Additionally, the line 'the heat came 'round and busted me for smilin' on a cloudy day' refers to a time Weir was arrested for throwing a water balloon at a cop.

The song's lyrics reference the influence of the Merry Pranksters and in particular Neal Cassady. One of the few Grateful Dead songs to have lyrics written by Weir, 'The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get' became one of the Dead's most-played songs (being performed a known 586 times ) and most popular vehicles for improvisation, with some performances reaching 30+ minutes in length. 'The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get' (Kreutzmann, Weir) Transitions between studio and live performances are very audible during this section. 'Quadlibet for Tenderfeet' is a short jam section linking 'Cryptical Envelopment' and 'The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get'. 'Quadlibet for Tenderfeet' (Garcia, Kreutzmann, Lesh, McKernan, Weir) Post-Grateful Dead bands such as Dead & Company have returned to performing the song, sometimes as a standalone track separate from the rest of the suite. It was performed from 1967 to 1971 (when it was then dropped), and brought back for a few performances in 1985. 'Cryptical Envelopment' is one of the few Grateful Dead songs with lyrics written by Garcia.

'The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get', written by Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir and sung by Weir became one of the band's most frequently performed songs in concert (usually denoted as simply 'The Other One'). 'Cryptical Envelopment', written and sung by Jerry Garcia was performed from 1967 to 1971, when it was then dropped aside from a select few performances in 1985.

While the 'We Leave the Castle' portion of the song was never performed live by the band, the first three sections were all featured in concert to differing extents. Like other tracks on the album, is a combination of studio and live performances mixed together to create the final product. Released on the band's second studio album Anthem of the Sun, it is made up of four sections-'Cryptical Envelopment', 'Quadlibet for Tenderfeet', 'The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get', and 'We Leave the Castle'. ' That's It for the Other One' is a song by American band the Grateful Dead.

The Other Dead #4 by Joshua Ortega