Greensky Bluegrass - In Control Lyrics






Started fleeing comfort for something closer
To the edge for the view in contempt of the conscience
Thoughts abandoning my shoes
But I turned to walk towards home instead
Though I am not without weakness
I will define what lies ahead;
I'm not out of control

Now I'm swerving in and out
To feel the force
Of the curve unchecked
I'm fond of the danger
Nothing's really out of line
Everyone should make the time to find it
Will you ride beside me now, or have I frightened all the words away?

I'm not out of control
I'm not out of control
I'm not out of control

If we could focus now
I'm certain this would all be clearer
Couldn't we last for a while?
What if we can't?

Everything around me now will be reduced to the ground
At the cost of my foolish nature
Consequence and conditioning all weighing at me
To slow my patience

It could all be worth it though
How the hell are we to know
We try...

It could all be worth it though
How the hell are we to know
We try...

I'm not out of control
I'm not out of control
I'm not out of control
I'm not out of control





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  1. K.... J....

    If you haven't heard Billy Strings play this beautiful song solo, you are missing out. Search "1935 Martin D-18 played by Billy Strings". You are welcome.

  2. h.... ....

    Beautiful

  3. M.... T....

    Simply amazing! Love, love, love the chord progression!

  4. j.... r....

    #Freeform

  5. A.... R....

    Started fleeing comfort for something closer
    To the edge for the view in contempt of the conscience thoughts
    Abandoning my shoes
    But I turned to walk towards home instead
    Though I am not without weakness
    I will define what lies ahead;
    I'm not out of control

    Now I'm swerving in and out
    To feel the force
    Of the curve unchecked;
    I'm fond of the danger
    Nothing's really out of line
    Everyone should make the time to find it
    Will you ride beside me now, or have I frightened all the words away?

    I'm not out of control

    If we could focus now
    I'm certain this would all be clearer
    Couldn't we last for a while?
    What if we can't???

    Everything around me now will be reduced to the ground
    At the cost of my foolish nature
    Consequence and conditioning
    All weighing at me
    To slow my patience

    A.... R....

    thank you

  6. j.... g....

    These guys have the ability to tear me up every time I'm drunk and I hear them. Such woe heavy music.. shits insane.

    j.... g....

    jeffrey gollobin me right now lol

    j.... g....

    same here haha, this was my lifes anthem for a few weeks

  7. R.... P....

    So gooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. C.... A....

    These guys are pure musical geniuses

  9. E.... T....

    Looove it! These guys never fail to impress..

  10. j.... r....

    #hit-factory

  11. B.... M....

    This song gives me watery eyes. Every damn time.

  12. B.... N....

    Really --- good-good music !

  13. N.... S....

    The quality of our dreams are both a reflection of our thoughts and actions as well as a foreshadowing of the fate of our souls in the next life...A nightly, temporary karma that beckons us to change -for the good- so as to avoid a more permanent karma.

    Complexity(🌎)+Beauty(🌷)
    =Intent(❤️)

    The Figure 8 Analogy:

    An analogy on life, death, the dreamstate and the symbolism intertwined within the human experience.

    We human beings are not moving in the -abstract- motion of a straight line towards death (for instance, the numerical straight line of say 1-89), rather we are moving in the motion of a figure 8. The Figure 8 is a natural repeating pattern that is divided into two halves and is thus the perfect symbol to represent the human life cycle and our two primary states of existence that we are continuously moving in and out of -the awake state and the dream state.

    When we awake from sleep, we come full circle to when we fall back asleep (represented by the bottom half of the figure 8), and when we go into the dream state, we come full circle to when we awake from the dream state (represented by the top half of the figure 8). Upon death, the figure 8 of life untwines, but it is not the body untwining from the mind that this analogy represents; It's two states of mind untwining to form a larger state of mind...(8->0)...Because the awake state is really a state -of mind, with our body's physical reality "consciously" intertwined, and the dream state is also a state -of mind, with our body's physical reality "subconsciously" intertwined. Therefore; upon death, these two states "of mind" untwine to form a larger state of mind...A state that has all the potentialities of the dream world (flying, telepathy, psychokinesis, etc) combined with all the actualities of the awake world(nature, form, bonds, etc). This I refer to as the "transitional analogy."

    While conceiving this analogy I realized life and death must be perceived -from one point of view- as seperate entities(the transitional analogy), but must also be perceived -from another point of view- as inseperable entities(the symbolic analogy) -both of which are ultimately linked by the dream state.

    The symbolic analogy consists of the untwined figure 8 of life/the 'circle of death' abstractly overlapping the 'circle of life'/the earth -with the overlappment representing the dream state (like the common area in a venn diagram), which implies that the dream state is just as much a part of life as is of death (by which semi-explains precognitive dreams, prodromal dreams, "visitations" by deceased relatives, etc; for the dream state has a foothold in the afterlife) and is based on the premise that "while our body sleeps, our dream state symbolically represents the state that awaits upon our body's ultimate rest.

    In other words, while we are lying down and -sleeping/dreaming, this natural process symbolizes where we go when we're ultimately lying down/dead -to a place "like" our dream state...A state "of mind", with our body's physical bonds eternally engrained and intertwined.

    👁~8~👁

  14. F.... L....

    seen them 4 times and going on 5 at red rocks on sept 23....they are so good I'm missing opening day of waterfowl season to see them....everyone I know is dumb founded

  15. F.... L....

    try the traveling McCourys and Mandolin Orange

  16. j.... c....

    I was in control until I met you

  17. S.... S....

    Love ❤

  18. K.... V....

    Mild hillbilly boys

  19. m.... r....

    HOLY MOLEY

  20. d.... ....

    Beautifully written.

  21. M.... S....

    gives me chills.. definitely my favorite song. i love GSBG!

    M.... S....

    Meka Summers wow.... and here I thought Windshield was my fav song by them. Fuckkk

  22. C.... ....

    Absolument fantastique

  23. S.... H....

    Love these guys!! I first seen them at the blue ox in WI best show at the Ox I do have to give a shout out to Pokey lafarge they were kick ass too fyi not really bluegrass but bad ass!! Happy new year to the band and all of there supporters hope you are all coked up and high!! I love you all and hope to see you again in the mid-west/Blue Ox!! Much Love!! Not Out Of Contol

  24. g.... g....

    bluegrass e de maiss

  25. g.... g....

    muito muito bom

    aguardando ai uma uma visita deles aqui no brasil

  26. t.... ....

    The best in bluegrass

    t.... ....

    Ever heard of Danny Paisley or Del McCoury?

    t.... ....

    did you ever hear of Greensky Bluegrass? ;)

    t.... ....

    I would agree!

  27. t.... ....

    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  28. c.... ....

    Just incredible. I saw these guys open for Yonder Mountain String Band at Red Rocks last month, and while Yonder was incredible, these guys stole the fucking show. So much god damn talent.

    c.... ....

    +ck675 I've slowly started to realize that I like them more than YMSB. Both are absolutely fantastic but there's just something special about these guys.

    c.... ....

    I was there too! going to see them this year again

    c.... ....

    Nick & Larissa Clark couldn't agree more with you on that. They are both awesome and they both have their special places in music. To me, yonder is more of a fun band to go see. They still have some deep songs with rather impressive meaning, yet I tend to socialize more with yonder. Where as with greensky, I usually get rather more engrossed in the music than the social experience. I bet seeing them both in the same night would be epic. Maybe top it off with some railroad earth too! Love new grass! This music gives my life meaning in this crazy world!

    c.... ....

    Just saw them headline for 3 nights at Red Rocks 4 year after your initial comment. Pretty cool to see where they have come now!

  29. M.... A....

    GSBG is the greatest

  30. w.... ....

    Love this!

  31. w.... ....

    love this

  32. C.... A....

    i love this song, es mi favorita!!!

  33. P.... ....

    Por favor que buenos son!! Me encanta el sonido que hacéis! Descubiertos por pura casualidad y me encantannnnnnnnn!!

  34. 2.... ....

    Pretty work on the dobro.

    2.... ....

    Amazing tone and every note is a good choice.

  35. m.... ....

    OHHHH yes indeed, my kind of band! 💋

  36. r.... s....

    so soothing, seeing them tomorrow in chicago.! Love this band the more I hear em.

  37. B.... D....

    Where have I been the last decade.  I dropped the ball on these guys.  Lots to catch up on.  Looking forward to the new album, I'll torrent that, but I will be glad to pay to go see these guys any time they want to come anywhere near the Northwest.

    B.... D....

    @Mindfull Yeah, they're really great. If you like them then you might like railroad earth or yonder mountain string band as well
    Good luck!

  38. C.... B....

    Can't wait for the new album on September 9th.  Your new stuff is absolutely incredible and I can't wait to have it on my Ipod to listen to all day.  Keep up the good work and you'll be huge someday for sure (not that you want to be)

    C.... B....

    3 years later and i'd say they're huge. Headliners at festivals allover the country, 2 nights at red rocks, and their own fest. you predicted my dude.

  39. s.... ....

    Where can I download this song, I have looked everywhere...

    s.... ....

    The album, If Sorrows Swim, was released in September. iTunes has it now.

  40. J.... S....

    Kick. Ass.

  41. L.... Z....

    This is simply beautiful. Just amazing

  42. M.... M....

    Cannot wait for the new album!

  43. S.... M....

    These guy are off the chain!

  44. o.... ....

    God Damn this is amazing.

  45. J.... H....

    I've listened to this song about 20 times tonight! Please play it this weekend in NY!

  46. C.... ....

    Great Stuff. Looking forward to seeing you guys in Charlottesville in a couple of weeks.

  47. C.... V....

    So glad to hear new songs and see new videos from you guys thanx!!!!

  48. A.... ....

    great man!

  49. S.... G....

    I can smell the weed through my laptop. Excellent work guys :)

  50. M.... S....

    Outstanding

  51. N.... ....

    How on earth are there no comments on this remarkable piece of art? Greensky Bluegrass are changing music forever!