Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia
In the attics of my life
Full of cloudy dreams unreal
Full of tastes no tongue can know
And lights no eye can see
When there was no ear to hear
You sang to me
I have spent my life
Seeking all that's still unsung
Bent my ear to hear the tune
And closed my eyes to see
When there were no strings to play
You played to me
In the book of love's own dreams
Where all the print is blood
Where all the pages are my days
And all my lights grow old
When I had no wings to fly
You flew to me
You flew to me
In the secret space of dreams
Where I dreaming lay amazed
When the secrets all are told
And the petals all unfold
When there was no dream of mine
You dreamed of me
Grateful Dead Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | ||||
studio 1970 | American Beauty | ||||
15 May 1970 | Road Trips Vol 3 No 3 (early show) | ||||
6 Jun 1970 | American Beauty (note 1) | ||||
24 Oct 1970 | Dave's Picks Volume 51 | ||||
27 Dec 1970 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2016) | ||||
27 Sep 1972 | Dick's Picks Vol 11 | ||||
9 Oct 1989 | Warlocks Box | ||||
16 Oct 1989 | Nightfall Of Diamonds | ||||
30 Mar 1990 | Spring 1990 (note 2) | ||||
12 Jun 1992 | 30 Days Of The Dead (2024) | ||||
5 Jul 2015 | Fare Thee Well (CD and DVD) (note 3) | ||||
(Plus live recordings by The Dead, Furthur, Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends etc not listed here. See Grateful Dead Family Discography for a full list.) | |||||
Other Recordings | |||||
Date | Album | Recorded By | |||
2000 | Dead Grass | Vassar Clements | |||
2001 | Gratefully Yours | Jim Hudak | |||
2004 | Werewolves Of Atlanta: Halloween 2004 | Dark Star Orchestra | |||
2007 | At Fine Arts Center, UMass | The American Beauty Project | |||
2010 | At Page Auditorium, Duke University | The American Beauty Project | |||
2013 | Keys | Keller Willams | |||
2013 | Harpin' On The Dead | Anela Lauren | |||
2015 | Larry Campbell & Theresa Williams | Larry Campbell & Theresa Williams | |||
2015 | It's A Hand-Me-Down | David Gans | |||
2015 | Ready For Love | T Sisters | |||
2015 | Songs Of Their Own | Midnight North | |||
2015 | Grateful Jazz | Jazz Is Dead | |||
2016 | Songs To Fill The Air (WFMU Pledge Drive) | William Tyler | |||
2016 | Day Of The Dead | Angel Olsen | |||
2018 | Dead Songs Vol 2 | Barton Hills Choir | |||
2019 | Dead Air | Lowland Hum |