at the moment, I think it's a tie between "how I choose to feel is how I am" and "I'll keep takin' punches, until their will grows tired"
"Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
"The waiting drove me mad, you're finally here and I'm a mess"
The second "date" i had with my then girlfriend now wife, she was about 4 hours later I was expecting. We were meeting at a bar, and I was thinking she was a no-show.
By the time she got there, I was a mess..... Loaded Drunk
"I wanna race with the sundown"
I have pondered... would I be racing towards the setting sun being in a shadow trying reach the light 2 feet infront of my front tire - or racing with the light on me and the darking being 2 feet behind my back tire??????
i sometimes realize i could only be as good as you'll let me.
1994 boston II
1996 hartford
2003 albany
2003 mansfield I, II, III
2004 boston I, II
2006 boston II
2008 mansfield II
2009 philadelphia I, IV
2010 buffalo, hartford, boston
"when signals cross/I wanna put a little straight on it"
I mean, who wouldn't?
"Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
I had a false belief: I thought I came here to stay. We're all just visiting, All just breaking like waves.
The oceans made me, but who came up with love?
Things were different then. All is different now.
I tried to explain. I hope this works somehow.
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up here in my tree in Vienna 2006: Vienna 2009: Berlin 2010: London ~ Berlin 2012: Amsterdam 1+2 ~ Werchter ~ Arras ~ Berlin 1+2 2014: Milano ~ Trieste ~ Vienna ~ Berlin 2018: Padova ~ Rome 2022: Budapest ~ Vienna EV London/Hammersmith 2012 EV Berlin/Zitadelle 2017
I see Johnny Guitar in here! LOVE the lyrics for that one! "Further north a warmth alive & lingering". Like Ed needs to be any sexier by writing lyrics like that. :oops:
Anyway, I know this is in here already, but I have it tattooed on my back with a ocean scene. "I'll ride the wave where it takes me".
"I am mine" is also powerful to me and I also have that in a tattoo.
curmudgeoness
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"I gather speed from you fu*!ing with me."
It's not the most poetic line in the catalogue, but it's my motto, the line that gets me out of bed in the morning.
I have a child with complex special needs, and those needs have been poorly understood by virtually everyone we have encountered. I have been given very poor, unsolicited advice, I have lost friends, my sanity has been questioned, my child has been mistreated because his issues were misunderstood. It took a lot of effort to ignore the naysayers and meddlers and to get my son the help he needed, and there were many days when I needed an extra boost to keep me going. RVM gives me that boost, especially this line.
Runner-up: "Take my hand, not my picture," for the same reason. Quit staring, and try to help!
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
"the waiting drove me mad - you're finally here and I'm a mess"
some of you are relating to it as if ed's saying he's a mess from the waiting. ed is actually saying he's a mess because "you" are here (fame), not because of the waiting. just wanted to point that out.
"Are you getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?"
Because I'm always trying to get something out of this whole wild ride called life. Really the entire song is brilliant but this is an important question. It's a good question to ask yourself from time to time. Reminds me to look around and take notice of the small things in life. The small things are the things that can really make us happy after all.
Honorable mention:
" I’m a lucky man to count on both hands
The ones I love,.."
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The second "date" i had with my then girlfriend now wife, she was about 4 hours later I was expecting. We were meeting at a bar, and I was thinking she was a no-show.
By the time she got there, I was a mess..... Loaded Drunk
just a fucking cool lyric!
I have pondered... would I be racing towards the setting sun being in a shadow trying reach the light 2 feet infront of my front tire - or racing with the light on me and the darking being 2 feet behind my back tire??????
Best on the web - check them out
http://www.youtube.com/user/cantkeepmehere
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2008 Bonnaroo - 2009 Philly 2&3 - 2010 MSG 1&2
words to live by
( esp in the current econimic climate)
2009:Manchester,London 2010:Dublin,Belfast,London,Berlin 2012: Manchester 1 +2,Stockholm,copenhagen 2013: New York ,Philadelphia
2014: Milan, Leeds, Milton Keynes 2018: London 1, Lisbon 2022: London 1+ 2, Krakow 2023: Austin 1 + 2
"feel the sky blanket you with gems and rhinestones"
No matter the past or the future just have to enjoy the present.
2005: 07/12, 09/12, 10/12 MTY, MEX.
2008: 11/06, 12/06, WEST PALM BEACH, TAMPA.
2011: 20/11. 24/11, SAN JÓSE CR, MEX.
2013: 29/11, 30/11, 06/12, PORTLAND, SPOKANE, SEATTLE
i sometimes realize i could only be as good as you'll let me.
1996 hartford
2003 albany
2003 mansfield I, II, III
2004 boston I, II
2006 boston II
2008 mansfield II
2009 philadelphia I, IV
2010 buffalo, hartford, boston
Philly- 2005, 2013, 2016, 2024
Camden 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2022, 2023
Philly Spectrum 2009 x4 - We closed that MFER Down Proper
Baltimore- 2024
DC- 2006, 2008
New York- 2008, 2010
Boston - Fenway 2016 (night 2) , 2024 (night1)
East Rutherford, New Jersey- 2006
Chicago - Lollapalooza 2007
Seattle- Gorge 2005
EV Solo- DC x2, Baltimore x2 , Newark NJ x2, Tower Theater x2
- Given To Fly
in essence, don't judge a book by its cover. beautifully phrased and good to try to remember.
Keeps you in check.
"With a leg under a red dress I wish I could see... Further North a warmth alive & lingering"
really, every single line in i got shit is worthy but, this one just gets ya
I mean, who wouldn't?
The oceans made me, but who came up with love?
absolutely incredible.
I tried to explain. I hope this works somehow.
"This is the greatest band in the world"---Ben Harper
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2006: Vienna 2009: Berlin 2010: London ~ Berlin 2012: Amsterdam 1+2 ~ Werchter ~ Arras ~ Berlin 1+2
2014: Milano ~ Trieste ~ Vienna ~ Berlin 2018: Padova ~ Rome 2022: Budapest ~ Vienna
EV London/Hammersmith 2012
EV Berlin/Zitadelle 2017
Anyway, I know this is in here already, but I have it tattooed on my back with a ocean scene. "I'll ride the wave where it takes me".
"I am mine" is also powerful to me and I also have that in a tattoo.
haywayne.blogspot.com
Oh rise. You can't be neutral on a moving train.
A reminder that apathy is acceptance and endorcement of the status quo.
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (October 07, 1996)
Eddie Vedder:
Jacksonville (November 24, 2012)
Black Diamond, CPA
2. It's my favorite cause I'm a simple man!
MTL 9/15/05
HRTFD 5/13/06
BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
VEGAS 7/6/06
CHI 8/5/07
NJ 6/19/08
NYC 6/25/08
HRTFD 6/27/08
MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
E.V. BOS 8/1/08
CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
BOS 5/17/10
CHI 7/19/13
WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
HRTFD 10/25/13
BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18
It's not the most poetic line in the catalogue, but it's my motto, the line that gets me out of bed in the morning.
I have a child with complex special needs, and those needs have been poorly understood by virtually everyone we have encountered. I have been given very poor, unsolicited advice, I have lost friends, my sanity has been questioned, my child has been mistreated because his issues were misunderstood. It took a lot of effort to ignore the naysayers and meddlers and to get my son the help he needed, and there were many days when I needed an extra boost to keep me going. RVM gives me that boost, especially this line.
Runner-up: "Take my hand, not my picture," for the same reason. Quit staring, and try to help!
"the waiting drove me mad - you're finally here and I'm a mess"
some of you are relating to it as if ed's saying he's a mess from the waiting. ed is actually saying he's a mess because "you" are here (fame), not because of the waiting. just wanted to point that out.
Only messing...
"Can not stop the thought, of running in the dark"
True knowledge is in knowing that you know nothing!
Because I'm always trying to get something out of this whole wild ride called life. Really the entire song is brilliant but this is an important question. It's a good question to ask yourself from time to time. Reminds me to look around and take notice of the small things in life. The small things are the things that can really make us happy after all.
Honorable mention:
" I’m a lucky man to count on both hands
The ones I love,.."
http://inthepresenttense.blogspot.com/