box of rain revisited

this was posted on the blog back in sep 06, but as were bear down on Christmas 07 I thought it would be apropriate once more.
thoughts on box of rain

one of the more beautiful songs in the dead repertoire, happy, sad, thought provoking, all at the same time depending on the listener. I do know that Phil used to sing the lyrics to his dying father in the hospital. the last line is the one that has always stopped me in my tracks......"such a long, long time to be gone and a short time to be there" .....stop and think about it.....when we are gone, we are going to "be gone" for a long long time........and our time spent here on earth in comparison is soooo short.......we all have someone close to us who has "been gone" for a long, long time.....and when you try to remember that person........it seems like they were here for such a short time............. we are mere specs on the portrait on the universe, and yet we tend to obsess about every second, hour, day , week, month of our lives...........it's such a short time to be here............but such a long, long time to be gone.......I think we should probably spend more time obsessing about finding a nice place to spend that eternity, that long long time that is to come, and less time obsessing about short days spent here on earth......just a thought.

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lyrics of the day "Box of Rain"

"Box of Rain"Words by Robert Hunter; music by Phil LeshCopyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission.

Look out of any window any morning, any evening, any day
Maybe the sun is shining birds are winging or rain is falling from a heavy sky -
What do you want me to do,to do for you to see you through?
this is all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago

Walk out of any doorwayfeel your way, feel your waylike the day before
Maybe you'll find direction around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you
-What do you want me to do,to watch for you while you're sleeping?
Well please don't be surprisedwhen you find me dreaming too

Look into any eyes you find by you, you can see clear through to another day
I know it's been seen before through other eyes on other days while going home
--What do you want me to do, to do for you to see you through?
It's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago

Walk into splintered sunlight
Inch your way through dead dreams to another land
Maybe you're tired and broken
Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken and thoughts unclear
What do you want me to do to do for you to see you through

A a box of rain will ease the pain and love will see you through

Just a box of rain -
wind and water -
Believe it if you need it,
if you don't just pass it on
Sun and shower -Wind and rain -
in and out the window
like a moth before a flame

It's just a box of rainI don't know who put it there
Believe it if you need it or leave it if you dare
But it's just a box of rain or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be there

posted by tomcat | 9:57 AM | 0 comments