From the course: Carter Beauford: Under the Table and Drumming

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Lie in Our Graves: Conversation and performance

Lie in Our Graves: Conversation and performance

From the course: Carter Beauford: Under the Table and Drumming

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Lie in Our Graves: Conversation and performance

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- The tune "Lie in Our Graves" was inspired by the New Orleans drummers and the New Orleans sound as a whole. Being that I'm not from New Orleans, it's almost impossible, pretty much impossible, for me to fully acquire, fully get that sound on my kit but I try to get as close to it as possible. ("Lie in Our Graves") ♪ When I step into the light ♪ ♪ My arms are open wide ♪ ♪ When I step into the light ♪ ♪ My eyes searching wildly ♪ ♪ Would you not like to be ♪ ♪ Sitting on top of the world with your legs hanging free ♪ ♪ Would you not like to be ♪ ♪ Ok ok ok ♪ ♪ When I'm walking by the water ♪ ♪ Splish splash me and you takin' a bath ♪ ♪ When I'm walking by the water ♪ ♪ Comes up through my toes ♪ ♪ To my ankles ♪ ♪ To my head ♪ ♪ To my soul ♪ ♪ And I'm blown away ♪ ♪ When I'm walking by the water ♪ ♪ Splish splash me and you takin' a bath ♪ ♪ When I'm walking by the water ♪ ♪ Comes up through my toes ♪…

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