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I cannot listen to "Come Back" anymore

FahkaFahka Posts: 3,187
edited April 2008 in Words and Music...Communication
Its such a good song.. but so sad...


Im not big on crying.. but i get tears even hearing the opening chords to this one... Makes me sad that i can't listen to it that often :D


If I keep holding out,... will the light shine through?
Under this broken roof,... it's only rain that I feel
I've been waiting out the days,... Come Back.

I have been planning out,... All that I'd say to you
Since you slipped away,... Know that I still remain true
I've been wishing out the days,..

Please say, that if you hadn't of gone now
I wouldn't have lost you another way
From wherever you are,.... Come Back.

And these days, they linger on
And I'm the night, as I'm waiting on
The real possibility I may meet you in my dream
I go to sleep



If I don't fall apart,.... will the memories stay clear
So you had to go,......... and I had to remain here



But the strangest thing to date
So far away
And yet you feel so close
And I'm not gonna question it any other way



There must be an open door
For you to
Come Back



And the days, they linger on
And every night, what I'm waiting for
Is the real possibility I may meet you in my dream



And sometimes you're there
And you're talking back to me
Come the morning I could swear you're next to me



And it's okay.



It's okay.
It's okay.



I'll be here
Come Back
Come Back



I'll be here
Come Back
Come Back



I'll be here
Come Back
Come Back

________________


The thing i love about this song, is obviously, there is a very sad tone. Its a tone that could mean your boyfriend just tore your heart to shreads, a loved one passed away, or even missing something random! (like pearl jam shows, hint hint) And everyone has had something that they wish would come back... international lyrics are the way to go!
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  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    It is a very good song! :) I love it too much. When Eddie and Mike write songs together, it's awesome.
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    I know how you feel!!

    makes me cry nearly everytime too. :eek: :o

    (then again, maybe I'm bigger on crying than you anyway. ;))
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • hodgehodge Posts: 519
    crying is therapeutic

    i love crying and i'm a dude (last time i checked)
    ..and you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    it's very sad and it gets me thinking about all sorts of shit, but such a great song.
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    its by far the most beatiful and mostemotional song the band has concieved
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    I dread the day I can't stomach this song anymore
    Because it will mean something horrible will have happened to someone I love
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • hodgehodge Posts: 519
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    its by far the most beatiful and mostemotional song the band has concieved

    black is calling, says he wants to call it a tie
    ..and you will come to find that we are all one mind, capable of all that's imagined and all conceivable
  • opsopcopolisopsopcopolis Posts: 1,197
    I love this song, the lyrics and all.
    My favorite part is when the distorted guitar comes in after the echoey guitar solo, its like the climax of the song, so amazing.
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  • Beck..Beck.. Posts: 535
    I absolutly love this song,reminds me of my ex though,still a great song.
  • potato girlpotato girl Posts: 474
    So sad and so beautiful at the same time... I love it...

    If I heard it live at a show somewhere, I think I could die happy...
    Just put a bend in the road, I'm growing tired of straight lines...
  • RhynoRhyno Posts: 304
    I love this one too. It brings back great memories of the friends and family members I've lost. It also gets me thinking about how important friendship is and having good solid relationships with those who you love and love you. Life is too short. Enjoy it and be a good person.

    They played it in St. Paul on June 27, 2006 (and a couple weeks later in San Diego). It was amazing still remember my excitement when they started. I find myself watching this song the most on the IIC dvd as well. Would have given anything to be there that night!
    Cheers!
    Rhyno

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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    it's only rock and roll.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    opsopcopolis wrote:
    I love this song, the lyrics and all.
    My favorite part is when the distorted guitar comes in after the echoey guitar solo, its like the climax of the song, so amazing.


    oh i totally agree!...that entire solo is great!
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  • 58823005882300 Posts: 813
    First guitar solo I ever learned!!!!!!! Love love love it!!
  • nirvananirvana Posts: 7
    Had the same thought just a few days ago... That's weird.

    Nowadays, I cannot listen to that song without crying and then being sentimental for the rest of the day. It's so extremely powerful, and especially when you've lost people you couldn't even imagine living without.

    The lyrics just put words on my feelings in a better way that I could possibly express myself.

    And in the end, "Ill be here, come back, come back..."
    The way he sings those lines.

    I don't know what to say.
  • dave grolschdave grolsch Posts: 730
    i can well up listening to this song when just driving along,makes me realise what a lucky fella i am! if this song dont move you check your pulse.brutal lyrics if your in a bad place tho.
  • Jam10Jam10 Posts: 654
    It is such a beautiful song! Eddie is amazing at writing songs. The best in the world! My mother passed away 4 and a half years ago when I was 23 years old and I think about her everytime I hear this song. I think about my mom everyday, but whenever I hear this song, it really hits home.
  • prince119prince119 Posts: 104
    This one gets the tears flowing for me as well and I am a guy too.

    The only one that gets me EVERYtime is Inside Job.
  • 58823005882300 Posts: 813
    prince119 wrote:
    This one gets the tears flowing for me as well and I am a guy too.

    The only one that gets me EVERYtime is Inside Job.



    Where do you live?
  • _Hockey_Mom_Hockey_Mom Posts: 105
    Please say, that if you hadn't of gone now
    I wouldn't have lost you another way.....

    These words are so important to me. I believe in fate and destiny and those words hold such strong meaning to me. I lost a close friend just a couple months before the album came out and I remember hearing it for the first time and I bawled my eyes out. Somehow listening to the song (over and over again) allowed me to grieve for my loss and helped me through the very difficult time after his passing.
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  • pj.uw.laurapj.uw.laura Posts: 553
    This is one of my favorite PJ songs. It really does seem like it can apply to a range of losses, and not just loss in the dying sense. When my husband was in Iraq, this had so much meaning for me. I'd be in my apartment parking lot, blast this one, and have tears rolling down my face before Eddie even started singing. I love this song.
  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    it's my favorite song off PJ. I was (still am) trying to get over a girl that really shook up my world when I 1st heard it and now everytime I hear it it makes me think of that. I only listen to it when I'm feeling in one of those moods.
  • pjalive21pjalive21 Posts: 2,818
    GlorifiedAnimal wrote:
    it's very sad and it gets me thinking about all sorts of shit, but such a great song.

    i hear you on this one!

    i think about all the people in or have left my life, moments, and just life in general

    the song strikes a chord of reflection, and its very emotional..i tear up listening to it..no denial here
  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    it's much like Black to me. Black is my favorite PJ song, but if I listen to it in the right type of mood it really brings me down. It's really the opposite of what your favorite song should do for you...but oh well
  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    I'm usually in the musicians and gearheads but the title of this thread sparked a nerve...Come Back and Black bring the water works to me. They strike a chord with an even that happened one year ago, this month...wow...so beautiful yet so painful...
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    there must be an open door ... for you ... to come back

    my favorite part.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • ChrissybChrissyb Posts: 122
    My favorite song from the Pearl Jam album.. I flew to Washington from Massachusetts in hopes of hearing it live.. but no..
    **find what you love, love what you find**
  • Lisa.Lisa. Posts: 8
    I love this song...it gets me every time.
  • thunderDANthunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    slightofjeff wrote:
    there must be an open door ... for you ... to come back

    my favorite part.

    mine too. It's like you want to move on but you don't want it fully out of your life. You still hold out some bit of hope.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    LeatherMandi wrote:
    Its such a good song.. but so sad...


    Im not big on crying.. but i get tears even hearing the opening chords to this one... Makes me sad that i can't listen to it that often :D


    If I keep holding out,... will the light shine through?
    Under this broken roof,... it's only rain that I feel
    I've been waiting out the days,... Come Back.

    I have been planning out,... All that I'd say to you
    Since you slipped away,... Know that I still remain true
    I've been wishing out the days,..

    Please say, that if you hadn't of gone now
    I wouldn't have lost you another way
    From wherever you are,.... Come Back.

    And these days, they linger on
    And I'm the night, as I'm waiting on
    The real possibility I may meet you in my dream
    I go to sleep



    If I don't fall apart,.... will the memories stay clear
    So you had to go,......... and I had to remain here



    But the strangest thing to date
    So far away
    And yet you feel so close
    And I'm not gonna question it any other way



    There must be an open door
    For you to
    Come Back



    And the days, they linger on
    And every night, what I'm waiting for
    Is the real possibility I may meet you in my dream



    And sometimes you're there
    And you're talking back to me
    Come the morning I could swear you're next to me



    And it's okay.



    It's okay.
    It's okay.



    I'll be here
    Come Back
    Come Back



    I'll be here
    Come Back
    Come Back



    I'll be here
    Come Back
    Come Back

    ________________


    The thing i love about this song, is obviously, there is a very sad tone. Its a tone that could mean your boyfriend just tore your heart to shreads, a loved one passed away, or even missing something random! (like pearl jam shows, hint hint) And everyone has had something that they wish would come back... international lyrics are the way to go!


    I can't listen to the last three tracks from avocado. Hearing them live is ok, but not the studio versions. I have my reasons.
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