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**Indifference**

PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
edited April 2005 in Words and Music...Communication
does it get any better then Indifference? it's perfect @ the end of Vs. a mellow yet powerful closing song on a great album

and this song live is just a whole nother story. awesome. esp when the crowd joins in on vocals. sweet :)

Indifference

I will light the match this morning so I won't be alone.
Watch as she lies silent for soon that will be gone.
Oh, I will stand arms outstretched. Pretend I'm free to roam.
Oh, I will make my way through one more day in hell.

How much difference does it make? (x2)

I will hold the candle till it burns up my arm.
Oh, I'll keep taking punches until their will grows tired.
Oh, I will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind.
Hey, I won't change direction and I won't change my mind.

How much difference does it make?
Mmm, how much difference does it make?
How much difference...

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

How much difference... (x2)
How much difference does it make? (x2)
Ooh... Ooh... Ooh...
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  • neutron baumneutron baum Posts: 294
    This song never fails to give me chills...
    I think it is very underrated, I'm glad you gave it it's own thread
  • 2ndhandriot2ndhandriot Posts: 9
    i love this song. there is nothing better. when i was in drug rehab (were i 1st picked up pearl jam) there was nothing better than that song. i still love it . snoogans
  • {[Pearl_Jam}]{[Pearl_Jam}] Posts: 852
    can't wait to see DVD msg1 with ben harper...

    I WILL SCREAM MY LUNGS OUT TILL IT FILLS THIS ROOM!!!!
    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
  • Alive AgainAlive Again Posts: 71
    No, it just doesn't get any better. Indifference is such a moving and powerful song. I love it.
    ". . . as each breath goes by I only own my mind."
  • PJammin'PJammin' Posts: 1,902
    oh god. got to hear this in phoenix and i had to pick my soul up off of the floor. always will be one of my favorites. can't deny the lyrics either.
    I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.
  • 5horizons5horizons Posts: 25
    *sigh*
    I miss you already, I miss you always
  • neutron baumneutron baum Posts: 294
    Originally posted by 2ndhandriot
    i love this song. there is nothing better. when i was in drug rehab (were i 1st picked up pearl jam) there was nothing better than that song. i still love it . snoogans

    I'm glad to hear that this song helped you through your tough time. It is definately good therapy. Take care.
  • Alive AgainAlive Again Posts: 71
    I listened to Indifference again this evening on the Boston 3 bootleg--just beautiful.
    ". . . as each breath goes by I only own my mind."
  • PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
    yea that Boston 3 unplugged set is awesome..
  • PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
    Originally posted by sassy
    Frodo claims The One Ring for his own inside the fires of Mount Doom. Gollum falls into the fires, with the The One Ring, after biting Frodo's finger off.....

    yes thats the ending for Return of the King. thanks for sharing. I already knew that :)
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    Just listened to Boston 3 Acoustic today - felt so much better - beautiful song....
    R.i.p. Rigoberto Alpizar.
    R.i.p. My Dad - May 28, 2007
    R.i.p. Black Tail (cat) - Sept. 20, 2008
  • {[Pearl_Jam}]{[Pearl_Jam}] Posts: 852
    HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
    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
  • rocker martyrocker marty Posts: 2
    The first time I heard it played live tears were streaming down my face. So intense.
  • fun_and_sunfun_and_sun Posts: 47
    It is very dreamy, I think of it as a song about having strong will
  • PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
    I agree. it's an awesome song...:)
  • PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
    can you say MSG DVD? on 11/11....? Indifference w/Ben Harper.

    I was there and it was fuckin sweet. the DVD will be even sweeeter....hells yea
  • MeddleDealMeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    That song is a PERFECT way to end Vs.

    The verison from MSG I...w/ben harper...OMG...that was an amazing performance...can't wait to see it again, on the dvd!!:D
    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
  • Alive AgainAlive Again Posts: 71
    Indifference just draws you in. I can listen to it over and over again and never get tired of it. How great is Eddie's voice on this one?

    I wish I'd been at MSG. I've heard the bootleg and can't wait to see Indifference on the DVD.
    ". . . as each breath goes by I only own my mind."
  • christmas cleanchristmas clean Posts: 60
    Originally posted by fun_and_sun
    It is very dreamy, I think of it as a song about having strong will

    This is how I see it too. God I love this song,it also speaks to me about some one having one person with them- yet being very alone, ...solitary.(almost)
    And we're all allowed to dream of the next time we touch.
  • kobayashi_77kobayashi_77 Posts: 56
    I was drawn to Indifference when Vs first came out because it agreed with my teen angst but overtime I have learned to appreciate the power of the lyrics and like someone said....INDIFFERENCE LIVE IS AMAZING!!
    Lost and Found...Finally
  • PorchPorch Posts: 539
    awesome song...one of the songs that got me hooked many years ago...
    sometimes you're the boxer...sometimes you're the bag...
  • PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
    Originally posted by fun_and_sun
    It is very dreamy, I think of it as a song about having strong will

    I agree :)
  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    Cannot agree more. Such a powerful song and an amazing ending song for a concert and an album.
    I am convinced that this is Ben Harper's favorite PJ song, I have heard him do the song many times. The best is MSG 1998 when he does it in tears.
    This song is great for a break-up that I am involved in as well.

    Beautiful song
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • pao_dpao_d Posts: 16
    somehow this song reminds me to be tough. its like no matter what you throw at me ill still stand up. love this song, its like you're in a trance listening to it.
    "living is the best revenge"
    - eddie vedder
  • Bu$hleaguerBu$hleaguer Posts: 5
    this song sends shivers up my spine

    when i heard this with ben harper i actualy cried

    its just the words, its the opening part... it was 2 am, it must have been a friday cuz i remember i had to get up in 4 hours, to get home, and then to work. i was laying stil, the room was almost pitch black, there was insence burning by the bed side table, so i could see a glowing shimmer scan the room. i remember singing this song in my head, there was obvious doubt. that was my moment, being trapped by something that werent right.

    this is my sad song
    "Across the waste of space and feilds i glide alone at night, oh please... please think of me cuz im... im by your side"- Angel

    http://www.faceparty.com/my_name_is_dave
  • sickwilliesickwillie Posts: 178
    After over six years working at a local Adult Contemporary radio station, some head office goons told me they didn't see me fitting with the direction the station was going. This shattered me to my core, as it was a job I loved very much.

    Regardless, through my final two weeks at the station, I tried to think of how I would like to "go out".

    So, on my last day, at 11:50am, I said my list of goodbyes and thanked those who helped me along the way. Then at 11:55, as my final act as music director/DJ, I dimmed the control room lights, played "Indifference" for the masses, and cried like a little bitch.

    For me, this song will forever be a symbol of keeping your head held high, and staying strong through adversity. Whenever the strains of life get me down, I do the same thing I did on my last day of work. The healing power of a brilliant song like Indifference can never be overstated.
    "We've done really well with teenage death songs." -EV
  • Loveb4LifeLoveb4Life Posts: 26
    Very powerful ending to one of PJ's best albums...though I can't seem to pick a favorite. Favorite part of this song however is:

    I will hold the candle till it burns up my arm.
    Oh, I'll keep taking punches until their will grows tired.
    Oh, I will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind.
    Hey, I won't change direction and I won't change my mind.
    “DON'T TELL ME this IS REAL because it is the edge chunk of what I feel!”

    -Michael McClure
  • PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
    Originally posted by sickwillie
    For me, this song will forever be a symbol of keeping your head held high, and staying strong through adversity. Whenever the strains of life get me down, I do the same thing I did on my last day of work. The healing power of a brilliant song like Indifference can never be overstated.

    well said. and I agree 100% :)
  • WandererWanderer Posts: 5
    If more people listened to this song and really thought about it maybe the world would be a better place

    Wishful thinking?
  • FreakFreak Posts: 19
    i still cry when i hear it...the version with ben harper*!!it's just perfect...
    Miss, i got what i really went for.
    see you auntie................freak
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