Has PJ ever made you cry?

Squirrel Jam

The last two lines of of "Breathe" when my dog took her last breath.
And "she holds the hand that holds her down, she will rise up/above" when I was younger and finally got away from my abusive father.
And "Once Divided" while going through my divorce.
Those are some sad ones...but I cried tears of joy when I heard "Given to Fly" live, as it's my favorite song. And MacCready's solo on "Alive" is also joyful.

Interesting, too, that I just found this thread, because--and sorry if this is too personal and maybe off topic--I tried to convey why/how the music and hearing it live is such an emotional experience for me to my current significant other (who likes their music but isn't a serious fan), and he said he can't think of ANY music that would bring up any emotions for him. :shock: I know he's numb in general from depression, but when I told him that was sad and made me feel sorry for him, he argued that it wasn't sad, "just different"

I don't know, for me I feel like if you don't like dogs (our bond with this species goes back millions of years) and no form of music evokes some kind of emotional response, ever, then you are missing something of what it means to be human.

Which led me to another question: how many of you reading this have a significant other who is as much of a fan as you are?

Just curious. Thinking about starting a 10 C dating site.

mq

constantly. when i first heard sirens, was literally hearing sirens going off in my town saying "flooding is imminent". seek higher ground. this is right after I learned of my cousins child being swept away and killed in flood waters. awful. i know the lyrics have different meaning - but cannot help think of that night every time i hear the song.

AdamTheBaddun

Loads of times. First time I saw them in 2006 at Leeds Festival and they played Black. Held hands with my friends and shed a tear. Most recently upon hearing Future Days and feeling it relate to my own life I went to pieces on a car journey. No other band can do that to me.

anacardoso

Cinnamon Girl wrote:

too many times to list.

Agree!

loveatree

all the time...
when i found out my buddy past away in a motorcycle accident, off he goes hit the spot. it was therapeutic, it helped me release the sadness. many numerous random other times. most recent, day after show in seattle. i found myself wandering the streets of downtown sobbing, missing, heartbroken, longing to see them again.

Aafke

When I first heard Alive back in 1991, I cried my eyes out, finally someone who had approximately the same experience that I had, with my "dad". I felt I wasn't alone anymore
Daughter- Dyslectic as I am, the struggle the girl in Daughter has was very recognizable.
Indifference, Let the records play, Breath, Rearviewmirror, the list goes on and on, but maybe it's very easy to make me cry

23scidoo

the first time i saw them..the seconds before play ''go''..

Sideways Snow

So many times. Just a couple of examples:

The first time I saw the band live, last year in Stockholm... They started with Elderly woman, and the response and joy from the crowd was just overwhelming, that added to my own feeling when they were on stage before me after almost 20 years of waiting...

The day Sirens was released was really bad and tiring for me, and when I listened to the song for the first time in the evening, it was just so soothing and lovely I couldn't help but cry.
Also, the combination of My Father's Son and Sirens on the record - reflecting my past with a shithead of a father and trying to not let that affect my own future, and my present calm and good situation.

Light Years does it almost every time, makes me think of my little brother who passed away a long time ago.

barnburner13

oh man...more times than I would like to admit..."Just Breathe" always get me, as does "Black"...

pbrm_pearljam

Going thru the shitholes of life at the moment...this one does it for me......

So f*cking powerfull........and healing......

https://youtube.com/watch?v=FaW6tSiU21s

embrace

Was at a loss for words with Pete Seeger's death, a man who seemingly made every moment count and spread the good stuff to others. I saw this from BDO and lost it…A favorite rendition at a quiet moment. May the joy and love you bring spread like wildfire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnViqmhCIlU&feature=youtu.be

23scidoo

embrace said:

Was at a loss for words with Pete Seeger's death, a man who seemingly made every moment count and spread the good stuff to others. I saw this from BDO and lost it…A favorite rendition at a quiet moment. May the joy and love you bring spread like wildfire. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnViqmhCIlU&feature=youtu.be

great.. >-

karmadefect

Sure they have.
Release, Garden, Given to fly, Present tense and mostly Indifference

HesCalledDyer

I got a bit misty-eyed in Baltimore when Man of the Hour was played. My grandfather died last March. He was easily the most important male figure in my entire life. The lyrics to that song just resonated that night in a way they hadn't before. One of the most special moments at a PJ show ever for me.

marilor

Of course, they did ! When i saw them in Paris for the first time (i was in the first row !!!! Ed was just in front of me - I kept waiting to see them for 10 years ! so long)
and when i listen to Come Back, All or None, Indifference, Immortality, Nothing as it seems, Unthought known : Melodies and lyrics on these songs are so wonderful

I still cry on Rearviewmirror too, for personal reasons...

luvstone95

I cried at least once at every show that I have been to, each time it's a different song. I cried during Blood at the October 28th 2009 Philly show because of all the pain I was releasing. Then in 2013 23rd Anniversary show, during Sirens when all five of the guys harmonized, I bawled my eyes out. Plus it was the first time in the pit.

Evnflo

I cry or tear up on Jeremy every time because of the emotion for which the song was written. The pain that must have been felt for lack of love and affection. No one deserves that. Especially young kids.

PJSiren

The first time I heard the song Daughter, I bawled...I was like 13, with an absent father and that song captured every emotion I felt about him I played it on repeat for days...

Gillycw

Release me - especially the line
I wait up in the dark for you to speak to me
When I saw Ed solo this year he spoke about his father and he got really choked up about it. I was bawling and I'm sure there was hardly a dry eye in the house

r00thless91

all the time. thats why i love them.