Lyrics for Christmas Song as interpreted by Demau Senae

Christmas Song Lyrics
She was his girl, he was her boyfriend
Soon to be his wife, make him her husband
A surprise on the way, any day, any day
One healthy little giggling, dribbling baby boy
The Wise Men came, three made their way
To shower him with love
While he lay in the hay
Shower him with love, love, love
Love love, love
Love, love was all around

Not very much of his childhood was known
Kept his mother Mary worried
Always out on his own
He met another Mary who for a reasonable fee
Less than reputable was known to be
His heart was full of love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around

When Jesus Christ was nailed to the his tree
Said "Oh, Daddy-o, I can see how it all soon will be.
I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene.
Instead I fear I’ve spilled the blood of our children all around."
The blood of our children all around
The blood of our children’s all around

So I’m told, so the story goes
The people he knew were
Less than golden-hearted
Gamblers and robbers
Drinkers and jokers
All soul searchers
Like you and me
Like you and me

Rumors insisted he soon would be
For his deviations taken into custody
By the authorities, less informed than he.
Drinkers and jokers, all soul searchers
Searching for love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around

Preparations were made
For his celebration day
He said, "Eat this bread, think of it as me.
Drink this wine and dream it will be
The blood of our children all around,
The blood of our children all around.”
The blood of our children’s all around

Father up above,
Why in all this anger do you fill me up with love, love, love?
Love, love, love
Love, love was all around

Father up above,
Why in all this hatred do you fill me up with love?
Fill me love, love, yeah
Love, love, love
Love, love, and the blood of our children all around



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antifox64
11-24-2001

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This is such a great song. The lyrics of the song fit so well with the title. Since I often fall asleep to music, I usually listen to this song because it is just so... I don't know, "lullabyish" if you know what I mean.

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flaquito
01-06-2002

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i have a 2 year son. when he was inside the womb, i would always sing this song to him. you know him being the "healthy little giggling dribbling baby boy". we knew he was a boy. but shortly after he was born, my wife left me alone w/him and i couldn't get him to stop crying. i turned on a "christmas song" as a last resort, and he truly stopped crying. it was unreal.

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proudest monkey
01-12-2002

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this is just a great example of dave matthews as a storyteller. he takes an already great story, and adds his own little twists such as the "oh daddy-o", and the "met another Mary, who for a reasonable fee, less than reputable was known to be". he just has an amazing way of saying something in a way no one else could ever think of

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musicluva44
03-03-2002

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i am clear that this song is about the amazing story of Jesus. but the beginning is so simple. thats what makes it beautiful

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musicluva44
03-03-2002

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i am clear that this song is about the amazing story of Jesus. but the beginning is so simple. thats what makes it beautiful

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LiNkNmark
03-09-2002

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what a terriffic song... it's true... honest... exciting... and addicting... all of the trademarks dave is known for. Love this song. Does anybody own "Remember 2 things?" After "A Christmas Song" on this reckord there is a really clever secret track followed by the sounds of a heavy rainstorm...and then the relaxing tone of crickets and tree frogs... what an absolutely perfect way to end a cd.

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PapaBobDole
04-18-2002

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Dave was once quoted as saying that he was very fond of Jesus Christ, not for what he said, but how he said it. I think this shows through in this song, a reminder to those of the Christian faith that the point of their religion should be love.

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Girl in Green
04-28-2002

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I like how in the live version at the beginning he says it's a story about a guy who got screwed....

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daveandjackrule
05-02-2002

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Much like dave, I'm very fond of Jesus Christ, he's my saviour and I love him very much, but the absolute beauty of this song, is dave doesn't act holier than thou, he's merely telling a story about jesus, not preaching or whining about sinners today, its simple and inspiring.

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heybaby143
05-03-2002

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this song is just....i love it because it tells a story..a story that everyone knows about...its the same but its different...dave gives it so much meaning and makes it amazing

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Rogue1
05-22-2002

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I heard this song for the first time in '95 on an Atlanta radio station early one Sunday morning. A girl I was dating at the time was really into Dave, so I recognized the voice immediately. Halfway through the song, I literally got choked up. Like everyone has posted so far, Dave has a way of telling a story in his own unique fashion. Simply amazing. I sang (poorly I might add) this song last Christmas at my family's annual get-together. Even my elder relatives understood it without being judgmental. How many other contemporary songs can 80 year-olds understand, let alone, enjoy. Bravo Dave! Nothin' but love for ya!

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DMB84
06-13-2002

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This is by far my favorite DMB song. It just goes to show how amazing of a storyteller Dave is. Older people tend to feel offended when new music broaches the topic of religion. However Dave does this in an unbelievable way. Hats off to DMB!

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Traumattizing
07-25-2002

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ok this song along with "long black veil" is quite possibly the most addictive dave song ever, eventhough dave didnt write "long black veil".
Never heard any other version other than a live one of this song...kind of wish it was on a studio CD...but i dunno, maybe its best let live...most of his songs are better that way anyways

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dmbmets88
08-27-2002

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this song helped me to think of mary, joseph and jesus as people, rather than just biblical figures that i've been taught about my whole life. ie-"she was his girl, he was her boyfriend...." they had the same human feelings and emotions as we all do, and thats something extraordinary to ponder. dave really is the bomb!

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BensonRoss
04-03-2003

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Obviously, a extremely well written, and well composed song. It's no doubt, as many of you have said, Dave was fond of the way in which Jesus expressed himself, Dave is a very spiritual guy, but he is not very religious. At a recent show I attended he said before playing this song, "This is a great story, but I believe it is ONLY A STORY." that's a direct quote. But it's no doubt that he is quite a spiritual man, just he isn't very religous, he says he is jut facinated with the story of Jesus, and the things he stood for, but he doesn't full-heartedly buy into it.

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SamBHS52
04-21-2003

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"he met another mary for a reasonable fee" - that is talking about mary magdalen(dont know how you spell it), she was a prostitute and this is obviously saying that jesus used her, i dont know of any christian religions that believe that.
And another thing "I came to shed a little light on this darkening scene, Instead I fear I spill the blood of my children all around". That couldnt be anything but a suggestion that Jesus failed. It is a complete heresy on the core of every Christian faith. I love Dave's music, but it is pretty obvious that he is no friend of Christianity. There are lyrics in many of his other songs that support this too.

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maverickdvo
04-22-2003

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Now that is just not true. Dave has shown through many songs, and interviews that he is fascinated with the idea of religion and Jesus Christ. I feel personally, even though I have no proof, that Dave is a christian in every sense of the word. He says "He met another Mary for a reasonable fee, less than
Reputable as known to be". Yes, he is referring to the prostitute Mary, but he never said that Jesus used her, nor did he imply it. He was just making reference to her, much like the bible did, to make the point that not everybody is perfect, and Jesus still talked to her, even though she was a sinner. If you listen to the song, Bartender, by Dave, *in an unbiased manner* I think you may change your mind about what you just said. Please don't misinterperet what he Dave is trying to say through his music, I have had people misinterperet things I have said numerous times, and it is very frustrating. (By the way, I LOVE this song, and ALL of Dave's songs, he is SOOOOO good!!)

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SamBHS52
04-26-2003

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what does "for a reasonable FEE" mean?...and even if im worng about that one, you didnt say anything about the other one....I have listened to a lot of daves music and i have noticed much more things that would suggest that he is not a christian. but that is only what i have noticed. he mentions jesus a fair amount but usually it doesnt even make sense. here is a quote: "There's no God above, And no hell below,Oh, it's here with us, It's up to us, To keep afloat" Mother, Father- Everyday. I would be interesting to hear how you rationalize that one. I loves dave's music, but that doesnt prevent me from looking at it objectively.

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rodeo_clown
05-03-2003

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In answer to Sam's point, believe the answer lies in the rest of the line "who for a reasonable fee, less than reputable was known to be".whole line is clever way of dave stating her job description, and yet even with these jesus was willing to associate.mentioning jesus in same sentence as a 'hooker' may not be pc, but it's true.he associated with people not unlike u and me but his wasnt message of endorsement but of love and hope for something more. on the other point Sam, guess a lot of it can be attributed to dave expressing his 'spirituality'.in many of his songs his sympathy for the christian faith is evident, or rather the christian sentiment.whilst christianity is more than about the sentiment, what you have in the songs is dave expressing himself from where he's at spiritually.u do get phrases like "eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die", and in many u get just phrases that carry the emotions he's feeling.whether or not in his life context they're true is something only dave would know andexplain...and to some extent he has in public.wouldnt go as far as saying he's a "christian in every sense of the word",with word being how jesus defined it not society, but anyhow, that's not really the point.it's not about trying to stick a label on anyone, but listening to them for where they're coming from firstly, and then thinking about what they say.just cos someone says something doesn't mean you can't question it, and it's not wrong to do it.awesome thing about the music-and as dave's said as well-is that it's organic.not just a statement that you have to swallow whole, but many times expresses things bigger than the artist, and loads of people can get a lot of benefit from listening to it, more than artist imagined.by dave's admission he's probably not a christian, and his songs are going to come from where he is spiritually,mentally and emotionally as human being.what you wanna do is pray for dave on his spiritual journey, and learn what you will from what he says that is helpful, and where it's not realise it as such, talk about it, think about it and move on...grooving to the music :) dave rocks!

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nickptar
06-19-2003

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i don't think it's saying that jesus failed, but that he did the best he could. however, he sees that his message of peace will be mangled into the Crusades and Jerry Falwell.

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bengt12
10-26-2004

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this song is spiritual, not religious

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bengt12
10-26-2004

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... got cut off... it's more about the philosophy than anything else. it only relates the spirituality concept to a story that every judeo-christian faith is aware of and understands in one way or another. we all know the story of jesus, it's a philosophy within itself, and dave just puts it into his own words. i'm not christian, and this song stirs more spiritual emotion in me than any story from the bible. all searching for love... love is all around.

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lizzy1899
12-18-2004

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music is meant for interpretation, if it weren't, every song would be provided with the writers intent. but thats not really the point is it? you can look as deep or as shallow as you want into a song, you may see "instead i fear i spilled the blood of my children all around" at face value and decide that it means he failed or you may look at it deeper and choose to see that since we were all created in gods image and when we take communion we are drinking the blood of jesus that creates a circle. later in the song during the last supper he says "drink this wine and dream it will be the blood of our children all around" not meaning we should be carnivores but that we are all connected and when jesus spilled his blood for our sins he was spilling our too. he was purging us through him. then the lyrics become very beautiful and uplifting. but the point is that since music is up for interpretation we all can find the meaning we want out of it. my interpretation of christmas song may be far from what dave meant but its what i chose to believe and what pulls me to the music. to me that is the point, finding for yourself the truth in the lyrics.

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GoochyLittlePig
12-24-2004

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lizzy, the whole point of this song is that people are killed because of their differences in religion. and you mean cannibals, not carnivores, but dave's playing on the christian wine/blood metaphor to juxtapose the good intentions with the way people fuck it up.

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Laura75
01-27-2005

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God, you people are really retarded sometimes. Especially you Sam. The song speaks to Jesus's humanity. THAT is what spilling the blood of our children speaks to. He doubts. Just like he doubted in the bible. Um...what was Gethsemane all about? Or "Father, Father why hast thou forsaken me?" And I'm really damn tired of people talking about how Jesus might have slept with a hooker. Most scholars now agree that Magdalene was NOT a prostitute. Even so, the song merely, as someone stated earlier, describes her profession. It does not suggest that he did her.

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