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    DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Looking forward to Sirens replacing Love Reign Oer Me on any given night.
    Now they got their own, don't need to steal from PT
    :D

    (unless they wanna do TKAA, okay okay)
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,169
    lyrics = Masterpiece..
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,894
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    Looking forward to Sirens replacing Love Reign Oer Me on any given night.
    Now they got their own, don't need to steal from PT
    :D

    (unless they wanna do TKAA, okay okay)

    I'd actually like to hear them back to back one night
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    smanchac1smanchac1 Posts: 2,256
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    Nothing lasts forever
    Even cold. November rain....

    J/k :mrgreen:

    That's what I'm hearing too!
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    pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    javis el errante wrote:
    bk159954 wrote:
    I agree with previous posts that it's grace, not graves.

    And it might be "held you high above true" instead of "held you high above too".

    could it be "truth" instead or true or too? does that collocate?

    I have been listening to this part over and over and over, and I keep coming back to "true"

    and is there any chance that it is "i/ive stared at your face, and the fear goes away?"

    and I also here....."for to send you in the arms of another man"??
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    Pearl JoePearl Joe Posts: 81
    Oops - need another revision:

    Pearl Jam ‏@PearlJam

    "For every choice mistake I've made
    It's not my plan

    To send you in the arms of
    Another man"

    #Sirens
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,758
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    "I pull you close, so much to lose
    Knowing that nothing lasts forever
    I didn't care, before you were here"

    One of my favorite lines in years. Simple, yet amazing.

    The next line, which builds on that idea, might be my favorite: "I danced in laughter with the ever after."

    Strictly in terms of the poetry of it, that might be a top 5 Ed Vedder one-liner.
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    gbpat54gbpat54 Posts: 69
    slightofjeff wrote:
    The next line, which builds on that idea, might be my favorite: "I danced in laughter with the ever after."Strictly in terms of the poetry of it, that might be a top 5 Ed Vedder one-liner

    Agree ! :)
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    kevedderkevedder Posts: 80
    I think it is "Have to take your hand..." rather than "I could take your hand"...
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    Darth VedderDarth Vedder Posts: 1
    I gave this a shot tonight and had a few thoughts on minor changes. Would appreciate some feedback.
    Thanks

    Hear the sirens…
    Hear the sirens…
    Hear the sirens… Hear the circus so profound
    I hear the sirens… more and more in this here town

    Let me catch my breath to breathe then reach across the bed
    Just to know we’re safe, I am a grateful man
    This life has been a light, and I can see clear

    Have to take your hand, and feel your breath or fear
    It’ll be someday we’ll be ove    r
    I pull you close, so much to lose
    Knowing that nothing lasts forever
    I didn't care, before you were here
    I danced in laughter with the ever after
    But, all things change, let this remain

    Hear the sirens… covering distance in the night
    The sound, echoing closer, will they come for me next time

    Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
    To send you in the arms of another man
    And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

    It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
    Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above too
    I study your face, and the fear goes away

    It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
    Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above too
    I study your face, and the fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
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    The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Thanks for posting the lyrics ^^^. :)
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    ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    gettingright wrote:
    Here's what I got. Question marks indicate help needed...correct as needed

    Thanks to Hoosiers, uglybabo, justam, and wiffyjustus for the lyrics again to hoosiers for the excellent punctuation!!! Thank you everyone else for the input, including my wife. She also thinks it should be study instead of studied as it fits better with the overall tense of the song, but i just left it as studied because it sounds more like that.

    Hear the sirens…
    Hear the sirens…
    Hear the sirens… Hear the circus so profound
    I hear the sirens… more and more in this here town

    Let me catch my breath to breathe then reach across the bed
    Just to know we’re safe, I am a grateful man
    This light has been my light, and I can see you clear

    I could take your hand, and feel your breath
    For fear that someday we'll be over
    I pull you close, so much to lose
    Knowing that nothing lasts forever
    I didn't care, before you were here
    I danced in laughter with the ever after
    But, all things change, let this remain

    Hear the sirens… covering distance in the night
    The sound, echoing closer, will they come for me next time

    Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
    To send you in the arms of another man
    And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

    It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
    Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above too
    I studied your face, the fear goes away

    It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
    Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above too
    I studied your face, the fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away

    Replace 'too' with 'truth'.
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    southernmanfansouthernmanfan Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,016
    Yeah thanks all of you...
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    pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    Does any one else hear....

    "The slightest bit of light and I can see you clear"

    This is what I have decided on....def what I hear in the original...and he may drop the "you" in the video take...

    thoughts??
    Never, ever, flipping forget
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    ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    bk159954 wrote:

    And it might be "held you high above true" instead of "held you high above too".

    It's 'truth'.
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    dreamweaverdreamweaver New York Posts: 713
    "The slightest bit alive and I can see you clear"

    I think is what he says, no? :corn:
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    polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Byrnzie wrote:
    bk159954 wrote:

    And it might be "held you high above true" instead of "held you high above too".

    It's 'truth'.

    yes ... truth ...
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    Pearl JoePearl Joe Posts: 81
    dreamweaver wrote:
    "The slightest bit alive and I can see you clear"

    I think is what he says, no? :corn:

    You might have nailed it! I've been struggling with that one line for so long.
    I thought maybe "this night has been my light..."

    thx
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,169
    masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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    papa_pearls_jam.pj20papa_pearls_jam.pj20 Chicago USA Posts: 2,142
    How about this part...here's what I'm hearing.

    Let me catch my breath to breathe and reach across the bed
    Just to know we’re safe, I am a grateful man
    The slightest bit of light and I can see clear

    Have to take your hand, and feel your breath for fear
    This some day will be over
    I pull you close, so much to lose
    Knowing that nothing lasts forever
    I didn't care, before you were here
    I danced in laughter with the ever after
    But, all things change, let this remain
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,169
    papa_pearls_jam.pj20 wrote:
    ]

    Have to take your hand, and feel your breath for fear
    This some day will be over
    i agree,im listening the same
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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    Love Goat CaptainLove Goat Captain Posts: 91
    gettingright wrote:
    I studied your face, the fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away

    Good work with the thread. To be pedantic, for the final outro I think there is an additional AND in there... 'I studied your face, and the fear goes away'
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,169
    Love Goat Captain wrote:
    gettingright wrote:
    I studied your face, the fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away

    Good work with the thread. To be pedantic, for the final outro I think there is an additional AND in there... 'I studied your face, and the fear goes away'
    yep..there is the word and both at videoclip and studio versions

    I studied your face and the fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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    Bennyorr4Bennyorr4 Posts: 307
    Hear the sirens…
    Hear the sirens…
    Hear the sirens… Hear the circus so profound
    I hear the sirens… more and more in this here town

    Let me catch my breath to breathe then reach across the bed
    Just to know we’re safe, I am a grateful man
    The slightest bit alive, and I can see you clear

    I could take your hand, and feel your breath
    For fear that someday will be over
    I pull you close, so much to lose
    Knowing that nothing lasts forever
    I didn't care, before you were here
    I danced in laughter with the ever-after
    But, all things change, let this remain

    Hear the sirens… covering distance in the night
    The sound, echoing closer, will they come for me next time

    ohh Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
    To send you in the arms of another man
    And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand oooh

    It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
    Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, willed you high above true
    I studied your face, the fear goes away

    It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
    Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above true
    I studied your face, the fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away


    At least that's what I hear in the video version. I guess we'll all find out soon enough though.
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    ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Bennyorr4 wrote:
    Hear the sirens…
    Hear the sirens…
    Hear the sirens… Hear the circus so profound
    I hear the sirens… more and more in this here town

    Let me catch my breath to breathe then reach across the bed
    Just to know we’re safe, I am a grateful man
    The slightest bit alive, and I can see you clear

    I could take your hand, and feel your breath
    For fear that someday will be over
    I pull you close, so much to lose
    Knowing that nothing lasts forever
    I didn't care, before you were here
    I danced in laughter with the ever-after
    But, all things change, let this remain

    Hear the sirens… covering distance in the night
    The sound, echoing closer, will they come for me next time

    ohh Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
    To send you in the arms of another man
    And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand oooh

    It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
    Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, willed you high above true
    I studied your face, the fear goes away

    It’s a fragile thing, this life we lead, if I think too much, I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace, by which we live our lives with death over our shoulders
    Want you to know, that should I go, I always loved you, held you high above true
    I studied your face, the fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away
    The fear goes away


    At least that's what I hear in the video version. I guess we'll all find out soon enough though.

    Why would he say 'held you high above true'? It makes no sense.

    As for him saying 'held you high above too', that sounds like something a five year old would write.

    Still, we'll find our soon enough when the lyrics are published. Maybe they'll be included in the sleeve.
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    jtr101jtr101 Posts: 269
    I just assumed it was "Too" but now you guys have me thinking..haha...
    Enjoy difference. Without it we're all boring!

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    fisttothejawfisttothejaw Posts: 230
    Are we sure it's not -

    "I could take your hand, and feel your breath, OR fear this someday will be over..." (instead of "for")

    meaning, I could really dive into this, or I could live in fear and hold you at arms' length...

    then the decision is made:

    "I pull you close, so much to lose, knowing that nothing lasts forever"
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    fisttothejawfisttothejaw Posts: 230
    pjtradeking wrote:
    Does any one else hear....

    "The slightest bit of light and I can see you clear"

    This is what I have decided on....def what I hear in the original...and he may drop the "you" in the video take...

    thoughts??

    this makes sense to me...
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    mjd327mjd327 Posts: 138
    Its "The slightest bit of light and I can see you clear"

    The entire first section has very literal lyrics and I don't think this line would be an exception.
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    mjd327mjd327 Posts: 138
    And "Have to take your hand, and feel your breath, for fear this someday will be over."
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