Hootie and the Blowfish - Not Even the Trees (lyrics) - Cracked Rear View

[1222Cathy]

Brings me down to 'reality'. LOVE

[blondambition09]

I MISS YOU MY BEAUTIFUL BROTHER!!!!!! TAKEN FROM ME SOON!!!!!! I DANCE WITH YOU ON ANGELS WINGS!!!!!!!

[Giermindl]

God Damn !!! do I miss you Heather !! I was a fool to ever let you go, something i regret to this day!! I cant even tell you cause your in a new relationship and your happy thats something I have always wantted for you. I still think of you then I hear this. <3<3<3 Sorry for everything!

[gbyrne561]

sacred heart of jesus mary and joseph, this struck me in the right place my son, il tell yah that much

[ezfla]

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[bushidobrother06]

fact is there is someone listening, according to psalms 34:18, this verse got me through the toughest times in my life. my grandma, and cousin and grandpa, and uncle, and eldest daughter all gone but not forgotten. "The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.", that's real

[Metalclown22]

this and lagacy of odio are my dad songs. he has been dead for 5 years now. for the longest time i couldnt hear this song without crying. now thats music

[themadamej]

@Metalclown22 that's so true....so much great music......but the songs that move us are the ones we never forget just like those people in our lives...

[mjh8812]

Darius ruckers country singing is alright..but songs like this is what made him...hootie took it to another level..wish they'd come back and release songs even halfff as good as this one....

[themadamej]

@mjh8812 agreed....what he does now is still good but the richness of his voice and the emotion does not show the way it does in the era when he played this music....i just found a record the other day another one of his that is great too....gonna try to upload some as soon as i can get it into my comp and cross my fingers that youtube lets it up....had a hard time getting these hootie songs up....i don't thing Darius minds though :)

[macross25]

I bought this CD the day it came out & still have it, awesome music!!!

[themadamej]

@macross25 same here and yes it is!!! so glad you like it :)

[em1wal]

I Love my Dad Sooo much!! and this just reminds me of him so so much!! love you dad X X X

[themadamej]

@em1wal very sweet...lucky dad and lucky you! :)

[cruisinlows10]

Cracked Rear View is a masterpiece.

[themadamej]

@cruisinlows10 I agree!!! :)

[iampunitan]

if you've lost someone before their time

[themadamej]

@iampunitan I'm sorry....

[cbra66]

just went old school today and listened to Hootie in my car...im glad i did..never knew this song existed. Love it!

[themadamej]

@cbra66 very happy to introduce you to this song ;)

[RedDustRoad]

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[themadamej]

@RedDustRoad I don't normally allow comments such as yours but hey.....I'm all for supporting new bands getting their start...good luck!!

[drwestm83]

Another great 90s group. This song is one of Hootie's most underrated.

[themadamej]

@drwestm83 agreed!!

[PuppyLove7512]

I Love Hootie! And I'm a MetalHead. Darius Rucker has one of the Best Voices in Music Today

[themadamej]

@PuppyLove7512 i love metal too!!! but Darius has such a rich voice!!!! :)

[lukystrke13]

Hootie EFFIN Kicks Ass! Darius Rucker is amazing!

[themadamej]

@lukystrke13 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

[beccaboo121410]

lying down in charleston under the carolina sky baby im a charleston boy myself and i LOVE hootie saw these guys before they got big

[themadamej]

@beccaboo121410 I love Charleston and you are lucky to live there and to have seen Hootie and the Blowfish before they got big....thank you ;)

[sanviduca]

And it makes me wonder

If the stars shine when my eyes close

Or does my brothers heart cry

I don't know

[themadamej]

@sanviduca makes me wonder too....

[MBJB07]

Powerful

[themadamej]

@MBJB07 it is it is powerful indeed!

[southkid1992]

this song is sweet tender and tortured...

[themadamej]

@southkid1992 that is the best description of this song that anyone has commented......you are right: sweet, tender and oh so tortured......

[drewcolston22]

@themadamej ohh cool

[Tara121Brigden]

This entire album and the 'Musical Chairs' album is my holiday music! We go up to the Lake District, and blasting those two albums whilst driving through the mountains is so breathtaking, and it's been a tradition ever since I was small :) I LOVE THIS BAND XD

[themadamej]

@Tara121Brigden what a great tradition!!!!!

[Vamphaery]

Brings back powerful memories of listening to this after my best friend was killed when I was a teenager. Sitting by my window, looking at the trees, asking the same questions this song is asking. Now I'm 30. And you are still not forgotten. Never underestimate the impact your existence can have on another human being, young or old.

Love and best wishes to anyone else listening to this because they're missing someone right now.

[themadamej]

@Vamphaery tough to loose a friend no matter what age we are but when loosing a friend in the teen years it really doesn't make sense at all.....live your life though with your friend always with you....carrying them wherever life may take you...best to you as well :)

[MrByrdman85]

damn i can remember this whole album. i was 12 or 13 when my mom bought it for me. i didn't realize then how great this band was! but i do now.

[zana0701]

@MrByrdman85 Same here! My Mom listened to all the 90's greats: The Wallflowers, Hootie, Blind Melon, the list is endless. I was only 5 or 6 when she got this one. She used to have Tuesdays and Thursdays off and she would clean the house with some sort of 90's alternative on while us kids were home. Such sweet memories!! :D

[MrCopperhead1861]

The night I found out my uncle died (2006) I found this song in a bunch of mp3s and I just sat there with it on repeat thinking about him. I'm a causal H&BF fan, but they always have a special place in my heart for writing it.

I"ll always love you uncle Conrad.

[themadamej]

@MrCopperhead1861 such a touching comment...and such a wonderful memory of your uncle :)

[johnnyrocket05]

MIKE, it's been six years now and it feel like yesterday he took you away form us. The pain is still so real. Your in my thoughts and heart.....I'll see you someday soon. your loving sister- Dawn

[themadamej]

@johnnyrocket05 always you will miss and love your brother....and the pain is oh so very real....you grieve still i feel...perhaps you always will...keep the music of your heart playing...

[tje6300]

I held this song  on my dash till i got to SC and took a look at the sky while it played. Just another way to feel. thanks

[themadamej]

@tje6300 the carolina skies are so very beautiful as is the song!! thank you :)

[CMMY81]

What a tune.......But no ones listening to me not even the trees......

[matthewb2015]

Is that Pino on bass ?? LOL !!

[Eaglefly124]

This is a great song; Darius Rucker is one of the finest singers we have. And this album got overplayed when it came out, but it is a collection of good songs, well worth listening to.

[CMMY81]

My lord I can't leave this page. When I hear this she is right there.

[themadamej]

@CMMY81 awhh wow and :(

[CMMY81]

I miss U Sarah..... I just miss U.

[themadamej]

@CMMY81 missing someone dear to us is so painful....it's okay to miss her....keep your memories though

[CMMY81]

I miss u :(

[themadamej]

@CMMY81 :(

[arimababy]

this song takes me back.. I think about my grandmother.. It makes me wonder about so many things....love this song, Darius Rucker sings from his heart and soul.

Miss you, grandma! Gonna see u on the other side someday..:)

[Smaugren]

This song...and now this picture remind me of the good old days. Around the time this came out I was in the stages of adolescence. During those days I would work with my Grandpa on the farm, and go deer hunting. I remember this song playing in my earphones one of those cold Winter mornings while we rode to the farm. Now, the song's lyrics have turned 180 degrees....I used to think it was just a great song.

[themadamej]

@Smaugren what an amazing memory!! Thank you so very much for sharing....happy holidays to you and yours :)

[Smaugren]

Look...I wouldn't admit to anybody that I know these days that I ever liked this group, but this song brings me back years ago when I listened to this album on the way to hunt deer with my Grandpa.

[themadamej]

@Smaugren oh gosh!! go ahead and admit it to people you know today.......you'll be doing them a huge favor if they haven't heard Hootie and especially this song....it's timeless :)

[Durbin1977]

@Smaugren Never be embarrassed by music you like. It really is the soundtrack of our lives. To me, this song brings me back to days my mom was alive. I would listen to it and wonder how it would feel when she was gone. Now I know....

[LousisanaShoveling]

Listeners might like the song Innocence by the band

and may like:

Olivia Broadfield- Holding on to you

Sondre Lerche- On and off again

Tracy Chapman- Open arms

Beatles- Long and Winding Road

[themadamej]

@LousisanaShoveling all great songs.......thank you for suggesting them :)

[msclecarcrzy]

he sings with sooo much emotion you can feel the sadness....great song performed by a even greater artist!!!!! *****

[WHATTV1]

one of the greatest songs ever written in my opinion and when i tried to tell people about it no listened to me not even the trees lol love this song

[themadamej]

@WHATTV1 cute comment :)  lol :) and you are right......it's great! :)

[Tigerisalive7]

I just love this song. Its been exactly 9 years since I lost my dad when I was 19. And till this day I thank him for all he did for me. This song reminds of the initial years when I was still coping with the loss. I used to listen it so often then. Now years have gone by and memories start to fade but the pain remains. Listening to this song reminds of those days and it still hurts.

Thank you so much for uploading this song. Nothing could describe what I used to feel much better than this!

[themadamej]

@Tigerisalive7 You are welcome and I must say that I am also very glad that I was able to get this uploaded....seems it touches so many people. Thank you for sharing your story, even though it's painful for you to remember the terribly sad day you lost you father......hold tight to those memories!!

[CMMY81]

@Tigerisalive7 Sorry for your loss. I feel your pain oh so much. He's looking over you.

[alliekatt1997]

@Tigerisalive7 I loved Hootie and the Blowfish when they came out and I listened to this album often then. I lost my dad 4 years ago and I rediscovered this song.. the lyrics completely blew me away. I still listen to it all the time.

[laustererk]

@Tigerisalive7 I feel the same way, this song came out after my mother died and when I listen to it, I kinda feel like she's with me.

[Tigerisalive7]

Like this song

[dykstrark]

this is exactly how i feel halfway through my first semester at college.

[themadamej]

@dykstrark oh no!!  interesting comment :) thank you for listening!

[mannyac82]

This song always brings a tear to my eye.

[themadamej]

@mannyac82 this song seems to do that to a lot of people.....me too

[msclecarcrzy]

i love all of hooties music but i will have to say i believe this is one of my if not my favorite song.After listening to the lyrics it really hits home and i'm sure a lot of people can relate to it.Great song by a great band!!!!

[CMMY81]

And when I see you in my dreams does it mean anything are you trying to talk to me? I hope you are. I miss you.

[pok3rqueen]

Hey, thats cool, I LOVE this song for a different reason but I hope you can find those answers or at least come to a comfort level,

dolphins1980

[jmfitzgerald0906]

I've always loved this song. I've listened to it "blindly" for 15 years. My older brother passed away last week. He was 46. I miss him so much. This song says everything I want to say to him.

[themadamej]

@jmfitzgerald0906 I'm really sorry about your brother.....it seems in reading over all these comments this song brings a lot of people to an expression of their feelings.....what a precious gift from the songwriter, the singer for we the listeners.......

[MsAnnieCreamcheese]

My grandfather raised me when my piece of shit junkie mother wouldn't-- he passed this last December with a lot of unanswered questions on my end. I've been called cold and heartless; it's not that I'm emotionless, I just don't know how to say anything. This song is the only thing I can find that comes close to how I feel. I don't know what I'd do without it, probably implode and die with all this pain.

"Will I see your face again, tell me do you care?"

nfs.

[themadamej]

@MsAnnieCreamcheese that's one of the best things about music is that it says what we often cannot say......I am really sorry that you've had such hard knocks in your life and very glad to share this song with you :)

[calicoast58]

@MsAnnieCreamcheese I am sorry you have had such pain, I wish you a happier life from now on I will talk to you anytime

[themadamej]

@calicoast58 I hope MsAnnieCreamcheese see's your message.....sweet of you

[CMMY81]

@MsAnnieCreamcheese Sorry for your loss. This song means so much to me as well.

[themadamej]

@CMMY81 I hope MsAnnieCreamcheese see's your message.....sweet of you as well

[seanandtracey1]

the last cd i bought before music went to shit!

[themadamej]

@seanandtracey1 long time for me as well, but this cd I love very much, seems a lot of people do ;) glad you like it ;)

[ryguy2]

When I see you in my dreams... does it mean anything, are you tryin' to talk to me?

That's so good, man. I love it.

[themadamej]

@ryguy2 excellent lyric's I think...... :)

[themainmusicmanic]

dude this songs bass line is amazing

[themadamej]

@themainmusicmanic you are so very right about that....thank you for listening :)

[sirromeo69]

makes you think about life and what you really want to do!!

[themadamej]

@sirromeo69 always good to think about what we really want to do with our lives and then put it into action, life is short.....live it! :)

[menomoniehockey]

Darius, your voice is so black and so beautiful. My Mom had Cracked Rear View on cassette and I swear I wore that thing out completely listening to it every day.

[themadamej]

@menomoniehockey what a sweet memory :)

[ThePlatapus]

That bassist is so cool, at first I thought it was Les Claypool... Yup

[crazyjoeinidaho]

@ThePlatapus Dean Felber is the Bassist just in case you didnt know.

[themadamej]

@crazyjoeinidaho i think this is a great all around song, both the guitar, the voice and the composition and thanks for sharing info with those that have a listen :)

[themadamej]

@ThePlatapus :))

[Teothehun]

For the longest time I couldn't seem to find this on youtube... very sweet of you putting it up, I am very thankful.

[themadamej]

@Teothehun you are welcome, I'm really glad you like it :) Enjoy!!

[therickshow1]

this is the best fretless bass playing i've ever heard.

[themadamej]

@therickshow1 Thanks so much for listening and yes the guitar is so smooth along with Darius's voice.....such a great song! :)

[rudegyalseen]

lori listen to this...my favorite song ever

[themadamej]

@rudegyalseen so happy to hear that this is your favorite song ever......it's a great one :)

[mattmps]

@themadamej what a

voice.

[themadamej]

@mattmps indeed his voice is awesome....thank you for listening!!

[stlrscrazy3663]

this song reminds me of one of my friends has recently killed him self...good song

[themadamej]

@stlrscrazy3663 I am so very sorry to hear about your friend, I don't know you but as one person to another I know how much suicide hurts those left behind, I hope you make peace with what happened, I hope this song is a good reminder of your friend

[jgensic]

Thanks for posting

[themadamej]

@jgensic you are very welcome!!! Thank you for listening :))))

[crazyjoeinidaho]

ALL TIME FAVORITE Hootie song right here!

[themadamej]

@crazyjoeinidaho I love this song too :) Happy you love it too :)

[triflobialglopex]

This bass riff is incredible. Words can't describe how much I want to learn how to play it.

[themadamej]

@triflobialglopex this is an awesome piece for guitar and I sure hope that you learn to play it, I know you can do it!

[NCfan1011]

this songs reminds me of all of the people who i loved and deeply cherished who passed on. it brings a tear to my eye every time i hear it. it is my favorite song ever. this song can really relate to people going through tough times. i will always love and listen to this song and it always gives me hope!!!

[themadamej]

@NCfan1011 it's a sad but normal part of life to loose those we love but it's not easy and hopefully our memories keep us strong......and give us a smile along with our tears. Music is a great inspiration and comfort to me.....and of course so very happy to have shared this special song :)

[emtasticccc]

cracked rear view is one of the few cd's that i can actually listen to all of the songs on. i love hootie & the blowfish. these lyrics are so real.

[themadamej]

@emtasticccc yes the entire album is fantastic and yes Not Even the Trees has amazing lyrics.....hits real close to home

[Bllackguard666]

Beautiful song, one of my faves from Hootie. TY.

[themadamej]

@Bllackguard666 you are so very welcome......one of my all time fav's too :)

[purzheen]

This song meant a lot to me as a young man. What a great piece of art!

[themadamej]

@purzheen it is a great piece of art and hopefully means a lot to you now you are a grown man!!! Thanks so much :)

[delfinfloresca]

Lying down in Charleston under the Carolina sky. . .

[Shydlows]

THE GREATEST LINE!!!

[themadamej]

@Shydlows thanks a lot for listening!!

[themadamej]

@delfinfloresca :))))))))))) I have many happy memories of days spent under those Carolina skies :)

[themadamej]

@delfinfloresca not much sweeter than that :)

[livingonlemondrops]

Nothing but nice!!....*****

[themadamej]

@livingonlemondrops off topic, but noticing your name, lemon drops are awesome great user name :)

[livingonlemondrops]

Great cd, love this song!!....*****

[themadamej]

@livingonlemondrops thanks so much!!! 

[tattoofthesun]

spooky pic.

amazing song, maybe my fav on the album

[themadamej]

@tattoofthesun it is an amazing song and the photo is a place near my home, a very peaceful and beautiful place where I can just sit surrounded by nature :)

[tattoofthesun]

@themadamej wow, awesome.

[themadamej]

@tattoofthesun thank you very much!! very sweet of you :)

[rudegyalseen]

thank you so freaking much this is my favourite song in the whole wide world....i cry everytime and havent been able to listen to it online EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!

[themadamej]

@rudegyalseen you are so very welcome, and sorry that it took me so long to reply, silly me I never figured out how to do it before now **blushes and smiles** Enjoy!!!

[SeafoodCharlie]

Does anyone have Look Away? This is my fav off of CRM

[themadamej]

@SeafoodCharlie I have Look Away and actually did a vid, no idea why I never uploaded it but I will get it up soon!

[mymetal72]

really good song..

[themadamej]

@mymetal72 you are right! Thanks so much :)

[VicInNocal]

I'm generally not a big Darius Rucker fan, but this song is awesome.

[rudegyalseen]

@VicInNocal HERE HERE!!!

[themadamej]

@rudegyalseen your comment made me smile!

[themadamej]

@VicInNocal personally I love the depth of Darius Rucker's voice and happy that you like it, it is an awesome song

[ezfla]

BRAVO,its posted again! :)....GREAT SONG!

[themadamej]

@ezfla sorry to say that I did have to fight to get this up, had it up once and youtube removed it but this time seems it's here to stay and will be here as long as youtube exists!

[2allnamaste]

I love you

x x x

[laxdude303]

a couple songs from Cracked Rear View are really awesome songs, yet really depressing :/

[themadamej]

@laxdude303 I love them all but I know what you mean, that's the power of music though: sometimes we need to feel no matter what the feeling is and then move past it and music helps me do that

[mannyac82]

Thank you SO much for posting this. I've been waiting at least 3-4 years to hear the proper version of this song. I've cried more than once to this song.

Could you please also upload Goodbye?

[themadamej]

@mannyac82 I uploaded Goodbye awhile back, I hope you found it and enjoyed it too!!

[Rwr1311]

My favorite song

[rudegyalseen]

@Rwr1311 MY FAVOURITE SONG IN THE WORLD TOO

[themadamej]

@rudegyalseen I never realized when I uploaded Not Even the Trees that there were so many other people who would enjoy it and I am so happy that you found it and listened!

[themadamej]

@Rwr1311 yes one of my favorites too, happy you found it and enjoyed!

[themadamej]

@Rwr1311 and what a great choice for a favorite song :)

[6meets9]

Sweet. :)

[themadamej]

@6meets9 thank you, yes it is a sweet pic and song, thank you :)

[Gothicisms]

my first time to hear such a song, very beautiful and pieceful..

***5/5***

[themadamej]

@Gothicisms thank you very much and very happy that you got to hear this very lovely song and the place the picture was taken is very peaceful indeed! :)