Your all-time favourite Pearl Jam lyrics!

AELARA

Actually I can't choose.. There are so many PJ lyrics that I love... Some of my favourites:
"Hearts and thoughts they fade... Fade away..."
" I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the in between is mine"
"I don't wanna take what you can give, I would rather starve than eat your bread.."

bigrasta4life

"A confidence man, but why so beleaguered?
He's not a leader, he's a Texas leaguer
Swinging for the fence, got lucky with a strike
Drilling for fear, makes the job simple
Born on third, thinks he got a triple"

belfast1

jamingjamers wrote:

its egg rolling thick and heavy

thats just what popped into my head!

"oh the past we carry.... "

what a great line!!

CantKeepMeHere

It makes much sense to live... in the present tense

and

I think the best and most underrated song lyric ever is

...and I come clean...

freshymad

Wishlist: "I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro's hood."

God I love that line for the beautiful image it evokes. The guitar part afterwards is sublime and gives me the feeling that I'm floating away!

He wishes he is not the moon but the moon's ethereal reflection. I picture the car parked in the woods. His eye catches that reflection. Maybe it's his lover's car. He's like the moon. He leaves and comes back, leaves and comes back ...

... which brings me back to the beginning of the song. This riff is like something I would have hummed as a kid on a swing. Back and forth, higher and higher.

dccrash23

All the rusted signs we ignored throughout our lives, Choosing the shiny ones instead,I turned my back, now there's no turning back

Also after seeing Pearl Jam, they opened with "Why Go" ever since the lyrics, Why Go Home?, Why Go Home" have become one of my favourite

I am myself like you somehow

"...he who forgets will be destined to remember..."
"...I don't question our existence, I just question our modern needs..."
"...They said timing was everything, made him want to be everywhere, there's a lot to be said for nowhere..."

dissident96

if just one wish could bring her back, it's sent

MD7886

God I love this thread - please keep it going!


Mike

Deesa Bee

So many lyrics that grab me but for now....

"hold on to this earth, the currents will shift. Like me towards you."
"I just wanna scream hello!!!"
"thoughts arrive like butterflies."
"some die just to rest"
"I've got memories, I've got shit, so much it don't show."

Raineman311

MD7886 wrote:

CanadasPearl,

So, as I always ask when I run into a Canadian PJ fan - are you also a big Our Lady Peace fan? (sometimes referred to as Canadian Pearl Jam)?

Just curious.

Mike

My 2 favorite bands and best live performers imo. Hearing Naveed and Starseed live is nuts.

At the risk of hijacking this thread:

Underneath this smile lies everything
all my hopes, anger, pride and shame

NoHelmetHardHead

Too hard to narrow down to one favorite, I could probably end up writing a whole book but here are a few I like

"Who made, who made up, made up the myth That we were born to be covered in bliss? Who set the standard, born to be rich? Such fine examples, skinny little bitch Model, role model, roll some models in blood
Get some flesh to stick, so they look like usI shit and I stink, I'm real, join the club"

"Dont need a helmet got a hard hard head..."

"No matter how cold the winter, theres a springtime ahead"

Maaz

Hippie Engineer wrote:

"I know I was born and I know that I'll die
The in between is mine
I am mine"

Amen!

tschens

"And these days, they linger on
And In the night, as I'm waiting on
The real possibility I may meet you in my dream
I go to sleep"

PJSEMPRE

Maaz wrote:

Hippie Engineer wrote:

"I know I was born and I know that I'll die
The in between is mine
I am mine"

Amen!

"Dream the dreams of other men,... You’ll be no ones rival,.."

"He was okay,... but wondering... about wandering
Was it age?... By consequence?... or was he moved by
Sleight of hand?"

"All in all,... it's no one's fault...Excuses turn to carbon walls...Blame it all on chemical intercourse.
The swallowed seeds of arrogance...Breeding in the thoughts of ten...Thousand fools that fight Irreverance."

"You can spend your time alone, re-digesting past regrets, oh
Or you can come to terms and realize
You're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
Makes much more sense, to live in the present tense"

"Some die just to live..."

"Triumphant are the angels if they can... get there first..."

"I had a false belief
I thought I came here to stay
We're all just visiting"

cincy74

Deesa Bee wrote:

"hold on to this earth, the currents will shift. Like me towards you."

Hold on to the thread.
The currents will shift.
Glide me towards you.

Leezestarr313

Awesome thread!

I can easily relate to everything that's been posted here, but I'll also throw in some:

Oh please let it rain today.
This city is so filthy, like my mind in ways.

I'll swallow poison, till I grow immune
I will scream my lungs out till it fills this room

So I'll just lie alone and wait for the dream
Where I'm not ugly and you're looking at me

To myself I... surrender
To the one I'll never please

You've had your feast. You're wanting more.

and many, many more ...

Drifter88

think he gets the girl he only gets the mechanic...

MissPennyLane

They said that timing was everything. Made him want to be everywhere, There's alot to be said for nowhere.

Just absolutely love this line!

Paulina87

And he still gives his love, he just gives it away
The love he receives is the love that is saved

I swallow my words to keep from lying
I swallow my face just to keep from biting, I, I..
I swallowed my breath and went deep, I was diving, diving
I surfaced when all of my pen wasn't writing
I'm in hiding......

So much talk it makes no sense at all
My senses gone

On empty shells seem so easy to crack
Got all these questions
Don't know who I could even ask
So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin at me