Phish - Twenty Years Later Lyrics






I can hold my breath for a minute or so
Five days without food is as long as I'll go
I didn't sleep once for four days and three nights
I once didn't stop for seven red lights

I jumped into water that's fifty degrees
I've rowed in a kayak in thirty foot seas
I've stayed in the woods for a week with a knife
A flint, when I lost it nearly cost me my life
Twenty years later I'm still upside down

And it's a small world and it's turning real fast
(We're upside down)
It's a new day and the morning has passed
(Turned upside down)

It's a short road but the mountains aren't tall
(Lived upside down)
It's a small world but we all start out small

I've pulled through air though I feel I'm alone
I stick with the others to the skin of the stone
I stop for a stranger just to give him a lift
I cling like a lizard to the side of a cliff

I treat every minute like an hour and then
It seems like a year has just flashed by again
We build a foundation but where do we stand
When all air is water and all water is land?
Twenty years later, I'm still upside down

And it's a small world and it's turning real fast
(We're upside down)
It's a new day but the morning has passed
(Turned upside down)

It's a short road but the mountains aren't tall
(Lived upside down)
It's a small world but we all start out small

Feel it turning in circles
And you're never the same again
Spin slowly while sounds cascade and decay
I'm here upside down

It's a small world but it's turning real fast
(Turned upside down)
It's a new day but the morning has passed
(Here upside down)

It's a short road but the mountains aren't tall
(Lived upside down)
It's a small world and we all start out small

Inside this silence see
All are free, all are free second time around
Inside this silence see
All are free, all are free second time around

Inside this silence see
All are free, all are free second time around
Inside this silence see
All are free, all are free second time around

Inside this silence see
All are free, all are free second time around
Inside this silence see
All are free, all are free second time around

Inside this silence see
All are free, all are free second time around
Inside this silence see
All are free, all are free second time around





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  1. B.... M....

    One of my all-time favorite jams, era notwithstanding.

  2. J.... S....

    Was there. This is a very nice version indeed. Surfs up.

  3. p.... ....

    In 94/95 this song would have been twice as long, but still..very strong tour opener.

  4. S.... S....

    Don't sleep in the 'Show of Life' that followed this jam...t'was epicness-- 2018 Trey in effect!!...I lost some tears of joy😢😍✌

  5. N.... T....

    E Greatest 20 years later ever? Isn’t that a contradiction? I mean this is the only one I ever heard that was longer than 3 minutes. It meanders for a while in a space groove until they lock in on those sci-fi sounds and trance grooves. I like it one they hit that part. About 9 minutes in.

    N.... T....

    Please see 10/29/13

    N.... T....

    and now 6/30/19!!!

  6. A.... P....

    #TRIPMETALAPPROVED

  7. J.... F....

    Wow, this is great work, all around, that 5th member leading the charge

  8. B.... M....

    I fucking love this band so much...21yrs later...

  9. d.... ....

    This melted my brain on 10/16 and I still havent recovered

  10. R.... D....

    Been almost 20 years since big cypress!

  11. m.... k....

    Was a good 2 night run

  12. C.... M....

    Absolute face melter. I feel privileged having been there to witness it!

  13. D.... A....

    Ck5 is a master

  14. P.... N....

    Give me the Albany Tube!!!

  15. i.... ....

    how??????????? do they keep figuring out new sounds????????

  16. J.... T....

    You need to fix the Date...night 1 was the 16th...thanks... col piper n the red red worms..

    J.... T....

    Justin Tyrrell where do you live? I seen your name and gasped. I lost a friend with the same name as yours. Justin Terrell. Overdose on heroin. Such a shame. He lived in Scranton

    J.... T....

    I’m from Black Rock,CT...I’m really sorry about that man...I have never met anyone else with the same 1st n last name..Minus the Y in the last name an you got it...Now for the D ...that shit is awlful dude...I’m sending my love n prayers...

  17. N.... G....

    Thank effing God for this

  18. C.... M....

    The light rig in this Tour is more stellar than ever... Incredible.

  19. J.... S....

    had a blast on this 2 night run. 10/17/2018 was pure HEAT

  20. J.... R....

    My first ever Phish show. It felt like the arena was turning into an alien spacecraft and was about to lift off into outer space during that jam.

    J.... R....

    welcome aboard

    J.... R....

    You picked an awesome first show Jake - I have seen 20 including some epic ones and this was one of my favorite that I've ever seen. Amazing energy in that building!

    J.... R....

    Welcome Jake, to hopefully a life long relationship with Phish! My first show was barely 5 years ago, here in Glens Falls, NY and I just cant get enough! Again, Welcome Aboard!

    J.... R....

    Welcome to the Spaceship.

    J.... R....

    Jake R that happened to me during the Charleston Melt😂 it was my 2nd show

  21. y.... ....

    the title in the beginning says "October 17th, 2018"... I wonder if they thought no one would notice lol

  22. H.... ....

    Best Version ever

  23. K.... V....

    Cool-ass odd-time breakdown at tail-end of tune but running red lights very very bad

  24. e.... ....

    favorite. thanks phish

  25. T.... ....

    We’re gonna need that Hampton Simple.

    T.... ....

    RR RR, 30+ Likes agree with TacTundra and count me as one of them. Simple was the best jam of the tour thus far.

    T.... ....

    Edward Levine Edward Levine never said it wasn’t lil spunion. Just provided an “or”.

    T.... ....

    Down with that....I have lots of "and/or's" I'd love to see

    T.... ....

    Looks like we convinced them! It's up!

    T.... ....

    That Simple is simply incredible. It's why we keep coming back and suffer from FOMO unlike any other fan base.

  26. J.... S....

    Rock music fan From1998 to 2018!

  27. E.... M....

    We all start out small...

    E.... M....

    Minimal tension

  28. L.... P....

    Alpharetta ghost!

    L.... P....

    At least Carini...

    L.... P....

    We need the alpha ghost. I will not stop.