Victim or the Crime
Details
- Band
- The Grateful Dead
- Play count
- 127
- First played
- 1988-06-17 — Met Center
Lyrics
Patience runs out on the junkie
the dark side hires another soul
did he steal his fate or earn it?
was he force fed, did he learn it?
whatever happened to his precious self control?
Like him, i'm tired of try'n' to heal
this tomcat heart with which i'm blessed
is destruction lovings twin?
may i chose to lose or win?
maybe when my turn comes i will have guessed.
These are the horns of the dilemma
what truth this proof against all lies?
when sacred fails before profane
the wisest man is deemed insane
even the purest of romantics compromise.
What fixation feeds this fever?
as the full moon pales and climbs
am i living truth or rank deceiver?
am i the victim or the crime?
am i the victim or the crime?
am i the victim or the crime, or the crime?
And so i wrestle with the angel
to see who'll reap the seeds i sow
am i the driver or the driven?
will i be damned to be forgiven?
is there anybody here but me who needs to know?
What it is that feeds this fever
as the full moon pales and climbs
am i living truth or rank deceiver?
am i the victim or the crime?
am i the victim or the crime?
am i the victim or the crime, or the crime?
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Performances
| Date | Venue | Location | Set | # | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-02 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1995-06-27 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1995-06-04 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1995-05-25 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle, WA | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1995-05-25 | Seattle Memorial Stadium | Seattle, WA | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1995-04-04 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Coliseum | Birmingham, AL | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1995-03-22 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1995-02-25 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 8 | — |
| 1995-02-25 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1994-12-18 | Los Angeles Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 2 | 9 | — |
| 1994-12-18 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1994-11-30 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1994-10-15 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1994-10-07 | CoreStates Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 7 | — |
| 1994-10-07 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 7 | |
| 1994-09-28 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1994-09-16 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1994-08-01 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2: | 6 | — |
| 1994-08-01 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2 | 6 | |
| 1994-07-26 | Riverport Amphitheatre | Maryland Heights, Missouri | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1994-07-17 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1994-07-17 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1994-06-26 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1994-06-26 | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | Las Vegas, NV | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1994-06-14 | Memorial Stadium | Seattle, WA | Set 2: | 7 | — |
| 1994-06-14 | Seattle Memorial Stadium | Seattle, WA | Set 2 | 7 | |
| 1994-03-28 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1994-03-21 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1994-02-25 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 8 | — |
| 1994-02-25 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1993-09-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1993-09-09 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1993-06-22 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1993-06-15 | Freedom Hall | Louisville, KY | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1993-05-26 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1993-03-09 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 2 | 12 | |
| 1992-12-13 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1992-12-13 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1992-06-29 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1992-06-22 | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1992-06-22 | Star Lake Amphitheatre | Burgettstown, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1992-06-09 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1992-05-25 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1992-03-23 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1992-03-23 | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Michigan | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1992-03-09 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1991-09-25 | Boston Garden | Boston, MA | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1991-09-18 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1991-09-13 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1991-09-06 | Richfield Coliseum | Richfield, Ohio | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1991-08-16 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1991-06-19 | Pine Knob Music Theatre | Clarkston, Michigan | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1991-06-11 | Charlotte Coliseum | Charlotte, NC | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1991-05-04 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1991-04-03 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1991-03-28 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale, New York | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1991-03-21 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1990-12-28 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1990-12-28 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1990-12-14 | McNichols Sports Arena | Denver, Colorado | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1990-12-08 | Compton Terrace | Chandler, AZ | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1990-11-01 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | Set 2: | 6 | |
| 1990-10-28 | Le Zénith | Paris, France | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1990-10-22 | Festhalle | Frankfurt, Germany | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1990-09-10 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1990-09-10 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1990-07-23 | World Music Theatre | Tinley Park, Illinois | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1990-07-19 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | WA | Set 2: | 11 | — |
| 1990-07-12 | Robert F. Kennedy Stadium | WA | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1990-07-04 | Sandstone Amphitheater | Bonner Springs, KS | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1990-07-04 | Sandstone Amphitheatre | Bonner Springs, KS | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1990-06-09 | Cal Expo Amphitheatre | Sacramento, California | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1990-05-06 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | Carson, California | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1990-05-06 | Soccer Field / Cal State Dominguez Hills | Carson, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1990-04-01 | The Omni | Atlanta, GA | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1990-03-26 | Knickerbocker Arena | Albany, New York | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1990-03-21 | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton, ON, CA | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1990-02-27 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 4 | — |
| 1990-02-27 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1989-12-31 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 8 | — |
| 1989-12-31 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 2 | 8 | |
| 1989-12-10 | Great Western Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1989-12-10 | The Forum | Inglewood, California | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1989-12-06 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1989-12-06 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | Oakland, California | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1989-10-26 | Miami Arena | Miami, FL | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1989-10-19 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 3 | — |
| 1989-10-19 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 3 | |
| 1989-10-15 | Brendan Byrne Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1989-10-15 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1 | 5 | |
| 1989-10-08 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | Set 2: | 13 | |
| 1989-08-18 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 1: | 5 | — |
| 1989-08-18 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1989-07-19 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1989-07-15 | Deer Creek Music Center | Noblesville, Indiana | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1989-07-09 | Giants Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Set 1: | 3 | |
| 1989-05-07 | Frost Amphitheater | Stanford, California | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1989-05-07 | Frost Amphitheatre / Stanford University | Stanford, California | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1989-04-17 | Met Center | Bloomington, Indiana | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1989-04-11 | Rosemont Horizon | Rosemont, Illinois | Set 1: | 4 | |
| 1989-04-03 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1: | 7 | — |
| 1989-04-03 | Pittsburgh Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Set 1 | 7 | |
| 1989-03-31 | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, NC | Set 1: | 8 | |
| 1989-02-07 | Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center | Oakland, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1988-12-11 | Long Beach Arena | Long Beach, California | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1988-10-21 | Reunion Arena | Dallas, TX | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1988-10-16 | Bayfront Center | St. Petersburg, FL | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1988-10-16 | Bayfront Center Arena | St. Petersburg, FL | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1988-10-01 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, California | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1988-09-23 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1988-09-19 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 8 | |
| 1988-09-14 | Madison Square Garden | New York | Set 2: | 11 | |
| 1988-09-11 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1988-09-11 | The Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Set 2 | 10 | |
| 1988-09-03 | Capital Centre | Landover, MD | Set 2: | 10 | |
| 1988-08-28 | Autzen Stadium | Eugene, Oregon | Set 1: | 6 | — |
| 1988-08-28 | Autzen Stadium / University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Set 1 | 6 | |
| 1988-07-30 | Laguna Seca Raceway | Salinas | Set 2: | 10 | — |
| 1988-07-30 | Laguna Seca Recreation Area | Monterey, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1988-07-17 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | Berkeley, California | Set 2: | 9 | — |
| 1988-07-17 | Greek Theatre / University of California | Berkeley, California | Set 2 | 9 | |
| 1988-07-02 | Oxford Plains Speedway | Oxford, Maine | Set 1: | 6 | |
| 1988-06-28 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center | Saratoga Springs, New York | Set 1: | 7 | |
| 1988-06-25 | Buckeye Lake Music Center | Thornville, Ohio | Set 2: | 9 | |
| 1988-06-20 | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, WI | Set 2: | 7 | |
| 1988-06-17 | Met Center | Bloomington, Indiana | Set 1: | 8 |
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