The neverending love for Sad thread!
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The previous thread about this song didn't survive the last round of "board Maintenance" so I had to resurrect it.
I first heard this song live at the Grand Rapids show last year on teh VFC tour. I was sitting in the second row between Ed and Stone. They had just played Light Years, and I got emotional during it. I know the band saw it cause I got warm smiles from Mike and Stone during the song.
It was Ed who gave me the best gift though. They went straight into Sad, and Ed likes to change the lyrics "he could only love you" to "he will always love you" when they do this song live, and that night he looked me dead in the eyes at that point and sang that line to me and held my gaze for a bit after. I mouthed I know and smiled...and he looked away. It was a beautiful moment that I'll always cherish.
I didn't fall in love with this song that night though. It wasn't until this recent Canadian tour when I got it...at least 3 times that I totally fell in love with this song. Now I can't get enough of this masterpiece.
Sad
all the photographs are peeling
and colors turn to gray, he's stayin'
in his room with memories for days, he faced
an undertow of futures laid to waste, embraced
by the loss of one he could not replace
and there's no reason that she'd pass
and there is no god with the plan, it's sad
and his holiness is proof, it's sad
he could only love you, it's sad
the door swings through a passing fable
a fate we may delay, we say
holding on, to live within our embrace
eleven nights, he laid in bed
hoping that dreams would bring her back, it's sad
and his holiness is proof, it's sad
he could only love you, it's sad
holding his last breath, believing
he'll make his way
but she's not forgotten
he's haunted
he's searching for escape
if just one wish could bring her back, it's sent
and his holiness is proof, it's sad
he will always love you, it's sad
I first heard this song live at the Grand Rapids show last year on teh VFC tour. I was sitting in the second row between Ed and Stone. They had just played Light Years, and I got emotional during it. I know the band saw it cause I got warm smiles from Mike and Stone during the song.
It was Ed who gave me the best gift though. They went straight into Sad, and Ed likes to change the lyrics "he could only love you" to "he will always love you" when they do this song live, and that night he looked me dead in the eyes at that point and sang that line to me and held my gaze for a bit after. I mouthed I know and smiled...and he looked away. It was a beautiful moment that I'll always cherish.
I didn't fall in love with this song that night though. It wasn't until this recent Canadian tour when I got it...at least 3 times that I totally fell in love with this song. Now I can't get enough of this masterpiece.
Sad
all the photographs are peeling
and colors turn to gray, he's stayin'
in his room with memories for days, he faced
an undertow of futures laid to waste, embraced
by the loss of one he could not replace
and there's no reason that she'd pass
and there is no god with the plan, it's sad
and his holiness is proof, it's sad
he could only love you, it's sad
the door swings through a passing fable
a fate we may delay, we say
holding on, to live within our embrace
eleven nights, he laid in bed
hoping that dreams would bring her back, it's sad
and his holiness is proof, it's sad
he could only love you, it's sad
holding his last breath, believing
he'll make his way
but she's not forgotten
he's haunted
he's searching for escape
if just one wish could bring her back, it's sent
and his holiness is proof, it's sad
he will always love you, it's sad
"Rock and roll is something that can't be quantified, sometimes it's not even something you hear, but FEEL!" - Bob Lefsetz
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Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Love the last line...
"he will always love you, it's sad.."
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When I hear "Sad" I still think of a photograph by Tina Modotti. It's one of her most famous works, I think. In it two workers are trudging up a plank from the dock to a ship carrying a heavy load. I always think people must be left behind in situations like that. I wrote a poem inspired by that photograph and "Sad" which basically illustrates my point.
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
-Eddie Vedder
6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
one of my favorite pj songs.
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23-Nov-2005, Santiago, Chile
And pleeeeeeease...THIS BREAKDOWN!!!!!!???? I could easily write a novel on that alone but I will just say this.....FUCKIN LOOOOOVE IT!!!! One of the greatest breakdowns out there!!!!!
OOooh man.... ED?!?!?!?!?! FUCK! The voice + The Words. The emotion here in this story being told... Ed nails it & transfers it into us perfectly (as per usual). He really just paints such a picture here with that voice alone. SO strong and so broken all at once. Powerful things going on here!!!! These words just HIT YOU. Many of the words in the song just highlight how it feels....haunted, sad, gray. Like others have said...it IS Sad.
LOVE this part...
::
the door swings through a passing fable
a fate we may delay, we say
holding on, to live within our embrace
::
WOW!
And this one just DOES it
::::{{ if just one wish could bring her back }}::::
OMG!!!! The emotion behind those words and the way he drags out "baaa aaa aaaack"! He just puts ALL his energy into that line. How can you not hella feel that??! It just attacks me eveytime. Pleading, strong, broken, intense.
Good call Mel!! Your experience with this one live is so touching. "he will always love you"".:o Damn, just when you thought the song couldn't get any more powerful. Seeing this one live definitely pushed me into straight up obsession . I thought I was already obsessed .... but nope, seeing it live takes it all to another level. This one GOES OFF a million times more live!!!! To feel all these sounds swirl around you.... to have these words, that voice, that emotion sink directly into you!? Man. THAT is definitely the opposite of Sad right there.
What a blessing! THANK YOU PEARL JAM for unleashing this GEM! The praise is definitely never-ending when it comes to this song.
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The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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YieldInHiding: "RED DOT is an intermission...not "filler." I hate that word. Filler is what's in a Twinkie."
but this song is really something, really important lyrics to me. I hope every pj fan gets to know the greatness of this song.
-Eddie Vedder
6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
one of my favourites
Great lyrics
Whenever I listen to the song now, I think of this guy and how I hope I can run into him again and see how's he's doing...
Yes, it's a sad song, but I think it's also about overcoming grief and a reminder that it does take time...it's a bit of a survival song. Sad, but hopeful.
-Eddie Vedder
6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
and someone else mentioned (in another thread, i think) that the band hasn't even perfected it live yet. i agree with that. just the way they hadn't perfected green disease live until the canada tour. i think this song is only getting stronger in concert the more they play it.
Lisboa, Pavilhão Atlântico, 4/9/06
Lisboa, Algés, Oeiras Alive!, 8/6/07
-Eddie Vedder
6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
Well said, all of this.
6 months
sad on repeat holdin me together
thank you eddie
thanks
I don't think Ed forgets lyrics. Occasionally he stuffs up, but I don't think he does it on purpose. I love how he sings Glorified G about a Pelican
Dean.
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Jesus! Hits like a ton of bricks!
So much power, passion & overwhelming emotion! Gets me every damn time.
What a song!
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...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
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...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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He walks up a plank weighed down by concrete
formed for a, "livable community."
New welts surface where he once was caressed.
Sweat rivulets flow from under his hat,
but is this revealed in the photograph?
Where concrete blocks are dropped is not his choice.
His scraped knuckles leave indelible marks.
Real estate brokers will hide what life costs.
The foreman throws disparaging remarks,
and drinks water too expensive to share.
This worker is deluged by acerbic air.
If only we lived dry-eyed as concrete,
and not be bothered with caress or choice,
and not be bothered with a human thirst.
Tina Modotti's photograph is of two Mexican workers carrying a block of concrete up a plank to a ship. I can't find it on the internet or else I would post the link here. It's incredible. I was looking at it, and listening to "Sad" at the same time, and they seem to fit a bit.
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
"OMG...:eek:It's SAD...."
(jumping up and down):D
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