He attended the University of Virginia, where he became a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.[1] While there, he started participating in regular musical jam sessions. In the early 1990s, he formed the Boyd Tinsley Trio, which lasted only a couple of years.
In 1991 Dave Matthews asked him to play violin on the song "Tripping Billies" with his band for their demo tape. Tinsley eventually joined the band, abandoning the Boyd Tinsley Trio, and has remained with them to date.
Tinsley has a small side career of endorsing products including Twix, JanSport, and Tommy Hilfiger.
In 2000, Tinsley made a guest appearance on The Getaway People's second album, Turnpike Diaries.
In 2003, Tinsley released a solo album, True Reflections, featuring the title track he had written over a decade earlier.
On March 20, 2009, Tinsley appeared with former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville when she launched her poetry book Sonata Mulattica, about 19th-century violin virtuoso George Bridgetower; Tinsley is mentioned in the first poem in the book, "The Bridgetower". He composed and performed a musical piece for the event, read a poem from the book and discussed his musical life in particular and the role of classically trained African-American musicians in general with Dove.
Boyd Tinsley also was a writer for the short film Faces in the Mirror which was first shown at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 13, 2012. Faces in the Mirror is only available for purchase electronically. Boyd Tinsely continues to support and put on pop-up events nation wide for those interested in seeing the film.
Show Me
Boyd Tinsley Lyrics
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I'll have around
And any time you call on me
I'll be around
You've got something to show me
Bring it all to me now, please
I want you to show me
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
Anything you want to me
Is heaven found
So everything you have for me
I want around
You've got something to show me
Bring it all to me now, please
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
I want you to show me
And everything you want to me
I want around
So everything you have for me
Bring it all to me now, please
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
I want you to show me
I want you to show me
I want you to show me
The lyrics to Boyd Tinsley's song "Show Me" appears to be about a person who is willing to do anything for their lover. The lyrics "Anything you want from me, I'll have around" and "Anytime you call on me, I'll be around" suggest that the singer is willing to be there and provide for his lover whenever they need him. The phrase "you've got something to show me, bring it to me now please" implies that the lover has something to share with the singer, perhaps a feeling or a story, and the singer is eager to hear it.
The phrase "Show me rivers fallin', I want you to show me" could be interpreted in a few different ways. It could be interpreted as an actual request to see a waterfall or a river, but more likely, it is a metaphorical request for the lover to reveal their emotions and feelings to the singer. The singer wants to understand their lover better and is begging them to open up and share themselves fully.
Overall, "Show Me" seems to be a romantic love song about a man who is fully devoted to his partner and eager to understand them on a deeper level. The lyrics suggest a deep sense of commitment and a desire to fully understand and connect with one's partner.
Line by Line Meaning
Anything you want from me
I'll have around
I am willing to be available for you whenever you need me, and I will make it a priority
And any time you call on me
I'll be around
I am always ready and willing to assist you whenever you ask for my help
You've got something to show me
Bring it all to me now, please
I am curious and eager to see whatever it is you have to share with me, so don't hesitate to reveal it
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
I want to witness the beauty and grandeur of nature's cascading waterfalls with my own eyes, so please show them to me
Anything you want to me
Is heaven found
So everything you have for me
I want around
Everything you offer me is a source of pure joy and blessings, so I eagerly accept and want to have it all
And everything you want to me
I want around
So everything you have for me
Bring it all to me now, please
I am open to receiving all that you desire to share with me, and I request that you do so as soon as possible
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
Show me rivers fallin'
I want you to show me
My desire to see the magnificent waterfalls is so strong that I am asking you to show them to me multiple times
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BOYD TINSLEY, CHRISTOPHER BRUCE
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