Alone

Pappas
Pappas Posts: 809
edited August 2005 in Words and Music...Communication
Mmm, Wide awake and he shakes in a panic. Never woke up alone ever before.
Had his woman long as he can remember. Tries to forget but he can't, he can't.
Out of bed and he dreams in the shower. She's standing naked and apologizing.
Reaches for her till his mind becomes blood hot. Woken up to be burned burned again.

Go it alone. You got it so it goes.
Gonna breathe and I said, "I can't take it any other way."

On the streets he's walking wounded. Doesn't smile for the child at play.
Thoughts of suicide and alleviation. Anything to get his heart off of the coals.
Does he fly away or just talk about it? Like a seagull born to cry in the wind.
Own experiences lead to a younger. All-alone you will meet the one who lies in wait.

Go it alone. You got it so it goes.
Try to breathe while you can. You can't take it any other way. Yeah, yeah.

I can help myself don't talk to me.
I can help myself don't talk to me.
I can help myself. Myself.
I can help myself don't talk to me.
I can help myself don't talk to me.
I can help myself don't talk to me.
I can help myself. Myself.

I can help myself don't talk to me. I can help myself.

Wide awake and he shakes in a panic. Never woke up alone ever before.
Had his woman long as he can remember.
Tries to forget but he can't... he can't... he can't... he can't...
OMG Alone would have to be THE most underrated PJ rocker out there. So much energy, great vocals by ed, what a great song. hope they bring it back for the upcoming tours, hopefully they will since it made lost dogs
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  • darthvedder88
    darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    Really great song indeed. Dont understand why it never made any of the albums.
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  • Innocent_Bystander
    Innocent_Bystander Posts: 615
    I fucking love this song!!!
    Life reveals what is dealt through seasons
    Circle comes around each time
  • PJfanaaron
    PJfanaaron Posts: 15
    Couldn't agree with you more. THIS FUCKING SONG ROCKS!!!!!! Totally underrated.
    That's one more time around... and there is not a sound. . . he's lying dead, clutching benjamins never put the money down

    He's stiffening. . . we're all whistling

    A man we'll soon forget.
  • lightofsomekind
    lightofsomekind Posts: 29
    love this song ... the energy. wow.
    :)
    Stealing a nation - John Pilger
  • Pappas
    Pappas Posts: 809
    great fun for drummers to play this one too
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  • jeff's_the_man
    jeff's_the_man Posts: 660
    i cant think of anything to add except my support! I love this song!
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  • STLJOE
    STLJOE St. Louis, MO Posts: 132
    The boys played Alone at the VFC show in St. Louis and it blew the roof off the dump!
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  • Superunknown_jam
    Superunknown_jam Posts: 83
    darthvedder88 wrote:
    Really great song indeed. Dont understand why it never made any of the albums.


    100% agreed... with songs like Alone, Wash, Footsteps..(...) Ten should have had almost 10 songs ;)
    Speaking as a child of the 90's
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    I don't know if I posted this poem here before, but this is "Inspired by Pearl Jam's Alone." I posted it on the poetry thread:

    On the stairs between first and second floors
    she stops a breath between past and future.
    She resumes after the pause consciously
    thinking of this evening's dinner menu.

    Within a prepared guest room she removes
    his items from a labeled container.
    She burns the contents and places remains
    in a tray next to cigarette lighters.

    Smoke in her eyes causes isolated tears.
    Tired, she covers her face with her hands.
    She revisits years of wrestled regrets
    as stray grey hair brushes her next gold ring.

    Pictures circa 1963 burn
    with an official note of condolence.
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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    I live this song.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • Possum
    Possum Posts: 15
    Turnmyworldtoblack wrote:
    The boys played Alone at the VFC show in St. Louis and it blew the roof off the dump!

    Indeed it did!
    I figured it was time to change my sig.

    6-12-03, 10-5-04

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