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Dave Matthews Band Don't Drink The Water Lyrics
Total views: 2 times this week / Rating: 7.81/10 [21 votes]Album: Before These Crowded Streets / Original Release Date: 1998-04-28Genre: RockSong Duration: 7 min 01 sec
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
- Don't Drink The Water Lyrics / with translationsCome out come out
No use in hiding
Come now come now
Can you not see?
There's no place here
What were you expecting
Not room for both
Just room for me
So you will lay your arms down
Yes I will call this home
Away away
You have been banished
Your land is gone
And given me
And here I will spread my wings
Yes I will call this home
What's this you say
You feel a right to remain
Then stay and I will bury you
What's that you say
Your father's spirit still lives in this place
I will silence you
Here's the hitch
Your horse is leaving
Don't miss your boat
It's leaving now
And as you go I will spread my wings
Yes I will call this home
I have no time to justify to you
Fool you're blind, move aside for me
All I can say to you my new neighbor
Is you must move on or I will bury you
Now as I rest my feet by this fire
Those hands once warmed here
I have retired them
I can breathe my own air
I can sleep more soundly
Upon these poor souls
I'll build heaven and call it home
'Cause you're all dead now
I live with my justice
I live with my greedy need
I live with no mercy
I live with my frenzied feeding
I live with my hatred
I live with my jealousy
I live with the notion
That I don't need anyone but me
Don't drink the water
Don't drink the water
There's blood in the water
Don't drink the water
No use in hiding
Come now come now
Can you not see?
There's no place here
What were you expecting
Not room for both
Just room for me
So you will lay your arms down
Yes I will call this home
Away away
You have been banished
Your land is gone
And given me
And here I will spread my wings
Yes I will call this home
What's this you say
You feel a right to remain
Then stay and I will bury you
What's that you say
Your father's spirit still lives in this place
I will silence you
Here's the hitch
Your horse is leaving
Don't miss your boat
It's leaving now
And as you go I will spread my wings
Yes I will call this home
I have no time to justify to you
All I can say to you my new neighbor
Is you must move on or I will bury you
Now as I rest my feet by this fire
Those hands once warmed here
I have retired them
I can breathe my own air
I can sleep more soundly
Upon these poor souls
I'll build heaven and call it home
'Cause you're all dead now
I live with my justice
I live with my greedy need
I live with no mercy
I live with my frenzied feeding
I live with my hatred
I live with my jealousy
I live with the notion
That I don't need anyone but me
Don't drink the water
Don't drink the water
There's blood in the water
Don't drink the water
Facts about Don't Drink The Water
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Don't Drink The Water is written by David John Matthews.
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It is first released on April 28, 1998 as part of Dave Matthews Band's album "Before These Crowded Streets" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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When we try to understand the message behind it, the Dave Matthews Band song 'Don't Drink the Water' paints a picture of a domineering character who takes over and declares that he is the sole owner of the territory, thus silencing anyone who opposes him. The words convey the ideas of power, greed and ruthless ambition, while at the same time, they serve as a caution about the moral decay and bloodshed that may occur if people put their interests above everything else. Don't drink the water lyrics mainly talk about despair, angst, anger, empowerment and social commentary. Besides, the song points out the existence of isolation and exclusion, power and dominance, self-sufficiency and independence, and violence and conflict. The lines refer to violence, banishment, and a general animosity toward others, as well as mentions of burying someone and blood in the water, implying deep and adult themes. Therefore, these aspects are the reason for a limited rating as they might not be appropriate for children below 17 without the supervision of an adult.
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Don't Drink The Water falls under the genre Rock.
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Don't Drink The Water song length is 7 minutes and 01 seconds.
Who wrote Don't Drink The Water lyrics?
Don't Drink The Water is written by David John Matthews.
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When was Don't Drink The Water released?
It is first released on April 28, 1998 as part of Dave Matthews Band's album "Before These Crowded Streets" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 3rd track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Don't Drink The Water lyrics?
When we try to understand the message behind it, the Dave Matthews Band song 'Don't Drink the Water' paints a picture of a domineering character who takes over and declares that he is the sole owner of the territory, thus silencing anyone who opposes him. The words convey the ideas of power, greed and ruthless ambition, while at the same time, they serve as a caution about the moral decay and bloodshed that may occur if people put their interests above everything else. Don't drink the water lyrics mainly talk about despair, angst, anger, empowerment and social commentary. Besides, the song points out the existence of isolation and exclusion, power and dominance, self-sufficiency and independence, and violence and conflict. The lines refer to violence, banishment, and a general animosity toward others, as well as mentions of burying someone and blood in the water, implying deep and adult themes. Therefore, these aspects are the reason for a limited rating as they might not be appropriate for children below 17 without the supervision of an adult.
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Which genre is Don't Drink The Water?
Don't Drink The Water falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Don't Drink The Water?
Don't Drink The Water song length is 7 minutes and 01 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): David John MatthewsRecord Label(s): 1998 BMG Entertainment
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It about invading someone's land most likely the British invading south Africa since that's where he is from but could really be anywhere..and when they put up a fight he murders them mercilessly.