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Got this from the Phantasy Tour boards (so glad they are back!!).

ELEKTRA # 62850-2

PHISH

Round Room

1. Pebbles and Marbles (11:39)

2. Anything But Me (4:30)

3. Round Room (4:13)

4. Mexican Cousin (3:16)

5. Friday (6:31)

6. Seven Below (8:27)

7. Mock Song (4:29)

8. 46 Days (6:15)

9. All of These Dreams (4:08)

10. Walls of the Cave (9:59)

11. Thunderhead (3:19)

12. Waves (11:05)

FOR CD BOOKLET:

1. Pebbles and Marbles

(Anastasio/Marshall)

She started a blaze from one tiny spark

I didn't even detect

She loved the light, was dismayed by the dark

The stars though she seemed to respect

The faint light that flutters at night to the earth

Would land in her eyes and collect

Luminous creatures she'd find in the surf

I never thought to inspect

Pebbles and marbles like things on my mind

Seem to get lost and harder to find

When I am alone I am inclined

If I find a pebble in sand

To think that it fell from my hand

She gave me ideas

Planted the seed

But she never stopped to reflect

The course that she’s on, wherever it leads

I never would redirect

Pebbles and marbles like words from a friend

Make us hold tight but are lost in the end

When we're alone we all seem to tend

If we find a marble in dust

To wish someone left it for us

2. Anything But Me

(Anastasio/Marshall/Herman)

I am just a satellite, high above the atmosphere

Bouncing every thing you say to someone who is meant to hear

Sometimes on a rainy day, I lie in bed and dream of you

So blame it on the satellite, when your message can't get through

I am just a tiny wave, a minor ripple out at sea

Moving slowly towards the shore, burdened with uncertainty

I'm gaining power, losing speed, wondering as I near your door

Will you hold it open for the tidal wave approaching shore?

You've become an island in the hazy world surrounding me

Offering a vast reward each time I safely cross the sea

All too often I become lost in the fog and haze

Clinging still, against my will, to promises of clearer days

I am just a raindrop that accelerates without control

Losing bits and pieces in descent 'til I'm no longer whole

I am just another shooting star above that you might see

Until I have your full attention I'll be anything but me

3. Round Room

(Gordon/Linitz)

My room is round when I lay down, when I wake up it's square

When I go outside it's on a spiral set of stairs

The people that surround me are waiting out there

In a round room they can't find me anywhere

Right angle rooms drive me crazier each day

Put me in a box I know I'm never going to play

Put me in a square room and I won't know what to say

I want a round room at the end of the day

I had an apartment, four corners on the walls

Couldn't eat, couldn't sleep there at all

I want a curve to the place where I stay

I want a round room at the end of the day

If I pass out take me to the Round Church

Where echoes resound

And my spirit is found

And when I float high

Take my arm and I'll fly you by

The outskirts of town, to a garden that's round

I went to the lighthouse and I liked the view

I looked out the window and I could see you

Put me in a square house and I won't have a clue

I want a round room just to be with you.

4. Mexican Cousin

(Anastasio/Marshall)

Oh tequila I turn to you like a long lost friend

I want to kiss my Mexican cousin once again

We'll cover every emotion from happiness to sorrow

And the conversations I forget you'll tell me about tomorrow

When the phone calls start, am I in bed or in a hearse?

The things you tell me about myself can't make me feel any worse

Well I'm awful sorry you got pissed

Just have to cross you off the list

Of my true friends...

And tequila's where that starts and where it ends

5. Friday

(Anastasio/Marshall/Herman)

I crashed, I burned

But then I learned

To keep my eye on you

You always say

You'll lead the way

But then you never do

I slowed, I swerved

But lost my nerve

And quickly looked away

When I looked back

The day was black

Then I heard you say

Why is the sun hot?

Why does it rain?

Why is there danger and

Why is there pain?

Why can't the burden we carry go away

And why isn't it Friday today?

Your lack of trust

Is hardly just

So do as you've been told

Please follow me

Into the sea

Don't worry if it's cold

I knew right then

My chance again

Would quickly slip away

I crash I cry

I burn but I

Still follow anyway

Why is the sea cool?

Why is it blue?

Why do I stay here?

Why is it you?

Notice the danger but don't help in any way

Why isn't it Friday today?

6. Seven Below

(Anastasio/Marshall)

Blue, splinter and grow

New crystals of snow

Seen several kinds

Through seven below

7. Mock Song

(Gordon)

Zither, Rachel, Cardamom, Frost - But at what cost?

Threshold, Skin, Fortress, Win - A life of sin

Pliers, Tension, Toy Store, Grace - The human race

Raking, Fourteen, Basket, Screw - Now how 'bout you?

Passion, Cardboard, Raisin, Stop - A better crop

Field, Cater, Open, New - Who's mocking who?

It's just a mock song...

Gas, Thirsty, Rattle, Tick - A bone to pick

Fountain, Egg, Treason, Cave - Will you dance on grave?

Throat, Carrot, Meeting, Choke -I got that joke

Temper, Thistle, Rodney, Wilt - The house I built

Fewer, Pink, Kyle, Ball - I've known them all

Penny, Thistle, Cell Phone, Blow - Reap what you sow

Because it’s just a mock song

Call it what you will.

8. 46 Days

(Anastasio)

Leigh Fordham sold me out

46 days and the coal ran out

Please come round here another day

Sit yourself down when you're ready to stay

She dug down when they took the town

Lookin' for clues but they couldn't be found

Leigh found out she was ready to roam

47 days and the coal came home

Taste the fear

For the devil's drawing near

9. All of These Dreams

(Anastasio/Marshall/Herman)

There is a place on the mountain nearby

Deep in a cave but it’s up rather high

There in the darkness are safely concealed

All of the dreams that you never revealed

And if you go there, and after you do

All of these dreams would be yours to pursue

The rest of your lifetime devoid of a care

If you keep your eyes open you may find yourself there

Such is the promise, such is the curse

You could just live your life better or worse

Knowing the cache of dreams up on that hill

Beckons and sways but won't bend to your will

You might find a river under a mountain

That feeds a remote subterranean fountain

Drink from this, taste just a hint of a dream

That somehow leaked into the underground stream

10. Walls of the Cave

(Anastasio/Marshall)

I'm leaving you a message, I'm leaving you a trace

I'm leaving thoughts for you I hope that time will not erase

And when the moment comes to read the words that I engrave

You'll find them on the walls of the cave

I know you heard the question but you didn't make a sound

And when it fell you caught my heart before it hit the ground

But if you ever need the names of those you couldn't save

You'll find them on the walls of the cave

Look at me

The time stands still

The mountain here is now a hill

Look away

The time goes past

These rocks will fall away at last

Maybe you will see it as you're passing by alone

Below the moss forgotten where some words adorn a stone

It might have been an etching on a marker of a grave

Or maybe on the walls of the cave

Listen to

The silent trees

But still your words float on the breeze

Look away

I see them all

Carved into the cavern wall

11. Thunderhead

(Anastasio/Marshall)

I need a new way to express

Myself so you don't need to guess

What otherwise I'd say aloud

And watch it float just like a cloud

High up above you like a thunderhead

But you would just look down instead

And wait 'til foggy skies abate

And vapor clouds all dissipate

And when with them all my words for you

Have softly sublimated too

And you’ll just hope that I've moved on

So you’ll look up and find me gone

12. Waves

(Anastasio/Marshall/Herman)

How is it I never see

The waves that bring her words to me

For though unseen they drift around

They catch my breath and knock me down

I feel them quickly swirling by

As they withdraw with my reply

And slip into the dark of night

As I attempt to stay upright

Instead I'm stranded on my knees

As words depart upon the breeze

That quickly drifts away from here

And possibly won't reach her ear

If we could see these many waves

That flow through clouds and sunken caves

She'd sense at least the words that sought her

On the wind and underwater

PHISH:

Trey Anastasio

Jon Fishman

Mike Gordon

Page McConnell

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Bryce Goggin

Engineer: Peter J. Carini

Mix Assisted by Nicholas Marantz and Adam Sacks

Recorded at the Barn, Vermont, October 15, 16, 18, 19, 2002

Mixed at The Barn and Trout Recording, Brooklyn, NY

Mastered by Fred Kevorkian, Absolute Audio, New York, NY

Technical and Production Assistance: Paul Languedoc, Brad Sands, Kevin Shapiro, Rob O’Dea, Kevin Monty, John Billingsley

Thanks: Tara McCarthy and Jason Beeman

Art Direction / Sculpture: Lars Fisk

Design: Jason Colton

Photography: Ricky Levinson

Band Photography: Mike Gordon, David Barron and Kevin Hoffman

Management by Dionysian Productions: John Paluska, Jason Colton, Beth Montuori, Megan Criss

All songs published by Who Is She? Music, Inc. (BMI). All rights reserved.

In memory of Scott Schertzer and Michael Houser.

c 2002 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Warner Music Group, An AOL Time Warner Company. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. 62850-2

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CD LABELS:

PHISH

Round Room

1. Pebbles and Marbles

2. Anything But Me

3. Round Room

4. Mexican Cousin

5. Friday

6. Seven Below

7. Mock Song

8. 46 Days

9. All of These Dreams

10. Walls of the Cave

11. Thunderhead

12. Waves

Produced by Bryce Goggin

pc 2002 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Warner Music Group, An AOL Time Warner Company. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Made in U.S.A. by WEA Manufacturing Inc. 62850-2

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Additional Copy For Promo Label:

For promotional use only. Sale or other transfer is prohibited. Must be returned on demand of recording company.

CD INLAY:

PHISH

Round Room

1. Pebbles and Marbles

2. Anything But Me

3. Round Room

4. Mexican Cousin

5. Friday

6. Seven Below

7. Mock Song

8. 46 Days

9. All of These Dreams

10. Walls of the Cave

11. Thunderhead

12. Waves

Produced by Bryce Goggin

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ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT GROUP INC.

Warner Music Group

An AOL Time Warner Company

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pc 2002 Elektra Entertainment Group Inc. for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. Warner Music Group, An AOL Time Warner Company. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. WARNING: Unauthorized reproduction of this recording is prohibited by Federal law and subject to criminal prosecution.

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