16 that has completely different lyrics than any I've ever heard.totally different story. James from GptThere is a version on Live Trax Vol.After that, the song was released in their next album, I believe as a way of saying, they read it. Hence, “she could change everything about her, using colors in bold and bright but all the colors mixed together to grey” She wrote that she didn’t want a return email just to say thank you for saving her life and being there for her with their music. At first sight, the email looks cheerful but when you read it, it’s grey. Knowing that the band receives many emails from fans, she wanted hers to stand out so she wrote every paragraph with different bright colors and in bold font.

She still wanted to “kick out all the windows and set fire to this life” She signed the email “from the end of the world”. The stranger outside her door is the band, telling her it’s going to be ok but she’s still in a deep depression. The song has many quotes that are written in the email, she says “I pray, oh but they fall on deaf ears, am I supposed to take it on to myself to get out of this place”. She Told them about herself, her struggles and how the band unknowingly saved her life. She also wrote to say that their songs were the only thing that helped her through it all. The letter was describing all that had happened in her life and the depression and loss she had encountered. Maria from MaI’d like to clarify that Grey Street is actually inspired by an email sent from a fan.And it makes me wonder if Dave came here in a secret trip and met someone in such situation. At the tme this song came out, the context couldn't be more spot on. In the largely Christian culture of the Philippines, most of everyone is religious, even those in the extreme wayward spectrum of society who are struggling to get out of poverty. Allen from ManilaThis song makes me think about maybe a girl forced into prostitution living in the old city of Manila, Philippines, round about the corner of an actual street named Gray Street in the area near the red light district of the city.AnonymousActually, Grey Street is based on the movie Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe?.Peter Gabriel (one of Dave's influences) has a song called Mercy Street about her and its pretty clear Grey Street is named partially in tribute to that song. Ari from New YorkThis song is mostly about Anne Sexton or another girl in Dave's life who reminds him of Sexton.

I had never listened to dave mathews before I just heard this song yesterday it left me speechless.

Nonchalant from United States I feel its about a narcissist survivor who turned grey rock due to the emotional abuse narcissists cause.

Gray Street by Annie Wood