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I'm Still Here

r1versr1vers Posts: 244
edited January 2006 in Words and Music...Communication
For some reason I never hear any respect for this song on the boards. And I admittedly find myself frequently forgetting it exists and not listening to it for months at a time..case in point tonight when I saw it and fired it up. It's truly Vedder at his finest and I realized that I might be the only one who feels this way.

she said to me, over the phone
she wanted to see other people
i thought, "well then, look around, they're everywhere"
said that she was confused...
i thought, "darling, join the club"
24 years old, mid-life crisis
nowadays hits you when you're young
i hung up, she called back, i hung up again
the process had already started
at least it happened quick
i swear, i died inside that night
my friend, he called
i didn't mention a thing
the last thing he said was, "be sound"
sound...
i contemplated an awful thing, i hate to admit
i just thought those would be such appropriate last words
but i'm still here
and small
so small.. how could this struggle seem so big?
so big...
while the palms in the breeze still blow green
and the waves in the sea still absolute blue
but the horror
every single thing i see is a reminder of her
never thought i'd curse the day i met her
and since she's gone and wouldn't hear
who would care? what good would that do?
but i'm still here
so i imagine in a month...or 12
i'l be somewhere having a drink
laughing at a stupid joke
or just another stupid thing
and i can see myself stopping short
drifting out of the present
sucked by the undertow and pulled out deep
and there i am, standing
wet grass and white headstones all in rows
and in the distance there's one, off on its own
so i stop, kneel
my new home...
and i picture a sober awakening, a re-entry into this little bar scene
sip my drink til the ice hits my lip
order another round
and that's it for now
sorry
never been too good at happy endings...
"Last time I think we played that song here was like, a long time ago, and there was a bonfire in the back and people were like throwing each other into it...very exciting days but a huge fucking relief that that's not how it is tonight..." Ed Irvine Night 1 2003, after Deep
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  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    The imagery and the way he brings you right into that moment is such classic vedder and makes this one of my favorite PJ songs.
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    It's a great and emotional song.
    And it's a rarity...

    Not so often discussed, I guess, but I remeber ppl talked about it when it *leaked* about a year a go or so. At least I got it then.

    I just love his voice and the music in the background.
    So soothing, I could listen to it for hours :D
    Anyone who had a similar experience can relate to it and when I'm feeling blue, it brings tears to my eyes :(

    Amazing what a simple but true song can do to you if it's *performed* with such emotion like Ed did in this one.

    Just beautiful...


    PS I'm still counfused where this *song* came from...:confused:
    It's not on Lost Dogs I believe (as on import), so where? I'm just curious :D
    "I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened"
  • coachchriscoachchris Posts: 749
    I haven't heard this song before can someone share it with me? It really brought on too many emotions for me to explain and I'd love to hear it. PM me if you could, it would be beyond appreciated!!
    Adolescence in essence is all about trust.
    Leaving is for the answering machine.
  • MerkyjammMerkyjamm Posts: 272
    I've never even heard of it til now! But those lyrics are AWESOME. Can I get it from anywhere?
    Too many cowboys, not enough indians, so just go ape shit!

    I may be boring but at least I'm not Jack fucking Johnson.

    TV is such shit; let's go outside and ride bicycles, right now!

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  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    I can probably email it. PM me if you want it.
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • trappedinmyradiotrappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    it was on the japanese release of Lost Dogs.
    cropdustress wrote:
    It's a great and emotional song.
    And it's a rarity...

    Not so often discussed, I guess, but I remeber ppl talked about it when it *leaked* about a year a go or so. At least I got it then.

    I just love his voice and the music in the background.
    So soothing, I could listen to it for hours :D
    Anyone who had a similar experience can relate to it and when I'm feeling blue, it brings tears to my eyes :(

    Amazing what a simple but true song can do to you if it's *performed* with such emotion like Ed did in this one.

    Just beautiful...


    PS I'm still counfused where this *song* came from...:confused:
    It's not on Lost Dogs I believe (as on import), so where? I'm just curious :D
    I'll dig a tunnel
    from my window to yours
  • skatehalleskatehalle Posts: 30
    No, it was not on the Japanese version. That's just not true.
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  • trappedinmyradiotrappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    skatehalle wrote:
    No, it was not on the Japanese version. That's just not true.

    if it wasn't on that, then it was on a promo that was distributed in japan.
    I'll dig a tunnel
    from my window to yours
  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    skatehalle wrote:
    No, it was not on the Japanese version. That's just not true.

    Yeah, I know someone said that's not true...

    So I guess it was on that promo distributed in Japan....:confused:
    "I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened"
  • civ_eng_girlciv_eng_girl Posts: 2,001
    I adore I'm Still Here...

    but then , I could listen to Ed read from the phonebook and still be happy... ;)
    ~~*~~ ...i surfaced and all of my being was enlightend... ~~*~~
  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    civ_eng_girl wrote:
    I adore I'm Still Here...

    but then , I could listen to Ed read from the phonebook and still be happy... ;)

    Ha. How true for me as well.
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • r1versr1vers Posts: 244
    haha i don't know about this whole import controversy..all i know is that it was on my version of lost dogs when i bought it but it seems like most people don't have it. it's definitely not listed as a track on the back though if that helps anyone. but yeah if anyone wants it pm me with their email. it's great stuff.
    "Last time I think we played that song here was like, a long time ago, and there was a bonfire in the back and people were like throwing each other into it...very exciting days but a huge fucking relief that that's not how it is tonight..." Ed Irvine Night 1 2003, after Deep
  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    r1vers wrote:
    haha i don't know about this whole import controversy..all i know is that it was on my version of lost dogs when i bought it but it seems like most people don't have it. it's definitely not listed as a track on the back though if that helps anyone. but yeah if anyone wants it pm me with their email. it's great stuff.


    It's not on my Lost Dogs, and to be honest, I'd take that over the song that IS on my Lost Dogs...
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    r1vers wrote:
    haha i don't know about this whole import controversy..all i know is that it was on my version of lost dogs when i bought it but it seems like most people don't have it. it's definitely not listed as a track on the back though if that helps anyone. but yeah if anyone wants it pm me with their email. it's great stuff.

    Where did you buy your copy?

    I got it in US, and it's not there...
    I don't think European has it either... :confused:
    "I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened"
  • r1versr1vers Posts: 244
    cropdustress wrote:
    Where did you buy your copy?

    I got it in US, and it's not there...
    I don't think European has it either... :confused:

    Picked mine up at a Circuit City in Irvine, California.
    Guess I got lucky? Don't really know.
    "Last time I think we played that song here was like, a long time ago, and there was a bonfire in the back and people were like throwing each other into it...very exciting days but a huge fucking relief that that's not how it is tonight..." Ed Irvine Night 1 2003, after Deep
  • LizardjamLizardjam Posts: 1,121
    r1vers wrote:
    Picked mine up at a Circuit City in Irvine, California.
    Guess I got lucky? Don't really know.

    I'd say really lucky!
    bugs in the way...I feel about you

    "New music, new friends. Pearl Jam."

    I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks. - Stone

    "This record is us speaking out in class." -EV on PJ
  • EvvoEvvo Posts: 195
    beautiful. listened to it 21 times this weekend (or so my iTunes says - lol).
    for your pleasure...
    http://s53.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BY072318LD6T0FQPCPSEQ28CT
  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    I think of this song everytime I'm on this board, love it. The suddle nuances in his lyrics, and especially in the singing of them on a song like this. Just brilliant. Check my location....
    "Music, for me, was fucking heroin." eV (nothing Ed has said is more true for me personally than this quote)

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  • bthornybthorny Posts: 15
    This one hits me hard...
    "The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory."
    Howard Zinn
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