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Dave Matthews Band Lyrics


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You know, you know
I love you 'cause I can't stop
I need you 'cause you won't stop
I wanna thank you, but I can't stop
Don't wanna leave you, 'cause you won't stop

I'm like a junkie for you, baby
I have tripped and fallen into this
This somehow beautiful is not beautiful
I mean, I found myself in a beautiful place
But I, I know that I will lose my soul

So hungry, you make me
So hungry, you make me
So hungry, you make me
I surrender
I'm hurting like a junkie for you
I'm hurting like a junkie for you, baby

I love you 'cause I can't stop
I need you 'cause you won't stop
Babe, I don't wanna thank you, but I can't stop
I wanna love you, 'cause you won't stop

I'm like a junkie for you, baby

Let them sleep
Let them stay sleeping
Let them sleep
Let them stay
Late night, is deep water
Is a deep fire, that burns

So hungry, you make me
So hungry, you make me
So hungry, you make me
I surrender
I burn like a junkie for you
I'm cold like a junkie for you, baby

I love you but I can't stop
I need you 'cause you won't stop
Babe, I don't wanna thank you, but I can't stop
I wanna love you, but I can't stop

Free the beast inside of me
(Oh lord, heaven)
Free the beast inside of me
Free the beast inside of me
Won't you kill me just a little more
Oh so kill me just a little
Free the beast inside of me
Free the beast inside of me
Free the beast inside of me
Free the beast inside of me
Free the beast inside of me
Free the beast inside of me
Won't you kill me just a little
Won't you kill me just a little

I burn like a junkie for you
I burn like a junkie for you, baby

I love you 'cause I can't stop
I need you 'cause you won't stop
Babe, I don't wanna thank you, but I can't stop
I wanna love you, but I can't stop





I'm like a junkie for you baby

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Dave Matthews Band’s “Can’t Stop” are deeply emotional, expressing the power of a love that is consuming and addictive. The chorus speaks of the singer’s need for their love interest, despite not wanting to thank them for such a forceful hold over them. The repeated line “I’m like a junkie for you, baby” emphasizes this idea of addiction and powerlessness. The song’s verses describe the beauty the singer has found in this relationship, yet they fear losing themselves and their soul in the process.


The bridge of the song seems to be a plea for the outside world to stay away, to let the singer and their love interest be. The repeated lines “let them sleep” and “let them stay” suggest a desire for privacy and intimacy. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the idea that this love cannot be stopped, no matter how much the singer may want to leave.


Overall, “Can’t Stop” is a powerful expression of the all-consuming nature of love, and the struggle to balance its beauty with the fear of losing oneself.


Line by Line Meaning

Don't go on the next plane the next plane
Stay here with me and don't leave on the next plane.


Love you cause I can't stop
I love you so much that I can't control my feelings.


I need you cause it won't stop
I need you because my love for you is constant and unchanging.


Don't wanna thank you, but it won't stop I'm like a junkie for you, baby
Even though I don't want to admit it, I am addicted to you and can't stop loving you.


I have tripped and fallen into This not beautiful but beautiful I have found myself in a beautiful place But I know that I will lose my soul
I have stumbled into a complicated and tumultuous relationship that I know will eventually harm me.


So hungry, you make me
You make me want you so badly that I can't control my desires.


I surrender I'm cold like a junkie for you I burn just like a junkie for you, baby
I give up and am willing to do anything for you, even if it means suffering like a drug addict.


Let them sleep Let them stay sleeping Late night, deep water Deep fire, you burn
Let others rest while we experience the intense passion and danger of our relationship.


Love you but it won't stop Oh I don't want to need you, but I can't stop
I love you even though I know it's not healthy, and I don't want to need you but I can't help it.


Don't wanna have you, but I but I can't stop You know, I'd love to leave you but it won't stop I'm like a junkie for you baby
I don't want to be with you, but I can't help my addiction to you even though I know it's harmful.


Love you, you know I love you Can't stop Gonna leave you, but it won't stop I love you, cause I can't stop Won't stop Can't stop
I love you so much that even though I want to leave, I know I won't be able to stop loving you.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Mark Christopher Batson, David John Matthews, Boyd C. Tinsley, Leroi H. Moore, Carter A. Beauford, Stefan K. Lessard

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@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

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Songwriters: David John Matthews

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

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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

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

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

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