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1media type="custom" key="22403528" media type="youtube" key="i7wSefU2H9Q" height="315" width="560" 1. This song definitely qualifies as a ballad due to it telling a story that is meant to be sung. This story is about how the man sees all the dead in the grave and sees how sad there life was and laments when his time comes. In saying "could you make it shallow, so that I can feel the rain" is an attempt to have feeling after his death. Most of the stanzas in this song are quatrains with some containing rhymes. Dialogue and the basis of actual events are numerous in the song. This song definitely fills the definition of a ballad well. 2. A large part of people in our culture believe that there is nothing after death. This song relates to that feeling of wanting something more after death that everyone has. Many do not believe in life after death so the feeling of rain in the grave is like a feeling of contentment to the dead. However, for those who do believe in life after death this does not relate well. Lyrics: http://www.metrolyrics.com/gravedigger-lyrics-dave-matthews-band.html