Also the familiar name of a
Grateful Dead song dedicated to
Neal Cassidy and the
Merry Pranksters. Also dedicated to
Owsley AKA
Bear, the famous
LSD chemist.
The song is also seen as somewhat prophetic due to the Garcia line, "He has to die, you know he had to die," which Garcia latter did in life.
First recorded on "
Anthem of the Sun"
Full song title is "That's It For The Other One"
Words and music by
Jerry Garcia,
Bob Weir, and
Bill Kreutzmann Reprinted with permissions copyright
Ice Nine Publishing
the song is comprised of several different sections including:
"Cryptical Envelopment"
The other day they waited,
the sky was dark and faded,
Solemnly they stated,
"He has to die, you know he has to die."
All the children learnin',
from books that they were burnin',
Every leaf was turnin',
to watch him die,
you know he had to die.
The summer sun looked down on him,
His mother could but frown on him,
And all the other sound on him,
He had to die, you know he had to die.
"Quodlibet for tenderfeet": Instrumental
"The Faster We Go The Rounder We Get: aka part 2 or the Other One
Spanish lady come to me, she lays on me this rose.
It rainbow spirals round and round,
It trembles and explodes
It left a smoking crater of my mind,
I like to blow away.
But the heat came round and busted me
For smilin on a cloudy day
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, comin' around in a circle
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle,
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, in a circle.
Escapin' through the lily fields
I came across an empty space
It trembled and exploded
Left a bus stop in its place
The bus came by and I got on
That's when it all began
There was cowboy Neal
At the wheel
Of a bus to never-ever land
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, comin' around
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, comin' around
Comin', comin', comin' around, comin' around, comin' around
"We Leave the Castle" aka reprise of Cryptical Envelopment
And when the day had ended, with rainbow colors blended,
Their minds remained unbended,
He had to die, oh, you know he had to die.