Rhyme & Reason

fact: this song is about dave and his addiction to heroin: "But sometimes this thick confusion Grows until I cannot bear it at all Needle to the vein"

         "My mind's all wiped clean
          The needle
          Make my great escape"

also he close to the beginning he says his head won't leave him alone until he's six feet under (meaning dead), and then in the last "verse" of the song he says he's lying in his grave because of the terror in his head that would be fixed when he was high, but continuing to do heroin could lead him to his grave.

I agree, I think this song expresses something that goes deeper than drugs, because it says he wishes that he didn't smoke or rink to reason with it. he says the voices in his head were his soul, so it might be an effect of his obvious struggle with his faith.

I've been addicted to drugs, I love this song because it explains that addictions never really go away. It explains the pain you go through for your entire life after having an addiction. I mean my head won't leave my head alone is a key phrase if you've ever been trying to tell yourself why you know it's better not to do drugs, but you really can't get over the feeling that you need to. I wish I didn't smoke or drink to reason with my head... I mean there are so many things you do to avoid the real problem and thats a perfect example. But I also know when he says needle to the vein, needle to the vein, please take this needle from my vein my friend, it is him asking for help, but it could be from god, a friend, anyone or thing really. I also enjoy that live he sometimes change that to please leave this needle IN my vein because you can't win every battle, and that's the real war with an addiction.

The needle Make my great escape I seem caught in time My head leaves me behind Body fall cold And I see heaven

--seems to be describing an overdose... what an amazing way of describing death...

My head won't leave my head alone And I don't believe it will Until I'm dead and gone My head won't leave my head alone And I don't believe it will Until I'm six feet underground ( When I hear this part of the song I know exactly how this man feels, for I feel the same way. Your addictions are always in the back of your head talking to you, trying to get you to go do them, and sometimes it wins the battle. Plus no matter how long you are away from drugs they are always on your mind, and they most likely won't leave until you die, especially since according to this song it seems like the drugs are winning the battle over Dave, and since that is the case he will always let his head get him to do drugs, and this will be his demise.)

I BELIEVE THIS IS DAVES DARKEST SONG! For one I don't know if this is a song which strictly deals with ther struggle of addiction, but whether Dave struggling with something, (death of his sister Anne, and or his father) and then turning to drugs, to forget. I think the lines towards the end are "the needle, she is my great escape" not makes my great escape. meaning This is what he turns to in order to escape from his unrelenting painful thoughts. Or atleast in some live versions I am sure this is what he says. Ps I love when he switches it up to please leave this needle in my vein my friend, like he is asking for one more time, like he desperately needs it.

"My head won't leave my head alone and I don't believe it will 'till I'm six feet underground." That's my favorite part of the song. You're restless every second of your life till you're dead and gone. He's talking about the peace you achieve when you die.

This song is straight up about thinking too much and using drugs or alcohol to control it.

It also is MY FAVORITE Dave Matthews song!!!

this song is about the negative sides of drug abuse and what can happen to your body...all he's looking for is a little help through it..."But sometimes this thick confusion Grows until I cannot bear it at all, Needle to the vein Needle to the vein, Take this needle from my vein my friend, I said..."

thats the best part of the song, all the emotion of the song is brought to the best part there