Crash Into me
Dave Matthews Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴

You've got your ball
You got your chain
Tied to me tight, tie me up again
Who's got their claws in you, my friend?
Into your heart I'll beat again
Sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock and sweet you roll
Lost for you, I'm so lost, for you

Oh, when you come
Crash into me
And I come into you
And I come into you
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream

Touch your lips just so I know
In your eyes, love, it glows so
I'm bare-boned and crazy for you

Oh, when you come
Crash into me
Yeah, baby
When I come into you
In a boy's dream
In a boy's dream

If I've gone overboard
Then I'm begging you
To forgive me for my haste
When I'm holding you so, girl
Close to me

And you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you

Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show your world to me
A boy's dream
In a boy's dream

Oh, I watch you there
Through the window
And I stare at you
Wear nothing but you
Wear it so well
Tied up and twisted
The way I like to be
For you, for me, come crash
Into me

Baby, come crash into me
Crash into me
Crash into me
Crash into me

Oh, you know
I'm king of the castle
You're my dirty rascal
Crash into me
Please crash into me, baby
We both know
See the wave, come crash into me
See the wave, come crash into me
Crash into me
Oh, hey




No, no, no, no, no, no, hey yeah
No, no, no, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey

Overall Meaning

The song Crash Into Me by Dave Matthews is a love song that speaks about the intense feelings of desire and longing between two people. The opening of the song is ambiguous and could be interpreted in different ways, but it seems to suggest that the singer is somewhat trapped by the object of his affection, who has some sort of control over him (represented by the ball and chain imagery). Despite this, the singer is still drawn to this person and deeply in love with them.


The chorus of the song is the most memorable part, with the repeated phrase "crash into me" representing the urge of the singer to be physically and emotionally close to the person he loves. There is a sense of vulnerability and surrender in these lines, as the singer is willing to give himself completely to this other person. The reference to a "boy's dream" could be seen as suggesting that this love is idealistic and pure, like something from a fairy tale.


The bridge of the song is particularly intimate, with the singer asking the person he loves to reveal more of themselves to him. The imagery of hiking up a skirt could be seen as sexual in nature, but it could also be interpreted as a metaphor for opening up emotionally. There is a sense of desperation in the singer's voice, as he pleads with this person to come closer to him.


Overall, Crash Into Me is a song that captures the intensity of young love and the feeling of being completely consumed by another person. The lyrics are poignant and heartfelt, with a sense of yearning that is hard to resist.


Line by Line Meaning

You've got your ball
You have something that you feel is important to you.


You got your chain
You have a link to something that you can't break.


Tied to me tight, tie me up again
You feel attached to someone so much that you want to be closer to them.


Who's got their claws in you, my friend?
You are intrigued about who has an emotional hold on someone that you know.


Into your heart I'll beat again
I want to become close to you once again.


Sweet like candy to my soul
You are sweet and bring a lot of happiness into someone's life.


Sweet you rock and sweet you roll
You're so sweet it's as if you're music.


Lost for you, I'm so lost, for you
I feel lost without you and can't function.


Oh, when you come Crash into me And I come into you And I come into you In a boy's dream In a boy's dream
You feel like we have a connection that's almost impossible to describe.


Touch your lips just so I know In your eyes, love, it glows so I'm bare-boned and crazy for you
You get excited when someone touches their lips or looks at you a certain way because you know that they love you.


If I've gone overboard Then I'm begging you To forgive me for my haste When I'm holding you so, girl Close to me
If I ever get too intense or crazy, I am sorry and I just want to hold you close and make it right again.


Hike up your skirt a little more And show the world to me Hike up your skirt a little more And show your world to me A boy's dream In a boy's dream
You would love it if someone would reveal themselves to you, and show you who they really are.


Oh, I watch you there Through the window And I stare at you Wear nothing but you Wear it so well Tied up and twisted The way I like to be For you, for me, come crash Into me
You get excited by someone who is simply themselves, comfortable and unashamed of who they are, and would love it if you could be together in that place.


Baby, come crash into me Crash into me Crash into me Crash into me
You want someone to run headlong into your life, and let you run headlong into theirs.


Oh, you know I'm king of the castle You're my dirty rascal Crash into me Please crash into me, baby We both know See the wave, come crash into me See the wave, come crash into me Crash into me Oh, hey No, no, no, no, no, no, hey yeah No, no, no, no, no, no, hey, hey, hey
You want someone to come and disrupt your perfect little world, a little rebellious rascal who can match your intensity, and when that wave crashes into your life, you want to be able to ride it with them.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: David John Matthews

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
To comment on or correct specific content, highlight it

Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Song not found
Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@svenfan87

You've got your ball
You've got your chain
Tied to me tight, tie me up again
Who's got their claws
In you my friend

Into your heart I'll beat again
Sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock
And sweet you roll
Lost for you I'm so lost for you

You come crash, into me
And I come into you
And I come into you

In a boys dream
In a boys dream

Touch your lips just so I know
In your eyes, love, it glows so
I'm bare boned and crazy for you

When you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
In a boys dream
In a boys dream

If I've gone overboard
Then I'm begging you
To forgive me
In my haste
When I'm holding you so girl
Close to me

Oh and you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you

Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show your world to me
In a boys dream
In a boys dream

Oh I watch you there
Through the window
And I stare at you
You wear nothing but you
Wear it so well

Tied up and twisted
The way I'd like to be
For you, for me, come crash
Into me baby

Come crash into me, yeah, yeah
Crash into me
Crash into me
Crash into me
Woah, woah

I'm the king of the castle
And you're the dirty rascal
Crash into me
Just crash away baby

The more, the less I see
The wave coming crash into me
I see the wave coming crash into me
Crash into me (Oh, oh, oh)
Da, da, dum, dum, hey

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: David John Matthews

Crash Into Me lyrics © Colden Grey Ltd., Colden Grey Ltd

❤❤❤



All comments from YouTube:

@damienbrown8418

May every soul that reads this be blessed with happiness and euphoric vibes from the 90s. What a powerful song. Wishing you all the love and light

@FleetwoodCaddy59

Thank you!!! I hope you are well wherever you are 🍀My L🫀VE to you

@erinwilson8478

Love, peace, and light to you also 💝

@cardenitas1000

​@@FleetwoodCaddy59uiuiiiuyiiiiiiiyiiiyiuy c9uy3ii6ii6>1ui para

@Keyser___Soze

Same to you! I wish everyone amazing health, happiness, love and luck 🍀

@ryanshotwell5580

A timeless masterpiece written in an era that we will never be able to go back to, except through these songs.

@Lovemygoldenful

Well said. Totally agree

@louie1086

Aye…

@afmccabe

Word. 🤘💜💜💜❤️

@Talaskavlogs

Wish we could go back just to visit now and again.

More Comments

More Versions