Crush (Lyrics)

Dave has said that he lifted the first word from Willie Nelson's "Crazy."

C, alternate lyrics, before these crowded streetsdbtpOctober 29, 2012

Don't Drink The Water (Lyrics)

This famous single was produced in the Studio Sessions for "Before These Crowded Streets" from an effort to entirely rework the raw song, "Leave Me Praying". The result was a politically charged song that became the first single from the new album.

D, alternate lyrics, before these crowded streetsdbtpOctober 17, 2012

Dreaming Tree, The (Lyrics)

The Dreaming Tree

D, before these crowded streetsdbtpOctober 10, 2012

Halloween (Lyrics)

During the Dave & Tim show performed on 2.20.99, Dave mentions that this song was written about the same girl (Julia, ex-girlfriend) as I'll Back You Up.

H, alternate lyrics, before these crowded streetsdbtpSeptember 10, 2012

Last Stop, The (Lyrics)

The Last Stop

L, alternate lyrics, before these crowded streetsdbtpAugust 5, 2012

Pantala Naga Pampa (Lyrics)

Evolved from "What will become of me" and is frequenly played before "Rapunzel" as it was on "Before the Crowded Streets". The Phrase "Pantala Naga Pampa" derives from an South Indian language Tamil meaning, "There's a python in my pants." This phrase was often shouted by an Indian chef that worked for the band during the Crash sessions, and Dave would yell it back at him. It is unknown whether Dave knew the meaning of the phrase when he named the song "Pantala Naga Pampa."

P, before these crowded streetsdbtpJune 29, 2012

Pig (Lyrics)

Pig

P, before these crowded streetsdbtpJune 26, 2012

Rapunzel (Lyrics)

Rapunzel

R, before these crowded streetsdbtpJune 20, 2012

Spoon (Lyrics)

Spoon