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Uploaded by on Dec 31, 2008

(c) 2008. Grace Chang.

Dave Matthews Band- Mother, Father

Mother, father please explain to me
Why a world so full of mystery
A place so bitter and still so sweet
So beautiful and yet so full of sad, sad...

Mother, father please explain to me
Why forests march to desert speed
While snowcapped mountains melt away
What do we tell our babies, when do we say, oh

Mother, father please explain to me
How a man who rocks his child to sleep
Pulls the trigger on his brothers heart
He digs a hole right to the middle of this storm of hatred

Mother, father please explain to me
How it could be so this world has come to be
A precious balance in between
Such cruelty and such kindness please

Mother, father please explain to me
How this world has come to be
Unequaled in her blessings, oh, I see
Unbridled hatred so extreme, please tell me

Mother, father please explain to me
How this world has come to be so
Twisted between time and dreams
Oh, mother, father please explain to me
Oh, whats all this talk about?
All this talk about it
Spinning down, down, down, down, down
All this talk about
Endless words without
Nothings done

Mother, father do you know
Why one mans belly overflows
Another sleeps in hungers bed
Oh, we trade our world for a piece of bread

Oh mother, father please explain to me
How this rare worlds come to be
A place so full of color yet overflowing
Always in black and white
Drowning in the waters of our...

Mother, father please explain to me
How this world has come to be
While still blessed in all the things we see
Such a sad, sad home for you and me

Come out, and hold,
Come on out you
Come on out you
Come and save yourself

Come on out you
Come on were taking the water
Were taken the water
Were taken the water
But you know
We got the freedom
We got the freedom

Theres no God above
And no hell below
Oh, its here with us
Its up to us
To keep afloat

How this sweet world has come to be
Oh to keep afloat

Mother, father please explain to me
How this rare world has come to be
Oh, let the blue planet
Let the blue planet

Mother, father please explain to me
Mother, father please explain to me.

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  • thank you all for your encouraging comments-- it was a long process but i loved making this video.  :)

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  • I promise I won't cry..... I lied I just did

  • bellissimo... <3

  • I know it's not DMB's best album, but how can people hate this song?

  • You are a genius ! Best vid on youtube, I commend you on your time and effort ! .. peace :)

  • unbelievable .... thank you for one of the most compelling compilations ever ... you have captured the true meaning behind DMB's awesome song ... 

  • Speechless! just beautiful, thanks!

  • Warren Miller anyone? Cold fusion

  • Great video ,I really appreciate your work :)

  • One World One people no weapons no presidents no priministers of anything they are the fabricators of misery.

  • the only dave matthews song i've ever liked. also follows a similar theme as metallica's "dyer's eve," although the latter is more personal and religious while this one is more emotional and universal. great track.

  • Theres so many different worlds

    So many differents suns

    And we have just one world

    But we live in different ones

  • oh my...

  • well done... you've really captured the soul of this song accurately

  • Remarkable work! Thank you!!!!

  • Great video!

  • Awesome photos...

  • Little Blue Planet.... Little Blue Planet... PERFECT! Thank you..... Happy Memorial Day...

  • amazing job and photos, perfect timing and perfect song, KUDOS!

  • Thank you for making this IT IS PERFECT for the song. It is a huge eye & heart opener <3 Blessings~ <3

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