The Grateful Dead is an American rock band known for their iconic sound and unique lyrics. Recently celebrating their 50th Anniversary, The Band toured from the mid-1960s on into the 1990s and had an avid fan base known as "Deadheads."

The Grateful Dead paved the way for a new era of music called psychedelic rock and have left a legacy to last for generations to come. The Grateful Dead's songs/lyrics reflected what was going on in the world at that time and many fundamental truths to life. So many of the themes within the songs such as peace, unity, and self-awareness and are still relevant today. The world would be a better place if we all took a few Grateful Dead lyrics to heart.

1. “Be you not them”

From the song "Estimated Prophet"

2. “Through this world of trouble we must love one another"

From the song "My Sisters and Brothers"

3. “Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile”

From the song "He’s Gone"

4. "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know"

From the song "Black Throated Wind"

5. "And the politicians throwing stones, Singing ashes, ashes all fall down."

From the song "Throwing Stones"

6. "Maybe you'll find direction around some corner where it's been waiting to meet you"

From the song "Box of Rain"

7. “Let's see with our heart. These things our eyes have seen. And know the truth must still lie somewhere in between”

From the song "Blues for Allah"

8. "Without love, day to day, insanity is king"

From the song "Help on the Way"

9. "Ain't nobody messin' with you but you"

From the song "Althea"

10. “Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world, the heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own”

From the song "Eyes"

12. “A peaceful place, or so it looks from space, A closer look reveals the human race, Full of hope, full of grace, is the human face. But afraid we may lay our home to waste”

From the song "Throwing Stones"

13. “What good is spilling blood? It will not grow a thing”

From the song "Blues for Allah"

14. “I have spent my life. Seeking all that's still unsung. Bent my ear to hear the tune. And closed my eyes to see”

From the song "Attics of my Life"

15. "Love will see you through"

From the song "Box for Rain"