BOX OF RAIN
Box of Rain * Lesh/Hunter
"Phil was going through a hard time at that point because his father was dying. He had written a set of changes out and wanted me to get the lyrics done quickly so he could sing it for his father. That was one of the rare times I wrote a song in one sitting. I wrote it in about half an hour and didn’t go back to scratch out a line or anything. The melody couldn’t be improved on, as far as I’m concerned. That is just about my favorite song I’ve written for the Dead." -Robert Hunter
Phil Lesh Day!
Celebration lyrics on new Phil Lesh & Friends CD 'There and Back Again'
follow 'Box of Rain'
BOX OF RAIN * Lesh/Hunter
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 agoWalk out of any doorway
feel your way, feel your way
like 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 surprised
when you find me dreaming tooLook 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 agoWalk 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 box of rain will ease the pain
and love will see you throughJust 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 flameIt's just a box of rain
I 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.
CELEBRATION * Lesh/Hunter
Celebration
In the wind
Open the doors
Let the show begin
Come like lightning,
Come like rain
Come on the double
With your ball and chain
Come with your trouble
Your sweat and strain
Check ‘em all at the door
With your grief and painCelebration
Like days of old
When everything
Was solid gold
Silver, diamonds
Pearls and wine
Blood and roses
Both yours and mine
Sunlight shining
On a midnight line
That opens and closes
Like a holy shrineLet a fresh wind tear through your soul
Swallow your sorrow and deliver you whole
Give you reason to believe again
Finish that prayer before you say AmenCelebration
One on one
Hold your judgement
Till it’s done
Until the last wheel
Is spun and still
The final sunbeam
Sets on the hill
The curtain not only
Fallen but burned
The very last lesson
Studied and learnedLet a fresh wind tear through your soul
Swallow your sorrow and deliver you whole
Give you reason to believe again,
Finish that prayer before you say Amen.You say there’s nothing left to celebrate
Just stolen elections, corruption and hate
Come on come on let the good times roll
It means more now than you’ll ever know
Begin again, don’t you ever give up
Tryin’ to fit the ocean in a six-ounce cup
Begin again as though the world will hearSpeak it like a beast howling in the wild
Speak it from the heart like an innocent child
Speak it from the mountain; speak it from the plain
Speak it like the whistle on a northbound trainSpeak it from the podium; speak it from the stage
Speak it from the prison in tones of rage
Speak it in the tongues of gods and men
Say it, say it, say it, say it, say it again
Speak it from the pits or from heaven above
In celebration, baby; speak it with loveLet a fresh wind tear through your soul
Swallow your sorrow and deliver you whole
Give you reason to believe again
Finish that prayer before you say Amen
Like a breath of summer in a winter land
Blowing rhythm so simple
Hearts can easily understand
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