Early 1990s
In the early 1990s, the band established a cult following through relentless touring with weekly stops at Virginia clubs known as Trax and Floodzone, an active taping community, and an independent LP, Remember Two Things. (Keyboardist Griesar left the band in 1993, shortly before the release of "Remember Two Things".) After signing to RCA Records, Dave Matthews Band, under the direction of producer Steve Lillywhite, released Under the Table and Dreaming in 1994, a critical and popular smash that firmly established the band's style of pop-rock with improvisational leanings. Under the Table and Dreaming would be the first of three albums released under Lillywhite's direction. This was followed by Crash (1996). For most of America, Crash was the record that put the Dave Matthews Band on the map. Featuring the hit single "Crash Into Me", as well as fan-favorites such as "Two Step", "Tripping Billies", and the Grammy-winning "So Much to Say", Crash would go on to be the band's best selling album.
The Mercy Songfacts reports that Lillywhite lent his skills to their 2012 album Away From The World. Lillywhite hadn't worked with the band since a series of unreleased recordings in 2000, which led to the leaked Lillywhite Sessions.
History
David John Matthews was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1967. Two years later, his family moved to Westchester County, NY. His father was a physicist and worked for IBM at the time. He has two sisters (Anne and Jane) and a brother (Peter). After living in New York, his family moved to Cambridge, England in the early '70s. The family returned to New York where his father died in 1977. In 1980, the family moved to South Africa where the young Matthews went to several schools and "got more wise about the evils of government, there and in general." He first played at a club in Charlottesville (Miller's) where he worked as a bartender. He admitted to Playboy magazine that he was really never that good at bartending, but loved getting customers...well..."drunk as hell!" He was first discovered in a demo tape that he recorded with a couple of current band members. This all came about when he decided to put together a demo tape and decided that he needed some musical accompaniment; which ended up as the Dave Matthews Band. In 1994, his sister Anne died in a domestic tragedy at her home in South Africa. The Grammy nominated album "Under The Table and Dreaming" is dedicated to her.
Community
Dave Matthews Band is highly involved in giving a helping hand. In 2003, the Band held a concert entitled, "The Central Park Concert" which was held in New York City's Central Park. The concert helped New York City Public Schools, the band is a big supporter of education.
The band also held a concert that helped victims of Katrina.
Sadly, Leroi Moore passed away in 2008. After being seriously injured in an ATV accident in Virginia, Moore succumbed to his injuries on August 19, 2008. He was replaced by Jeff Coffin, famous for his work with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
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Rhyme & Reason -->
Dave Matthews Band Lyrics
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But we stand for nothing
My heart calls to me in my sleep
How can I turn to it
Cause I'm all locked up in this
Dark place
And I do not know
I'm as good as dead
Warped and tied up
I need to kill this pain
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm six feet underground
How long I'm tied up
My mind in knots -
My stomach reels
In concern for what I might do or
What I've don
It's got me living in fear
Well I know these voices must
Be my soul
I've had enough I've had enough of being alone
I've got no place to go
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm six feet under ground
Six feet under
In why grave
Lying wired and shut and quiet in my grave
Leave me here
Leave me here to waste here
So young and here I am again
Talking to myself
A T.V. blares
Oh man
Oh how I wish I didn't smoke
Or drink to reason with my head
But sometimes this thick confusion
Grows until I cannot bear it at all
Needle to the vein
Needle to the vein
Take this needle from my vein my friend
I said
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm dead and gone
In my grave
Lying
Lying cold in my grave
The reason
My reason
Take my head off this terror
The fearing won't come back
I can't see
My mind's all wiped clean
The needle
Make my great escape
I seem caught in time
My head leaves me behind
Body fall cold
And I see heaven
The lyrics to Dave Matthews Band's Rhyme & Reason are a haunting expression of the often-overwhelming sense of confusion and despair that can accompany the depths of depression. Throughout the song, the singer finds himself caught up in a dark and warped mental landscape, plagued by an endless barrage of negative thoughts and self-doubt. Despite desperately seeking release from the pain and fear that have taken hold of him, he remains trapped in his own head, unable to find a way out.
The first verse of the song sets the stage for the singer's struggle with depression. He is standing in an empty and meaningless space, feeling disconnected from everything around him. He hears his heart calling out to him in his sleep, but feels powerless to respond. Instead, he is consumed by his own fear and self-loathing, feeling as though he is "all locked up in this dark place." He is confused and lost, unable to escape the mental torment that has taken hold of him.
The chorus of the song is a bleak and powerful expression of the singer's sense of hopelessness. He believes that his head will never leave him alone, that he will be trapped in his own misery until he is dead and gone. He is consumed by fear and uncertainty, convinced that he has no place to go or escape, no way to find relief from the pain that haunts him. And yet, even in the depths of his despair, there is a glimmer of hope, a sense that perhaps someday he might be able to break free from the mental prison in which he finds himself.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh well oh well so here we stand
Facing a difficult situation, uncertain of where to go from here
But we stand for nothing
Feeling lost, without direction or purpose
My heart calls to me in my sleep
An internal conflict between desires and responsibilities
How can I turn to it
Feeling unable or unwilling to act on what the heart wants
Cause I'm all locked up in this
Feeling trapped in a difficult situation
Dark place
A place of emotional turmoil, confusion and pain
And I do not know
Feeling lost, unsure of what to do or where to turn
I'm as good as dead
Feeling emotionally dead or numb
My head aches -
Experiencing physical pain as a result of emotional stress
Warped and tied up
Feeling mentally twisted and constrained
I need to kill this pain
Desperately seeking relief from emotional pain and distress
My head won't leave my head alone
Unable to escape or resolve internal turmoil and conflict
And I don't believe it will
Feeling hopeless and believing that the pain will never go away
Until I'm dead and gone
Believing that only death can bring an end to the pain
How long I'm tied up
Feeling trapped or controlled by difficult circumstances
My mind in knots -
Feeling mentally tangled and confused
My stomach reels
Experiencing physical symptoms of emotional distress
In concern for what I might do or
Worried about taking actions that could make things worse
What I've done
Regretting past actions and decisions
It's got me living in fear
Feeling anxious and afraid of the future
Well I know these voices must
Recognizing that internal conflict is a natural part of the human experience
Be my soul
Internal conflict arises because of competing desires and needs within oneself
I've had enough I've had enough of being alone
Feeling tired of isolation and loneliness in this internal struggle
I've got no place to go
Feeling stuck and without options in dealing with emotional pain
Six feet under
Resigned to death as the only way out of pain
In my grave
The final resting place, where pain and suffering cease
Lying wired and shut and quiet in my grave
Descriptive of being dead and at peace, free from the struggles of life
Leave me here
A desire to be left alone in death and peace
Leave me here to waste here
Feeling that continued existence in life is a waste of time and energy
So young and here I am again
Feeling like there is not enough time to sort out internal conflicts before it's too late
Talking to myself
Ruminating on problems and emotions, without resolution
A T.V. blares
The noise and distraction of the outside world intruding on internal struggles
Oh man
Expression of frustration or hopelessness
Oh how I wish I didn't smoke
Regretting past choices and behaviors
Or drink to reason with my head
Using substances to cope with emotional pain and distress
But sometimes this thick confusion
Acknowledging the complexity and overwhelming nature of internal struggles
Grows until I cannot bear it at all
Feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope with emotional pain
Needle to the vein
Referencing drug use as a way to cope with pain
Take this needle from my vein my friend
Asking for help and support to overcome the negative coping mechanisms
Lying cold in my grave
Descriptive of the peaceful, final state of death
The reason
The cause or source of one's internal struggles
My reason
The internal conflict and confusion that is causing so much pain
Take my head off this terror
Asking for relief from the painful and overwhelming feelings
The fearing won't come back
Hope that the pain and fear will not return
I can't see
Feeling blinded by pain and confusion
My mind's all wiped clean
Hope for a fresh start, with all past struggles and conflicts erased
The needle
The drug use that has become a negative coping mechanism
Make my great escape
Desire to leave behind the pain and turmoil and start anew
I seem caught in time
Feeling stuck in the same negative thought patterns and emotions, with no way out
My head leaves me behind
Feeling disconnected from one's own thoughts and feelings
Body fall cold
The physical symptoms of death and the end of pain and conflict
And I see heaven
The bliss and peace that is imagined to follow death
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DAVID JOHN MATTHEWS
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@javilopez65
Oh well oh well so here we stand
But we stand for nothing
My heart calls to me in my sleep
How can I turn to it
'Cause I'm all locked up in this
Dark place
And I do not know
I'm as good as dead
My head aches
Warped and tied up
I need to kill this pain
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm six-feet underground
How long I'm tied up
My mind in knots
My stomach reels
In concern for what I might do or
What I've done
It's got me living in fear
Well I know these voices must
Be my soul
I've had enough I've had enough of being alone
I've got no place to go
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm six-feet under ground
Six-feet under
In my grave
Lying wired and shut and quiet in my grave
Leave me here
Leave me here to waste here
So young and here I am again
Talking to myself
A T.V. blares
Oh man
Oh how I wish I didn't smoke
Or drink to reason with my head
But sometimes this thick confusion
Grows until I cannot bear it at all
Needle to the vein
Needle to the vein
Take this needle from my vein my friend
I said
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm dead and gone
My head won't leave my head alone
And I don't believe it will
Until I'm dead and gone
In my grave
Lying
Lying cold in my grave
The reason
My reason
Take my head off this terror
The fearing won't come back
I can't see
My mind's all wiped clean
The needle
Make my great escape
I seem caught in time
My head leaves me behind
Body fall cold
And I see heaven
@amircolter3386
I was passed out under a tree and a cop woke me up when this song came on
@washredskin887
THIS version can not be touched. I forgot what the studio version sounds like. Incredible.
@aqualung1466
My favorite DMB song. And this is my favorite performance of it.
@automachinehead
This man has been prog since the beginning and prog fans my age diss him as if he is covid. I told them DMB's Under the Table and Dreaming would demolish entire radiohead's catalogue and proceed to dab on their priceless reaction. We old cunts can be idiot sometimes.
@graceyundercover1663
Def fav song awesome live performance
@narcoleptic988
@@automachinehead yeah...radiohead is pretty amazing as well... Comparing the 2 is like comparing fruits to vegetables... one tastes great, one tastes like crap, both are great for you
@automachinehead
@@narcoleptic988 yes except radiohead is the one that tastes like crap
@narcoleptic988
@@automachinehead lmao I'm unfortunately hopelessly addicted to both bands. Radioheads evolution as musicians just really turns me on.
@310taylor
Its one thing to be able to play this. Its another to have it sound good. Guy is so original such a true artist devoted
@magnuscroify
His dark songs are his best, IMO.