It is nice to see people sharing their personal stories of the lyrics. It brings the music to a whole new level for me, even if I don't personally know the people posting (which in most cases I don't).
very true, its all circumstance & perspective...
Mine was Hail Hail.
it made me realise what i thought was wrong with the LT relationship i was in at the time, and why i was unhappy. the point of view as described in the song articulated it perfectly. it changed the things i looked for in gfs, and the things i would not tolerate in relationships. i ended the LT relationship soon after cos i loved her & had realised she didnt love me.....went to see PJ for 1st time few weeks later. (Dublin 06).
at encore, Ed said "this one's for Jordan (my name), you know who are are...its good when you know who you are". Stone then started playing Black. i was in fucking bits! felt good to cast off the past. they clearly were not actually referring to me, but jesus, that performance of that song struck home. i was obliterated by it. lol
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After all these years coming here, I never knew how insightful this could be...
In response to the topic, I would like to say that with every song written a new belief is made, and with each new belief comes change. The change is the process in which the new belief is then made again and again and again, assuming that the written song is a reflection of one's personal beliefs. That said I would like to say that the one that describes me best is Satan's Bed; it still holds true no matter what else changes.
It's now time for me to go play dad before my daughter goes to sleep. Good night.
It best describes you, but it's hard to remember the lyrics, huh? I used to be "In my Tree", today I feel more who you are'ish
Not a situation you are going through, but you as a person... your internal thoughts and feelings about yourself. Which song makes you think... "Wow Pearl Jam knows me better then I know myself"?
For me it's Off He Goes. I don't think I could express myself any better then that song does.
I have to add All or None...it's the phrase my marriage therapist used to describe me.:rolleyes:
Know a man...his face seems pulled and tense...
Like he's riding on a motorbike... in the strongest winds
So I approach with tact... suggest that he should relax...
But he's always moving much too fast...
Said he'll see me on the flipside... of this trip he's taken for a ride
He's been takin'... too much on... off he goes
With his perfectly... unkept clothes... there he goes...
He's yet to come back...but I've seen his picture
Doesn't look the same up on the rack...we go way back...
I wonder bout his insides...
Its like his thoughts are too big for his size
He's been taken... where? I don't know... off he goes
With his perfectly... unkept hope... there he goes...
And now I rub my eyes... for he has returned
Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned...
For he still smiles... and he's still strong
Nothing's changed, but the surrounding bullshit... that has grown
And now he's home... and we're laughing...
like we always did... my same old... same old friend
Until a quarter-to-ten... I saw the strain creep in...
He seems distracted and I know just what is gonna happen next
Before his first step... he is off again
with this song....I see it as me talking about myself.
What's odd is that it wasn't until just now that I realized why I feel this way... It relates so well to my avoidance issues. When something happens or there is something I should do...if I don't feel right about it I avoid it.... And 'off I go'
Into my own world where I convince myself to not do the thing I have to. Now I feel like this song is 'about me' even more then before.
"I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
Routine was the theme,... he'd wake up,..wash and pour himself
Into uniform,... something he hadn't imagined being...
As the merging traffic passed,... he found himself staring,..
Down,... at his own... hands..
Not remembering the change,... not recalling the plan,
Was it...?
He was okay,... but wondering... about wandering
Was it age?... By consequence?... or was he moved by
Sleight of hand?
Mondays were made to fall,... lost on a road he knew by heart
It was like a book he read in his sleep,... endlessly...
Sometimes he hid in his radio,... watching others pull into their homes
While he was drifting...
On a line,... of his own,... off the line,... on the side
Bye the by,.... as dirt turned to sand,
As if moved by sleight of hand...
When he reached the shore of his... clip-on world...
He resurfaced to the norm
Organized his few things,... his coat and keys...
Any new realizations... would have to wait...
Til he had more time,... more time...
Time to dream,... to himself... he waves goodbye,
To himself... I'll see you on the other side...
Another man...moved by sleight of hand...
Binaural is skipped , overlooked way too often, IMO .
The live performance of this at The Beacon was an inspiring surprise.
For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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very true, its all circumstance & perspective...
Mine was Hail Hail.
it made me realise what i thought was wrong with the LT relationship i was in at the time, and why i was unhappy. the point of view as described in the song articulated it perfectly. it changed the things i looked for in gfs, and the things i would not tolerate in relationships. i ended the LT relationship soon after cos i loved her & had realised she didnt love me.....went to see PJ for 1st time few weeks later. (Dublin 06).
at encore, Ed said "this one's for Jordan (my name), you know who are are...its good when you know who you are". Stone then started playing Black. i was in fucking bits! felt good to cast off the past. they clearly were not actually referring to me, but jesus, that performance of that song struck home. i was obliterated by it. lol
a happy man now
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It's a long, sordid story that i don't want to get into. But yeah.
"To is a preposition.
Come is a verb"
-my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
Dream the dreams of others then,... You will be no ones rival,...
The Whipping
Corduroy
Celebration, the ball's in play
It's a hopeless... situation
And I'm starting to believe
That this hopeless... situation
Is what I'm trying to achieve
But I try
To run on
Towards
All or none,... all or none
Here's the selfless confession
Leading me back to war
Can we help that,.. our destinations
Are the ones we've been before
I still try
To run on
Towards all
Or none,... all or none
To myself I... surrender
To the one I'll never please
But I still try,.. to run on
I still try,.. to run on
But it's
All or none,... all or none.
Off He Goes too...
dreamer in my dream
we got the guns
i love you,but im..............callin out.........callin out
It best describes you, but it's hard to remember the lyrics, huh?
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one day/ the symptoms fade/
think i'll throw/ these pills away/
and if hope could flow from dirt like me/
it can be done
Present Tense
In My Tree
Indifference
I am Mine
Olympic Platinum (or whatever it is called)
It all depends on what day it is as to which one is most applicable.
Into my own world where I convince myself to not do the thing I have to. Now I feel like this song is 'about me' even more then before.
I AM MINE-Upon my resurrection from a very dark place, this became my anthem.
Binaural is skipped , overlooked way too often, IMO .
The live performance of this at The Beacon was an inspiring surprise.
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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