't matter
Because we got love, good love

You spilled the milk, but it don't matter
See, I ain't crying
But nothing you do could ever make me not love you
What you do, what you are, you know
We belong, we belong together
Oh baby, you and me, god-dog, it is so beautiful

Hey, true love, you are my one and only
I want to know, do you feel alright, baby, yeah?
You know you are, yeah
After everything we've been through
I want you to know everything is gonna be alright
You are badder than the baddest bad, baby
Badder than the baddest bad, baby

I want to know, do you feel alright, baby
After everything that we've been through
Everything is gonna be alright

True love, you are my one and only, baby
I wanna know
I wanna know, do you feel alright, babe
After everything, everything
Everything we've been through

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All You Ever Wanted Was Tomorrow

Things have not been any easier
Since you found someone to love
It's hard just keeping it together
When it's pulling you apart

When all you wanted was tomorrow
You picture albums on the wall
And the good old days and times of sorrow
Yeah, but tomorrow never comes
Oh, tomorrow never comes

No daily briefs, no consultations
With ravens picking at your eyes
No time for polite conversations
The front lines waiting for your lives

But all you wanted was tomorrow
And box your yesterdays away
You forgot your time was borrowed
And it's just another day

Oh, it's just another day
All the pretty boys and girls dance 'round together
Yeah, they're trading places for a day
The crowd is growing 'cause the circus come to town
All the boys and girls, they're gonna go out and play

The world is going in all directions
Like bottles shattered on the floor
And some want a cure for this infection
But the children fill their heads for more
Oh, the children fill their heads for more

All the boys and girls dance 'round together
They're trading places for a day
Yeah, the crowd is growing 'cause the circus come to town
All the pretty boys and girls, they're gonna go out and play

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The Only Thing

All of us, we're always trying to catch up
Call just to let me know what you think
How is this never quite enough
Lost and always trying to get back, can we get back?

Oh, call the doctor, and the doctor came in
She said, "Where does it hurt you know there's a pill for most everything?"
Close your eyes, open wide, and we'll make you smile again
Some people believe in ghosts, and some believe in aliens

Just wish I could crawl out of the skin I'm living in
Crawl out of my mind, into the outside
Nobody can reach me
If you could crawl out of the skin you're living in
Like some kinda love just opened you up
You know when you feel it
It's the only thing

Oh, don't you feel like you're trying to catch up
Fear makes you jump a little too quick
Time, do we know when it's too late
Always trying to get it back, trying to get it back

But remember all the things that used to be real
Things to help you believe 'cause you want to make sense of everything
Then there's the first time you crack
And you think everyone's laughing at me
All at once, you're a ghost, you're some kind of alien

Just wish I could crawl out of the skin I'm living in
Crawl out of my mind, into the outside
I just want to feel it
If you could crawl out of the skin you're living in
Find some kinda love to open you up
You know when you feel it
It's the only thing

Just wish I could crawl out of the skin I'm living in
Outta my mind, into the outside
Nobody can reach me
If you could crawl out of the skin you're living in
Like some kinda love just opened you up
You know when you feel it
It's the only thing
It's the only thing

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Break Free

She gives a wicked ride
Yes, she does
She says I'll make you wanna climb right out yourself
She said to break free
Might have to give up your life
But I was thinking
I'd love to get inside you

I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
Dry your tears don't you cry, cry, cry, cry

She is a wicked high
Yes, she is
She goes down so hard
She might never come back
She's gonna break free
The way she loves to laugh
But I was thinking
I'd like to get some of that, girl

I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
But dry your tears, don't you cry, cry, cry, cry

I say I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
Dry your tears don't you cry, cry, cry, cry

The way she does me
The way she hates and loves me
And if you fill the cup, I'll drink you up, baby

I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
You make me crazy, baby, don't let up
'Cause if I'm falling, I don't wanna stop
I'll give up everything to have your love
I'll drink your poison if you fill the cup
But dry your tears, don't you cry, cry, cry, cry

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Monsters

Broke gold toy soldiers lined up, one, two, three
Little kid and everything I did just to save my paper queen

'Cause love won't let me go
Yeah, no army's gonna save my soul
'Cause love won't let me go

Nothing in the closet
Nothing underneath the bed
Just the monsters in your head

I hear strange voices at every step I take
No, you can't cross the ocean if you can't get past the break
Given if fear don't put you down
Won't you lean on me while I'm around

No rope to hang the dead
No line to save the drowning man
Just the monsters in your head

Nothing in the closet
Nothing underneath the bed
Just the monsters in your head

Killer's eyes and painted faces
The Devil wants your soul, but Jesus saves
Traffic jam is an angry maze
The Devil wants your soul, but Jesus saves

Chutes and ladders, pick-up sticks
Counting cars and counting bricks
Driving past the ole five-and-dime
Can't get nothing for a nickel since a long, long time

I won't let you down

Nothing in the closet
Nothing underneath your bed
Just the monsters in your head

No rope to hang the dead
No line to save the drowning man
Just the monsters in your head

Love won't let you go
Love won't let you go

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Singing From the Windows

When the war is over
And we go back to every day, every day
Will it be the same again
When you been turned inside out and outside in?

Singing from the windows
Shadows on the wall, the way they dance
It's not much of nothing
But look at this fire burning bright

Look at how the children play
Well, none of us know what's to come tomorrow
But I'm not going out today
So dance with me like the time we've got is borrowed

Singing from the windows
Sirens in the dark, where are you going?
Pretend that it's nothing
But look at this fire burning wild

This is how we keep holding on
All the days, all day long
But sometimes things just fall apart
No matter how we try, they won't stop

Singing from the windows
Something outside but I don't know

When the war is over
Picking up the pieces of every day
Memories and picture frames
Trying to put the inside out and the outside in

Singing from the windows
Walking down the hall, nowhere to go
Be good to see you
We'll get going again
When the war is over