Greyhound Rising
Trey Anastasio Lyrics


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What's to be is settled
Changing lanes and sinking
What you see is moving
And you, know what to do

Shut down everything you said
Upstairs on your weekend perch, the greyhound rises
Slashing at the sky
On my knees in the summer sun and I know nothing
I know nothing

Shut down everything you said
Upstairs on your weekend perch, the greyhound rises
Slashing at the sky
On my knees in the summer sun and I know nothing

Through the jig-saw night
Traveled at the speed of sound, the greyhound rises
Everything you said
Everything you said

Falling, falling, why do all the streams and swollen rivers
Seem to call me back to you?
And I'm calling, calling, no matter how I scream,
Nothing's coming through.

So I shut down everything you said
Upstairs on your weekend perch, the greyhound rises
Slashing at the sky
On my knees in the summer sun and I know nothing
Through the jig-saw night

Traveled at the speed of sound, the greyhound rises




Everything you said
Everything you said

Overall Meaning

Interesting Facts
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Line by Line Meaning

What's to be is settled
The future has already been determined


Changing lanes and sinking
Making changes that are not working out


What you see is moving
Things are constantly changing and evolving


And you, know what to do
You have the ability to figure things out and make the right decisions


Shut down everything you said
Stop listening to the negative thoughts in your head


Upstairs on your weekend perch, the greyhound rises
The person is in a relaxed state but their thoughts are still racing


Slashing at the sky
Putting all of their energy into their thoughts


On my knees in the summer sun and I know nothing
The person is feeling lost and doesn't have all the answers


Through the jig-saw night
Navigating through a confusing and difficult time


Traveled at the speed of sound, the greyhound rises
Their thoughts are still racing, even faster now


Falling, falling, why do all the streams and swollen rivers seem to call me back to you?
The person is struggling to move on from a past relationship


And I'm calling, calling, no matter how I scream, Nothing's coming through.
The person is reaching out for help but not receiving any answers


Everything you said
The negative thoughts that are holding the person back




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Comments from YouTube:

Polemic

1. Why do I love this video so much? 2. That melody that starts at 4:37 is brilliant... Was phenomenal live.

Michael Tapp

Great stuff! I dig the latest Trey album. Great song-writing and production. The man keeps raising the bar!

Andrew Whitacre

Good work Trey, Glad to see you are truely enjoying your art

Christopher Simmons

Great Song! I love to see this live!

mgouker

And I think the song is unbelievably gorgeous. This and "Architect" are my two favorites from the album, but it's really not easy - best TAB album (for songs) ever in my NSMFH opinion.

Deadhead Dev

LOVE THIS!!

mgouker

I LOVE IT!!! Thanks for posting.

Dylan Oak Hill

Beautiful Song, happy valentines day. This song always made me think of my special lady before I even knew the name, and I love this animation! So cool.

Benjamin Sweet

Awesome stuff!

Jessica23K Arvin

this I feel everyday!!! :) ;) Absolutely astounding! Great work when I saw this there where no words!! In other words my words are silent but they are there blowing in the whispering winds with a silent whisp of shallow wind gently screaming ( This is FUCKING WONDERFUL! TREY Hey, Hey,!

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