*( Sleight oƒ Hand )*

VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
I feel it!

One song that definitely is a part of the "repeat" club. I can never listen to this one just once. I crave it even after I have just listened to it. This song is fuckin intense/beautiful/sad/powerful and seems to be real easy to relate to at times.

HOB version this year!? MY GOD! Animated Eddie. Made this song that much more amazing.


*bows down Sleight Oƒ Hand and all it's glory*



~√~√~( Sleight oƒ Hand ) ~√~√~

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 his 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 the radio watching other pull into their homes.
While he was drifting.

On a line of his own. Off the line of 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.
And he knew realizations would have to wait.
Till he had more time. More time.

A time to dream to himself. He waves goodbye to his self.
I'll see you on the other side.
Another man moved by slight of hand.
¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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  • MeddleDealMeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    Another one of my favorites, gee, Lyd, you and I think the same way ;)

    Sleight of Hand...OMG!! Love the intro. to that song, the guitar, literally my mouth dropped during the LR performance.:)

    Good choice girl!
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • best binaural song
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
    Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Yeah it's amazing! I didn't get this one at any of my shows this year. :( That's ok though...I felt it everytime it was played and the boots have done a fine job at recycling that magic.

    :)
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
    ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    one of the most beautiful songs translated live...the guitar effects are insane.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Originally posted by brainofPJ
    one of the most beautiful songs translated live...the guitar effects are insane.

    Agreed!!!

    I pray someday I will get to expereince it first hand. Like I said though, these boots have captured some serious beauty. Thank god for boots. hehe.

    :)
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
    ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • MeddleDealMeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    was it the Boston 2000 boot that Stone screwed up that song at the beginning, and then he "punished" the audience by singing MANKIND! hahahahaha

    awww Stone.
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • shareshare Posts: 551
    i love this song

    i've been so lucky to see it live quite a few times

    it's so damn sad and lonely and desolute and defeated but with that
    little bit of hope that kind of elevates you through it

    like sad tears while your smiling
    we're all sentient snowflakes
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    I'm a number that doesn't count
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    the nothing ventured - the nothing feigned
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Live a few times?! Man, you are lucky.


    *it's so damn sad and lonely and desolute and defeated but with that little bit of hope that kind of elevates you through it like sad tears while your smiling*


    EXACTLY! Gorgeous way to describe it and I could not agree more.

    As mentioned before...I FEEL IT. The force is strong with this one. ;)
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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  • Definately my favorite PJ song on Binaural even ahead of Parting Ways
  • katelliskatellis Posts: 521
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  • MeddleDealMeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    Originally posted by katellis
    that song is so awesome live.

    I agree, very awesome live!! Truly amazing!!

    Man, i was numb when this and Light Years came on, I could NOT pick up my cell phone, it is really a hypnotic experience.
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • You said everything:
    intense/beautiful/sad/powerful song!!

    It´s funny cause the first time I heard, I didn´t like this song...but when I really paid attention to the lyrics...Oh My!!
    This song means a lot to me...

    Bye!
  • MeddleDealMeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    Originally posted by ChloeDancer
    You said everything:
    intense/beautiful/sad/powerful song!!

    It´s funny cause the first time I heard, I didn´t like this song...but when I really paid attention to the lyrics...Oh My!!
    This song means a lot to me...

    Bye!

    Hey it never hurts to say them again;)
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • There is so much hopelessness in the lyrics about a way of life that's so easy for all of us to drift into. I like to listen to it to remind myself to keep striving for more out of life.
    ". . . as each breath goes by I only own my mind."
  • binaural actually took me a while to get into but this is one song i felt from the beginning. it seems to dive into the alienation i feel sometimes. i've never heard it live. i used to live in fargo, where they played it. i now live in dallas, where they did not play it. sucks to be me. but anyway, sleight of hand is way good. and i got the fargo boot anyway.

    out
    i wait up in the dark
    for you to speak to me
    i'm opened up
    release me........

    ask me about trading boots if you're interested...but i will totally screw you over so be careful
  • I fucking can't beileve Eddie wrote that.

    Not bad for a kid from Chicago.
    PresiWAH of the Evenflow Fan Club
    Don't need a hand, there's always arms attached.
    Don't get behind I can't fall back.
    Why must we trust all these rusted rails?
    They don't want no change. We already have.
  • I love to just put this song on the stereo, fairly loud, then lay on the couch with my eyes closed and absorb it all in. It's an absolutely beautiful song. I would definitely have to agree with you on this one.

    But didn't Jeff actually write this song, not Eddie?
  • Jeff wrote the music, but Eddie wrote the lyrics.
    ". . . as each breath goes by I only own my mind."
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Yeah I know exactly what you guys mean about it not quite hitting you at first. A friend of mine never understood why I thought this song was soooo amazing. Finally I sat her down, had her watch the HOB performance and read the lyrics at the same time. She was BLOWN AWAY!!!! Once you are aware of those fuckin incredible words the song becomes something seriously incredible to you. Everything fits. :D
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
    ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • pearspears Posts: 36
    god. eddie writes the most amazing songs. and this one... wow. just wow. each word just hits hard each time that i hear it...

    it is a magical song... that is for sure.

    it encompasses every emotion known to man, and then more. it is bitter and so hopeful. it makes me cringe and get the goosebumps.

    i love it.
  • shareshare Posts: 551
    that's the impact the lyrics had on me

    my first listen to binaural was for excitement's sake and to let the
    music catch me - the second listen is always for the words, when
    i listened to what was being said i choked up - totally
    overwhelmed by the combination of words and music (3rd song that does
    this too me, i got shit and footsteps being the other 2)
    we're all sentient snowflakes
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    I'm a number that doesn't count
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    the nothing ventured - the nothing feigned
  • sadly, i have yet to hear this one live :(
    There have been shows where maybe the whole first half of the show my eyes have been closed. and then you'll look out in the crowd and there'll be somebody totally lost in their head, in exactly the same place you're in. That, to me, is the essence of music

    ~Jeff Ament
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Originally posted by SleightOfHand562
    sadly, i have yet to hear this one live :(


    Awwww, I feel your pain. It will happen though. No worries. ;)

    This definitely seems to be one of those "you MUST experience it live" type of songs. Like I said, I could only imagine. WOW! Head up SleightOfHand562, 2004 mini-tour? Ya never know. :)
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
    ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Listening to BOSTON 3 version and up this must go.

    SWEET JESUS!!

    :eek:

    cannot...even...describe
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
    ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    "Lost on a road he FUCKIN knew by heart"

    :o
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
    ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    It's an overcasty day here in the Bay Area...and this song sooo fits the mood. It's beautiful.

    :)
    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤

    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

    ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
    ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
  • i think is the best jeff song...
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
    Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
  • A very moody song that just kind of scoops you up and carries you along with it. I can never listen to it without feeling a little on edge by the end of it.
    ". . . as each breath goes by I only own my mind."
  • Originally posted by Alive Again
    There is so much hopelessness in the lyrics about a way of life that's so easy for all of us to drift into. I like to listen to it to remind myself to keep striving for more out of life.

    I think you make a great point.... I sometimes feel this is the life of many who don't stop to enjoy life, who live to work instead of working to live... and it is easy to get trapped in the routine of the average job.... Very depressing, my kind of song some days...
    We are spiritual beings having a human experience...
  • Yes, sometimes you have to make worldly success and financial security less of a priority, then just listen to what your inner voice is telling you about what's important in life.
    ". . . as each breath goes by I only own my mind."
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