Dream the dreams of other men
troubled_soul
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Dream the dreams of other men, you'll be no one's RIVAL!
This lyrics has intrigued me more than anything else on the album. I can't stop thinking about it.
On first thought, its goes against the common belief in society about the importance of indivdual dreams and the pursuit of your dreams. So why would you dream the dream of other men? I think he might be saying that if we are able to put ourselves in someone's or a group of people's mindset by dreaming their dreams instead of our own, maybe we can get along. How can you be someone's rival or enemy if you share or at least understand their dreams.
What do you think about this lyric? Am I close?
This lyrics has intrigued me more than anything else on the album. I can't stop thinking about it.
On first thought, its goes against the common belief in society about the importance of indivdual dreams and the pursuit of your dreams. So why would you dream the dream of other men? I think he might be saying that if we are able to put ourselves in someone's or a group of people's mindset by dreaming their dreams instead of our own, maybe we can get along. How can you be someone's rival or enemy if you share or at least understand their dreams.
What do you think about this lyric? Am I close?
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I like your description 'the universe knows no difference' - that's got me off thinking about something else.
Really should stop with all this thinking.
I can't believe the power behind that song. It's overwhelming. Talk about a song giving you chills, I was driving down the street listening to it and crying. What is Pearl Jam trying to do, kill us?
I was "skeptical" when I heard the good reviews of the album. I mean Pearl Jam songs are already great, how can they do better? Well, they did.
I think the song makes a very positive statement. Look at the beauty of life itself, open your eyes and look with your mind at things you've taken for granted.
See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on
For you to walk on
A very emotive song. I've only just gotten over nearly blubbing when Eddie sang 'Long Road' at Manchester and now this....
Hopefully no spanking involved :P
It would be easier if the sentence was: Live the dreams of other men..
which means - share in peace and understanding the dreams of others, so You can become their friend.
But dreaming the dreams sounds like stealing the dreams, and trying to become like other man, trying to go their way, not your own - so this means that You can be the rival.
halszka123@op.pl
As in, "Walk in my shoes, dream my dreams, and THEN you will understand me and we will then not be rivals."
You don't have to give up your own dreams, you can dream the dreams of other men also. Just like after you walk that mile, and give back the moccasins, or bowling shoes--whatever, you put your own two shoes back on.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Why shouldn't I dream my own dreams??? I don't need someone else's dreams. Is it what the song is advocating? To settle for someone else's dreams? Puzzling.
I liked the post about spanking though
STAND AGAINST THE MASSES! DO NOT BE A LEMMING! DO NOT BE A MINDLESS SHEEP FOLLOWING HIS SHEPARD TO THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE! DREAM YOUR OWN DREAMS! PLAY THE VILLAIN IN THE MINDS OF THE IGNORANT! THIS IS YOUR LIFE.
The thoughts of geniuses have always been criticized by those with minds too narrow to comprehend. Would you dream the dreams of Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, etc., just to fit in?
I know those are extreme examples but understand that this song is not about complacency, it's about standing up and calling bullshit when you see it. The weak are always intimidated by the strong. Don't buy into the weak masses! Be the strong individual!
Dream your dreams! Live your life! Fuck every son of a bitch who says "you can't." Prove them wrong. Be the rival.
c'mon, lyrics should be proof-read
When I was first looking at the footnotes to Yeild, Binaural, and Riot Act, for example, I spent hours reading each song as if it were just a piece of poetry, trying to dissect the lyrics meaning. Especially on Sleight of Hand, my favorite PJ lyrics of all time.
But even when I do catch myself looking into Backspacers' as much as you guys are, I think back to those quotes by Eddie, and just think, Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
His lyrics on Backspacer are beautiful, yes, and fit every song perfectly, and I love them; but you guys just cant read into them the same way you could with previous albums
For me, the song talks about the ability to love one another, and to give to one another without having expectations of receiving in return. Having the ability to give that much of ourselves to others makes us part of something much larger than society itself. Our love of one another raises us up - as part of the universe, able to take the "path cut by the moon" for us to walk on.
"nothing left, nothing left" I think refers to material posessions.
I could go on and on. Whether I'm right or wrong doesn't matter because I get a feeling - inspiration if you will - from this song that can't be measured by words. It's so beautiful and so motivating. I could listen to it a 1.000 times and never tire of it.
Thank you Ed for the most beautiful lyrics you've ever written.
Mohandas K. Gandhi
~I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulette I could have worn.~
Henry David Thoreau
~not a dude~
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Although if we all dream the same thing, then we will all want/ strive towards the same thing, which would be fine if we were all great people and only wanted world peace etc. etc.
We are all individual and SO special... "feel the sky blanket you...with gems and rhinestones,..."
Ladies and gentleman, I believe we have a winner!! I agree 100%....even with how you personally feel about the power of this song....truely Epic and soul shaking!
"Don't let it get you down, you know, still give your love, just give it away...I love singin' that part." - EV
Aww, thanks PJRock75! Made my day that you get what I'm saying and feel the same way. :thumbup:
Have a good one....
Darlene
Mohandas K. Gandhi
~I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulette I could have worn.~
Henry David Thoreau
EV is truely the greatest/most important songwriter in our time.
"Don't let it get you down, you know, still give your love, just give it away...I love singin' that part." - EV
Now, if we could just get the other 400 million+ folks in this country to feel the same, it'd really be something wouldn't it?
Mohandas K. Gandhi
~I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulette I could have worn.~
Henry David Thoreau
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.”
TE Lawrence "Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
This of course is “Lawrence of Arabia”…men like this with nothing to gain for themselves personally but see their purpose in fighting for the rights of others who can only but dream. Yes it’s a much bigger and grander dream than most of us can imagine but we can all dream the dreams of other men…fight for the one’s who can’t fight for themselves. This is a song to encourage those that “can” do something “should” do something because out of this comes your own reckoning and sometimes just every now and then, legends are born. Of course most of us won’t become legend on this scale but we can become legend in our own lives. We spend so much time thinking and often wallowing in our own pity of what we don’t have, or what we could have been, or what we think we deserve. Now what about “All the thoughts…you never see”!!!! We are all burdened with the capacity for greatness but few of us ever realise our worth and pursue it. The point being…what are you thinking about and are you going to be stuck just thinking, are you going under with all this thinking? Maybe our escape is when thinking turns into action.
Dreams aren’t just for the mind to wander off in fantasy…they are for living with purpose so you don’t have to try and “white knuckle it” every day! Don’t just think…dream…and don’t just dream…dream the dreams of other men…don’t just dream the dreams of other men…dream the dreams of other men with your eyes wide open!! It’s the thoughts that trap us and hold us captive not the living. This is a call to arms folks…arm yourself with love and dreams…”you’ll be no one’s rival”…no one can hold you back or will want to hold you back, no matter how small or large the difference you make will be. It probably won’t be Lawrence of Arabia epic proportions but wherever you are and whatever you are doing, there is a purpose for you and if you can’t find it then open your eyes when you dream! You don’t know what you might start and it may just grow to proportions you could have never imagined…“a path cut by the moon for you to walk on” “feel the sky blanket you with gems and rhinestones” “the waves on distant shores awaiting your arrival”. All this has been done just for you if only you will see yourself, your beauty and your worth, and your purpose in it. You will get more from your life when you consider what the person beside you is going through. Your life will get even bigger and more terrifying but so thrilling and satisfying when you do something that doesn’t benefit you but the one who can ONLY dream. If you can make it a reality for them “what you giving?” becomes a reality for you and not just a lyric in a brilliant song!
Whew….that’s a ramble and a half!! Sorry.... ... Well that’s what I think this song is saying! How do I know this...I was set on my own path out of the "darkness" many years back and its taking time but I am getting there. It's not "Lawrence of Arabia" but its my little purpose in life and it might just might make a difference Here's my mantra...."don't wait for the light at the end of the tunnel...stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself".
Anyway that is what I hear in this song and I feel like I’ve been smacked in the choppers and screamed at "wake up and keep going"! :shock: Someone out there gets it!
What a thrill…hehe…I’ll go back to the seats now but I doubt I’ll ever sit down again. So nice to be here!
Cheers
Shelley
Welcome Shelley! Thanks for sharing with us. Don't be such a stranger....
Mohandas K. Gandhi
~I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulette I could have worn.~
Henry David Thoreau
+1
He's by far the best songwritter of our generation.
Neil Young is good, but you can't find the depth that you find in Eddie Vedder (songs like NAIS and Who You Are really stand out to me, it's amazing to think of the mans genius.)
Thanks weenie! And I'll try not to be! Nice to meet you...:thumbup:
nicely said ..
thanks and i agree
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Thanks so much for this post reading other peoples view help go down a better path.
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That really helped me put that lyric into perspective.
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