Blow Away
Lyrics: John Barlow
Music: Brent Mydland
A man and a woman come together as
strangers
When they part they're usually strangers still
It's like a practical joke played on us by our Maker
Empty bottles that can't be filled
Chorus
Baby who's to say it could have been different now that it's done
Baby who's to say that it should have been, anyway
Baby who's to say that it even matters in the long run
Give it just a minute
And it will blow away
It'll blow away
You fancy me to be the master of your feelings
You barely bruise me with your looks to kill
Though I admit we were sometimes brutal in our dealings
I never held you against your will
[chorus]
Your case against me is so very clearly stated
I plead no contest, I just turn and shrug
I've come to figure all importance overestimated
You must mean water when you beg for blood
[chorus]
Like a feather in a whirlwind
Blow away
Just as sure as the world spins
Blow away
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Variations (2)
1. Brent sometimes sang "get on your knees and you beg me for blood" instead of
just "beg for blood."2. Live performances featured an improvised ending such
as this one from Dozin' At The
Knick:
Gimme just a little piece of your time
Gimme just a little second now
All I'm asking for is just a little minute
A minute for you to listen, listen to me
Listen, listen to me closely
Come on, gimme an 'm'
Are you out there? Can you hear me?
Let me know
You wanna love me, wanna love me
You think you got love
You think you got love right here in your hand
You're holding on tight to
You think you got love
You think you got love right here in your hand
And it's like you wanna out it inside you
It's like you wanna put it deep inside you
It's like you want to keep love in your heart
And the only way you're going to do it is not to let it go
It's like you think your rib cage is a jail cell
It's like you don't think love can get past your ribs
It's like you don't think love can get out
Get away from you so long as you hold it inside
But you're wrong
The only thing you're doing
Is keeping that case out, keeping love out
Keeping it out, keeping it away from you
You gotta open up the door
You gotta open up the door, let love in
Let it come and go, let it do what it wants to
Do you wanna know love?
Do you wanna know real love?
Real love you don't hold inside you
Real love you can let go
And it'll come back, it'll fly right back to you
That's real, that's real love
So help me out, help me out a minute
Would you help me out
Sing it after me
I want real love
Say I want real, real love
I want real, real, real love
I want real, real, real love
Gimme real love, real love
Real, real, real, real love
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Live Performances (23)
6/20/88 Alpine
Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin
6/25/88 Buckeye Lake
Music Center, Hebron, Ohio
7/2/88 Oxford
Plains Speedway, Oxford, Maine
7/29/88 Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, Monterey, California
10/15/88 Bayfront Center
Arena, St. Petersburg, Florida
3/30/89 Greensboro
Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
4/3/89
Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4/8/89
Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, Ohio
4/15/89 MECCA,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
4/29/89 Irvine
Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, California
5/27/89
Oakland Coliseum Stadium, Oakland, California
7/7/89 JFK
Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
9/29/89 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
10/12/89 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
10/19/89 The Spectrum,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10/22/89 Charlotte
Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina
10/26/89 Miami Arena,
Miami, Florida
12/8/89 Great
Western Forum, Inglewood, California
3/16/90 Capital
Centre, Landover, Maryland
3/26/90
Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
5/6/90
Cal State Dominguez Hills Soccer Field, Carson, California
6/15/90 Shoreline
Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California
7/16/90 Rich
Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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Official Recordings (8)