Tedeschi Trucks Band (formerly known as the Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi B… Read Full Bio ↴Tedeschi Trucks Band (formerly known as the Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band) is an American blues rock group based in Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 2010, the band is led by husband-and-wife musicians Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, and primarily features members from their solo groups. Their debut album, Revelator, won a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album.

The band was founded after both Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi put their solo bands on hiatus to form a new group that lets the married couple focus on making music together, and allows them to spend more time together while touring and recording. Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi have toured together in 2007, under the name Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival, however this group's material was largely culled from Derek & Susan's solo projects, while the Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band mostly focuses on performing original songs.

After the announcement in late 2009 of a hiatus for both The Derek Trucks Band and Susan Tedeschi Band , the couple began writing new material, working out of their home studio in Jacksonville with a rotating cast of friends and musicians. Their first concert was on April 1, 2010 at the Savannah Music Festival, and although their touring schedule was limited in 2010, the group did perform at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, and several other festivals and venues.

The collaboration between Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi has also extended to other artists. Trucks and Tedeschi appeared together on Herbie Hancock's album, The Imagine Project, performing the track "Space Captain" with additional members of Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band, including Oteil Burbridge, Kofi Burbridge, and Mike Mattison. A music video was also released, showing Herbie Hancock as he recorded the song at Trucks & Tedeschi's home studio. Trucks and Tedeschi also appeared with Herbie Hancock to perform "Space Captain" at his 70th birthday concerts at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.

On 7 March 2011, the band announced that it was changing its name to the Tedeschi Trucks Band. The first Tedeschi Trucks Band CD, Revelator, will be released on June 7th 2011.

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Crying Over You / Swamp Raga for Holzapfel Lefebvre Flute and Harmonium
Tedeschi Trucks Band Lyrics

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Why am I fixing to put you on a pedestal?
If the grass is greener, I think it might be chemical
My accent's gone from major down to minor
In all this scene, you'd think I could find a

A strange and invincible
Sky comes crashing through
This crying over you

Oh, strange and invincible
Sky comes breaking through
This crying over you
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)

I'm glad I caught you snooping 'round the swimming pool
Before I dove 'n made myself a bigger fool
I took my time and checked my Ps and Qs
Played my hand and now I'm rid of you

A strange and invincible
Sky comes breaking through
This crying over you (boo hoo hoo hoo)
Strange and invincible
Sky comes breaking through
This crying over you
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)

(Boo hoo hoo hoo)
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)

Really, really want to live without you
Really, really want to deal without you
Really, really want to grow without you
Really, really want to know without you

Really, really want to live without you
Really, really want to deal without you
Really, really want to grow without you
Really, really want to know without you

A strange and invincible
Sky comes breaking through
This crying over you (boo hoo hoo hoo)
A strange and invincible
Sky comes breaking through
This crying over you
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)

(Boo hoo hoo hoo)
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)

(Boo hoo hoo hoo)
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)
(Boo hoo hoo hoo)

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Overall Meaning

At first glance, the lyrics of "Crying Over You / Swamp Raga for Holzapfel Lefebvre Flute and Harmonium" by Tedeschi Trucks Band may seem disjointed and difficult to decipher. However, upon closer examination, the song becomes a manifestation of a tumultuous emotional state after a heartbreak. The singer of the song is going back and forth between wanting to elevate their lover and then questioning why they are doing so. The line “If the grass is greener, I think it might be chemical” could be interpreted as the singer’s realization that the powerful feelings they have for their lover might be purely biological and not genuine.

The song then shifts to a moment of hopelessness and vulnerability, symbolized by the “strange and invincible sky” that is crashing and breaking through. The metaphorical sky represents the singer's worldview being torn apart by their emotions, leaving them feeling exposed and helpless, and constantly crying over their lost love. In the end, the singer comes to terms with their heartbreak and expresses their desire to move on and live without their lover.

Line by Line Meaning

Why am I fixing to put you on a pedestal?
Why am I considering placing you on a higher level than you deserve?

If the grass is greener, I think it might be chemical
If things seem better somewhere else, it's likely due to some external factor like chemicals.

My accent's gone from major down to minor
My mood has shifted from positive to negative.

In all this scene, you'd think I could find a...
Despite everything that's happening, you would expect me to have some sense of direction or purpose but I don't.

A strange and invincible Sky comes crashing through This crying over you Oh, strange and invincible Sky comes breaking through This crying over you (Boo hoo hoo hoo)
My overwhelming emotions are like a powerful force of nature that cannot be controlled, and they are causing me to cry over you.

I'm glad I caught you snooping 'round the swimming pool Before I dove 'n made myself a bigger fool I took my time and checked my Ps and Qs Played my hand and now I'm rid of you
I'm happy I caught you before I embarrassed myself further. I made sure not to make any mistakes, got rid of you, and am now free from you.

Really, really want to live without you Really, really want to deal without you Really, really want to grow without you Really, really want to know without you
I truly desire to live, manage, grow, and learn without your presence in my life.

A strange and invincible Sky comes breaking through This crying over you (boo hoo hoo hoo) Strange and invincible Sky comes breaking through This crying over you (Boo hoo hoo hoo)
Once again, my emotions are like an unrelenting force beyond my control, and I'm crying over losing you.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MIKE MATTISON, SUSAN TEDESCHI, DEREK TRUCKS

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