D'You Know What I Mean?
First recorded: 18 Jun 1997 — Oasis at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, US
Most recent: 23 Nov 2025 — Oasis at MorumBIS, Sao Paulo, Brazil
By artist
| Artist | Plays | Gigs |
|---|---|---|
| Oasis | 139 | 139 |
| Liam Gallagher | 39 | 39 |
Quick facts
- Artist
- Oasis
- Release
- Be Here Now
- Release year
- 1997
- Lyrics
- Available
- Recorded live plays
- 178 across 178 gigs
Lyrics
Step off the train all alone at dawn
Back into the hole where I was born
The sun in the sky never raised an eye to me
The blood on the trax and must be mine
The fool on the hill and I feel fine
Don't look back cos you know what you might see
Look into the wall of my mind's eye
I think I know, but I don't know why
The questions are the answers you might need
Coming in a mess going out in style
I ain't good-looking but I'm someone's child
No one can give me the air that's mine to breathe
I met my maker
I made him cry
And on my shoulder he asked me why
His people won't fly through the storm
I said 'Listen up man, they don't even know you're born'
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
All my people right here, right now
D'You Know What I Mean?
Yeah, yeah
I don't really care for what you believe
So open up your fist or you won't receive
The thoughts and the words of every man you'll need
Get up off the floor and believe in life
No-one's ever gonna ever ask you twice
Get on the bus and bring it on home to me
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Notes
"Do You Know What I Mean?" was the lead single from Oasis’ third studio album, Be Here Now, released in 1997. The song’s anthemic structure and cryptic lyrics made it a defining track for the band at the height of their popularity. Clocking in at over seven minutes, the song exemplifies the grand, ambitious production style that characterized the album.