"We need you....we fuckin NEED you. Miss you. Miss you. Need you. Need you."
Damn!! *tears&chills* :(
yeah I know what you mean girl..just reading this thread does make me a little sad b/c i recall that time when i lost someone close to me during PJ 2003 first US leg, and to get it on the 2nd leg, in Little Rock, I lost it.:( I cried non-stop throughout the song.
I know everyone feels this song, through a loss of a friendship, to a lost of a love one, to a relationship ending, there is always some healing in this song. Just put it on and let the tears begin to flow, but also share in the good times and memories you all have together:)
and i strongly urge for everyone to listen to the Little Rock 2003 verison of this song. Eddie gave so much emotion and heart in the song:)
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~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
"For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
Awww! *HUGS* I know Nadi.
This song is perfect for that too.
Turning tears of sadness into tears of joy and making you feel so grateful for all that you HAD.
Still...you can't help but get emotional on many different levels, ya know?
LIGHT YEARS is really a prime example that this band writes music that SAVES!:D
And yes, extra extra things happening in Little Rock.
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"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
This song was one of many highlights of the St. Paul shows. One of my favorite off of Binaural.
“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
The song taht I was hooked on when I was in college (2001). Love listening to it in the dark with my boyfriend. With closed eyes. Come think of it, thanks for reminding me about light years, I'm going to listen to it late tonight...
Light Years seems to me to be written to lost fans. The fans that flooded in with Ten and then faded away:
The song starts out talking about all the things he can understand, and despite these, he just can't see why they left. "Your lights reflected from afar": Pearl Jam reflects the light of that flood of people. They are the foundation that launched PJ. Pearl Jam was just stones and the fans make them stars.
Wow, yeah, me too. When my mom got sick & eventually passed I stayed with her in KC & I spent a lot of time listening to the 2000 bootlegs & Binaural, that song in particular... in fact that's what got me back into PJ after an 8-year break.
Fast forward to last week and the 3 shows in San Fran - I FINALLY saw it live and what did they play right before it it? SAD. I was knocked back into my seat by the power of those two numbers back to back and what they meant to me personally. What an amazing song, what a band.
And wherever you've gone and wherever we might go.
It don't seem fair. You seem to like it here.
Your lights reflected now. Reflected from afar.
We were but stones. Your light made us stars.
My favorite off Binaural. One of the greatest PJ songs.
"...Never take it seriously. You never take it seriously, you never get hurt; you never get hurt, you always fun; and if you ever get lonely, just go to the record store, and visit your friends."
Light Years seems to me to be written to lost fans. The fans that flooded in with Ten and then faded away:
The song starts out talking about all the things he can understand, and despite these, he just can't see why they left. "Your lights reflected from afar": Pearl Jam reflects the light of that flood of people. They are the foundation that launched PJ. Pearl Jam was just stones and the fans make them stars.
DId u hear this somewhere or is it your own interpretation? It fits perfectly
After reading this thread, I had to listen to it. This has always been one of my favorite songs (of any band). As a "blossoming" pearl jam fan in high school (2000-2004), I randomly downloaded this song off Napster and I've haven't been the same since (it was actually the duo of Light Years and an acoustic version of YLB). I grew up listening to PJ but I'll admit, it was primarily the radio hits. When I first heard Light Years and YLB in high school, I was moved and felt something that was impossible to describe. It wasn't until I saw them live in 04 that I finally realized what that feeling was. During the show, I felt like I was one with the music. It was flowing through me... there was no time. Just the moment. Things haven't been the same since. 15 shows later, I just can't get enough.
Like many of you, this song has helped me through some difficult times and whenever I listen to it, I never feel alone. Without this song, I don't think I'd be the fan or person that I am today.
Unfortunately, I've never seen it live. At LA 2 and the secret Fonda show I was holding up a sign for Light Years... hope I'll have better luck next time.
And wherever you've gone
And wherever we might go
It don't seem fair
Today just disappeared
You go to a show thinking about all the songs you'd like to hear ... for me it's Elderly and Sonic Reducer. Crazy Mary (thank you, Boom!). All or None. SOLAT, Present Tense... Geez, maybe I could handle Last Kiss... Just tons of stuff going through my head as I lined up for the SF III show. They opened the Release, and "I'll ride the wave..." CROWD: WHERE IT TAKES MEEEEE!
Wow, ok, I'll be ok, so show is just going great, Hail Hail, Untitled (phew, doin ok) MFC, Red Mosquito, Unemployable, Sad....
And then they just cracked my head open and pulled my heart up and out.
I didn't see it coming. Light Years.
Two or three people around me asked me if I was gonna be ok.
And I'm pretty sure I will...
They could not have put a more perfect show together for me, sure sure tons of songs they could have played -- but the ones they did play....
Just right.
C'mon -- TOWER?!?!?! Geeezus! Third time they've ever played that and yer tellin me that's not Karma? (First song I ever played live...) And yer thinkin it's all cosmic special and what not. And yep, they play it the very next show....
This song is indeed so, so beautiful. I can honestly say it's the PJ song that has helped me the most. The comfort this one gives is unsurpassed. This song takes tears of sadness and turns them into tears of joy, smiles..... makes you extremely grateful for every little tiny thing. It breaks my heart because of how close to home it hits but it heals it at the same time, ya know? I've never clung to a song so much. :( These lyrics are beyond powerful. Having them carried out by this gorgeous, sincere voice just pushes the comfort to an extreme. The music is also so gorgeous and perfectly written. It's very uplifting & heartfelt. This is definitely a song that is reborn after you loose someone. It helped me through/and continues to help me through a humongous loss more than anything or anyone. It just UNDERSTANDS like no one/nothing else. It SAVES!
::we were but stones, your light made us stars::
::no time to be void or save up on life
you got to spend it all::
*sigh*
Words that are with me all the time.
If I ever get to experience this one live I already know it's going to be beyond emotional...and just beyond... period.
I can't possibly express how much I love this song and how grateful I am for this therapy, this strength that it gives us all. Fuel for the soul right here. A song to live by...a song that gives life.
**THANK YOU SO MUCH PEARL JAM**
I'm honoured to have been by your side at SF 3 when you FINALLY got to experience this live. I could see how emotional it was for you...but also too beautiful for tears...and that is a rare thing. I'm sooo happy you got to see it at home and from the rail girlie. Also what a perfect night to get your first setlist too ((hugs))
Congrats again.
"Rock and roll is something that can't be quantified, sometimes it's not even something you hear, but FEEL!" - Bob Lefsetz
I like the sentiment that even though there's an unexpected loss of someone, their light still shines on through the people they've influenced, and in that way they aren't really gone. Their light's not gone - it's just reflected now :-)
I like the sentiment that even though there's an unexpected loss of someone, their light still shines on through the people they've influenced, and in that way they aren't really gone. Their light's not gone - it's just reflected now :-)
As I've said before, one of my absolute favorite songs of all time.
Have any of you heard the demo version of it? I'm curious to hear some of your opinions... I really like it but feel like it's a completely different song.
I like the sentiment that even though there's an unexpected loss of someone, their light still shines on through the people they've influenced, and in that way they aren't really gone. Their light's not gone - it's just reflected now :-)
THANK YOU. My buddy died a year ago today and this song is just beautiful...
I always get chills during Mike's solo at the end. It makes me wanna cry every time I listen to this song, one of the most beautiful songs EVER written.
As I've said before, one of my absolute favorite songs of all time.
Have any of you heard the demo version of it? I'm curious to hear some of your opinions... I really like it but feel like it's a completely different song.
yeah the demo is beautiful in it's own way although the song flows wayyyyyyyyyyy better on Binaural.
I've tinkered around on guitar and the verse from the demo can be easily shifted in place of the normal one.
Both are so beautiful, and they really do sound like completely different songs!
I like the sentiment that even though there's an unexpected loss of someone, their light still shines on through the people they've influenced, and in that way they aren't really gone. Their light's not gone - it's just reflected now :-)
Wow!! I think thats the best version Ive ever heard!! Awesome, awesome song.
Lying sideways atop crumpled sheets and no covers he decides to dream. Dream up a new self. For himself.
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Toronto 2003
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yeah I know what you mean girl..just reading this thread does make me a little sad b/c i recall that time when i lost someone close to me during PJ 2003 first US leg, and to get it on the 2nd leg, in Little Rock, I lost it.:( I cried non-stop throughout the song.
I know everyone feels this song, through a loss of a friendship, to a lost of a love one, to a relationship ending, there is always some healing in this song. Just put it on and let the tears begin to flow, but also share in the good times and memories you all have together:)
and i strongly urge for everyone to listen to the Little Rock 2003 verison of this song. Eddie gave so much emotion and heart in the song:)
~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
"For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
This song is perfect for that too.
Turning tears of sadness into tears of joy and making you feel so grateful for all that you HAD.
Still...you can't help but get emotional on many different levels, ya know?
LIGHT YEARS is really a prime example that this band writes music that SAVES!:D
And yes, extra extra things happening in Little Rock.
"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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The song starts out talking about all the things he can understand, and despite these, he just can't see why they left. "Your lights reflected from afar": Pearl Jam reflects the light of that flood of people. They are the foundation that launched PJ. Pearl Jam was just stones and the fans make them stars.
Wow, yeah, me too. When my mom got sick & eventually passed I stayed with her in KC & I spent a lot of time listening to the 2000 bootlegs & Binaural, that song in particular... in fact that's what got me back into PJ after an 8-year break.
Fast forward to last week and the 3 shows in San Fran - I FINALLY saw it live and what did they play right before it it? SAD. I was knocked back into my seat by the power of those two numbers back to back and what they meant to me personally. What an amazing song, what a band.
And wherever you've gone and wherever we might go.
It don't seem fair. You seem to like it here.
Your lights reflected now. Reflected from afar.
We were but stones. Your light made us stars.
I'm going to listen to it right now!!!!
Ed is often at his best when he's at his simplest.
http://www.wishlistfoundation.org
Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
*dreams...*
http://www.wishlistfoundation.org
Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
DId u hear this somewhere or is it your own interpretation? It fits perfectly
No, didn't hear that anywhere, That's really the only way I've ever heard the song. I've always wondered.
More red wine Eddie?
Like many of you, this song has helped me through some difficult times and whenever I listen to it, I never feel alone. Without this song, I don't think I'd be the fan or person that I am today.
Unfortunately, I've never seen it live. At LA 2 and the secret Fonda show I was holding up a sign for Light Years... hope I'll have better luck next time.
And wherever you've gone
And wherever we might go
It don't seem fair
Today just disappeared
Wow, ok, I'll be ok, so show is just going great, Hail Hail, Untitled (phew, doin ok) MFC, Red Mosquito, Unemployable, Sad....
And then they just cracked my head open and pulled my heart up and out.
I didn't see it coming. Light Years.
Two or three people around me asked me if I was gonna be ok.
And I'm pretty sure I will...
They could not have put a more perfect show together for me, sure sure tons of songs they could have played -- but the ones they did play....
Just right.
C'mon -- TOWER?!?!?! Geeezus! Third time they've ever played that and yer tellin me that's not Karma? (First song I ever played live...) And yer thinkin it's all cosmic special and what not. And yep, they play it the very next show....
I'm honoured to have been by your side at SF 3 when you FINALLY got to experience this live. I could see how emotional it was for you...but also too beautiful for tears...and that is a rare thing. I'm sooo happy you got to see it at home and from the rail girlie. Also what a perfect night to get your first setlist too
Congrats again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cdLSYjKpzA
I like the sentiment that even though there's an unexpected loss of someone, their light still shines on through the people they've influenced, and in that way they aren't really gone. Their light's not gone - it's just reflected now :-)
Beautiful song...
i love the tag.
http://www.wishlistfoundation.org
Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
Have any of you heard the demo version of it? I'm curious to hear some of your opinions... I really like it but feel like it's a completely different song.
THANK YOU. My buddy died a year ago today and this song is just beautiful...
Choosing the shiny ones instead'
Reading 06 - Torino 06 - Wembley 07
That's fuckin' beauty my friends...
-Eddie Vedder
6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
I've tinkered around on guitar and the verse from the demo can be easily shifted in place of the normal one.
Both are so beautiful, and they really do sound like completely different songs!
http://www.wishlistfoundation.org
Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
Wow!! I think thats the best version Ive ever heard!! Awesome, awesome song.
Montreal 2000
Toronto 2003
Montreal 2003
Halifax 2005
Hartford 2006