Album: August And Everything After (1993)

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• My friend assures me "It's all or nothing"
  I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
  My friend implores me "For one time only, make an exception"
  I am not not worried
  Wrap her up in a package of lies, send her off to a coconut island
  I am not worried, I am not overly concerned
  With the status of my emotions "Oh" she says "You're changing"
  But we're always changing
  It does not bother me to say this isn't love
  Because if you don't want to talk about it then it isn't love
  And I guess I'm going to have to live with that
  But, I'm sure there's something in a shade of grey or something in between
  And I can always change my name, if that's what you mean
  
  My friend assures me "It's all or nothing"
  But I am not really worried, I am not overly concerned
  You try to tell yourself the things you try tell yourself
  To make yourself forget
  To make yourself forget
  I am not worried
  "If it's love" she said
  "Then we're gonna have to think about the consequences"
  But she can't stop shaking, and I can't stop touching her and
  
  This time when kindness falls like rain
  It washes her away and Anna begins to change her mind
  "These seconds when I'm shaking leave me shuddering for days" she says
  And I'm not ready for this sort of thing
  
  But I'm not gonna break and I'm not going to worry about it anymore
  I'm not gonna bend and I'm not gonna break
  I'm not gonna worry about it anymore
  No, no, no, no
  It seems like I should say "As long as this is love"
  But it's not all that easy so maybe I should just
  Snap her up in a butterfly net and just pin her down on a photograph album
  I am not worried, 'cause I've done this sort of thing before
  But then I start to think about the consequences
  That I don't get no sleep in a quiet room and
  
  This time when kindness falls like rain
  It washes me away and Anna begins to change my mind
  And every time she sneezes I believe it's love and
  Oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing
  
  She's talking in her sleep (rain falls down)
  It's keeping me awake and Anna begins to toss and turn (rain comes falling down)
  And every word is nonsense but I understand and (rain falls down)
  Oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing (rain comes falling down)
  
  Her kindness bangs a gong (rain falls down)
  It's moving me along and Anna begins to fade away (rain comes falling down)
  It's chasing me away (rain falls down)
  She disappears and
  Oh lord, I'm not ready for this sort of thing Writer/s: Adam Fredric Duritz, Charles Thomas Gillingham, David Lynn Bryson, Lydia Holly, Martin David Jones, Matthew Mark Malley, Steve Bowman, Tobias Hawkins
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 13

• Jay T from OkThis song has always touched me....I never knew why (and I still don't, really). When they released the LP, I listend to this song over and over, not really knowing why.....10, 20 years later I still listen...now it brings tears, still no idea why. Finally in 2023 I listen (multiple times), sang the song with the lyrics, researched the "why" of this song and I "think" I finally get it. God I love this song and what I "think" it represents. The fact that they (Counting Crows) can build a song that makes people think (or me, anyway) about this feeling is awesome. Thank you....
• Reek V from Nv Thanks to my buuuudy Squatch, I’ve grown to really appreciate this band!!
• Phil from England Absolutely love this song. One of my favourite Counting Crows tracks with great vocals, melody and lyrics.
  Always brings me down rather than lifts me up though, as it reminds me of my experience with a girl from University in my last year who I still regret not telling her how I feel.
  We got on great in classes, but I wasn't brave enough to take it further and really wasn't ready for that sort of thing.
  I still vividly remember the last time I saw her, walking up the street ahead of me after an exam. I thought I'd see her at least once more to try and build up the courage to ask her to keep in touch. But it turns out I didn't, that was the last time I ever saw her, and I was literally watching her walk out of my life. That still really hurts. It's the biggest regret of my life.
  Love the song, but it brings me to tears at times thinking of Leanne.
• Steven from UsaThis is my favorite song of all time. Every time I hear. I am filled with emotion, it’s undeniable. It’s one of the finest songs ever written. Every time she sneezes I believe it’s love..... Doesn’t come around too hard.
• Michigan Chet from MichiganAnd every word was nonsense
  But I understood
  And like the song says, I wasn’t ready for that sort of thing
• Michigan Chet from MichiganThis song affects me deeply. Because I knew what it was about the first time i heard it. Because I had a very similar experience to What Adam had; my Anna was in Korea. And after she disappeared, the denial about how much I loved her broke down and a part of me misses her to this day
• Natalie from Los Angeles, CaThis is my favorite song of all time. The lyrics of this song make me cry everytime I hear them. This song is very special to me and reminds me of how my relationship with my boyfriend was for the first few years we were together. Thanks Adam for such a beautiful song.
• Hare from Cambridge, England"She's talking in her sleep, it's keeping me awake. And Anna begins to toss and turn. And every word is nonsense, but I understand." Are some of the most...understanding and beautiful words I've ever heard in a song.
• Millerman from Dacusville, ScHere's something I've noticed about this incredibile song: Adam's vocal is delivered almost entirely without breaks or pauses between verse, chorus, and bridge. Once he starts singing he never really stops til after the last note is played. Awesome. There were no fade outs on their first album and most ended with Adam's voice being the last thing heard.
• Taufuboy from Burke, Vaamazing song. about a person who isnt ready for a commitment and isnt ready to settle down. The singer doesnt knwo why or something. not sure. awsome song
• Izzie from Lala, Hii love this song. my favorite line is "everytime she sneezes i believe its love," i dont know i just love it. this song is awesome
• Luke from Manchester, EnglandThis song is one of the finest songs ever written
• Spence from Houston, Txthis song is about a girl named Anna Belle The Third starting her new life as a prostitute, and Adam Duritz happened to be the first guy for her.

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