The Gathering Field line-up ultimately became Bill Deasy vocals and acoustic guitar), Dave Brown (lead guitar), Eric Riebling (bass) and Ray DeFade (drums). (After DeFade left the group he was replaced with Joe Zelek.) Their first independent release, entitled "The Gathering Field", was met with great reception around the region and they started playing to packed clubs. However, the band's popularity really skyrocketed when one of the region's most powerful rock radio stations, WDVE, began playing a song called, "Lost in America" and it remained in rotation for over 7 months. Based on the success of the independent release which bore the same name, the group garnered a major label deal with Atlantic Records, who re-released the CD.
Soon after they signed to Atlantic Records and "Lost in America" was re-released, there was turmoil at the label. The album charted on the Billboard Top 100 album chart, Radio and Records and various other industry publications but ultimately the CD and group got lost in the shuffle, largely due to Matchbox 20. When Matchbox 20 signed, the Gathering Field was forgotten, and the struggling band attempted to be released from their contract. When they finally succeeded, they released two more CDs; "Reliance" and "So Close to Home," the latter consisting of songs the band had played live for several years but never recorded. During that time Deasy also released a semi-acoustic solo album called "Spring Lies Waiting", produced by Brown. The band ultimately called it quits in 2002 and went their separate ways but their legacy includes a still loyal fan base across the United States and in several countries abroad, most notably (but not limited to) the Netherlands and Germany, where they received a stellar review in that country's edition of Rolling Stone. Lead singer-songwriter Bill Deasy now records as a solo artist and continues to be a prolific songwriter. His songs have also been recorded by several major label artists and used in a national television campaign for Good Morning America in which he also appeared.
I Don't Know
Gathering Field Lyrics
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To wonder what it's all about
Money talks and beauty fades and misery loves company, but hey
It ain't mine to figure out
There are no fundamental answers
to the fundamental questions
It's a mystery beyond my skills of deduction,
I don't know
As I live and breathe and search for something to believe in
I'll put my trust in you
Talk is cheap and love is blind,
but what you see is what you get sometimes
In between the far and few
There are no fundamental…
I tossed and turned until I learned
To live and let the details slide
There are no fundamental answers…
In the song "I Don't Know" by Gathering Field, the singer expresses his confusion and lack of understanding of the world around him. He feels that he is traveling down the "path of least resistance" without really knowing where he is going or what it all means. He acknowledges the truisms that "money talks and beauty fades," and that "misery loves company," but he doesn't believe that these concepts hold the key to life's purpose. He humbly admits that he doesn't have the answers to life's fundamental questions and that he has to "file it under...I don't know, so don't ask me."
The singer further reflects on his search for meaning and his desire to believe in something greater than himself. He recognizes that talk is cheap and that love can be blind, but he also seems to accept that life can be unpredictable and that what you see is not always what you get. He suggests that living in the present moment, and not getting bogged down in the details, is the key to finding peace in the midst of the uncertainty of life.
Overall, "I Don't Know" is a song that acknowledges the mystery of life and humbly admits that there are no easy answers to life's fundamental questions. It encourages listeners to accept the uncertainty of life, to find peace in the present moment, and to accept that we may never fully understand the vastness and complexity of the world around us.
Line by Line Meaning
As I travel down the path of least resistance I don't stop
I am not trying hard or looking for challenges in my life, I am just letting things happen without putting in any effort.
To wonder what it's all about
I don't question the meaning of life.
Money talks and beauty fades and misery loves company, but hey
Materialism is a thing and so is sadness, but it's not something that I dwell on.
It ain't mine to figure out
I don't have the answers to life's mysteries.
There are no fundamental answers
Fundamental life questions don't have one specific answer.
to the fundamental questions
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It's a mystery beyond my skills of deduction,
Some things in life cannot be figured out or solved by logical reasoning or deduction.
file it under\u2026I don't know, so don't ask me
I don't have the answer, so don't expect me to have one.
As I live and breathe and search for something to believe in
I am always looking for some kind of hope or belief in life to hold onto and guide me.
I'll put my trust in you
I will trust someone who seems genuine and who I can count on.
Talk is cheap and love is blind,
People can say anything and love can cloud one's judgement.
but what you see is what you get sometimes
Sometimes things are exactly as they seem and aren't hiding anything.
In between the far and few
In the space between large and rare occurrences.
I tossed and turned until I learned
I struggled with something for a while until I figured it out.
To live and let the details slide
To live without getting hung up on the insignificant details.
There are no fundamental answers\u2026
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Contributed by Lila P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.