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  • tina veddertina vedder Posts: 60
    I wish i was the verb to trust and never let you down
    it's easy to confuse a great design with life's ripercussions

    i'd rather die than give you control
  • potato girlpotato girl Posts: 474
    This is a beautiful song and even though it's difficult to single out only one line, let's say that my favorite one at the moment is...

    "I wish I was a messenger and all the news was good"
    Just put a bend in the road, I'm growing tired of straight lines...
  • didemdidem Posts: 50
    tina vedder wrote:
    I wish i was the verb to trust and never let you down

    this one...
    no brain no pain....
  • One Song GloryOne Song Glory Posts: 710
    I wish I was the evidence, I wish I was the grounds
    For fifty million hands up raised and opened towards the sky
    2003: Toronto
    2005: Kitchener/Hamilton/Toronto
    2006: Toronto 1 & 2
    2008: Hartford/EV Toronto 1 & 2
    2009: Toronto/Philadelphia 3 & 4
    2010: Buffalo
    2011: Montreal/Toronto 1 & 2/Hamilton
    2013: London/Buffalo/Vancouver/Seattle
    2016: Toronto 1 & 2
    2022: Hamilton/Toronto
    2023: EV Seattle 1&2
  • iamicaiamica Posts: 2,628
    I wish I was a neutron bomb, for once I could go off...

    I LOVE THIS SONG!!!
    Chicago 2000 : Chicago 2003 : Chicago 2006 : Summerfest 2006 : Lollapalooza 2007 : Chicago 2009 : Noblesville (Indy) 2010 : PJ20 (East Troy) 2011 : Wrigley Field 2013 : Milwaukee (Yield) 2014 : Wrigley Field 2016
  • LauraPJLauraPJ Posts: 1,777
    redvedder wrote:
    "I wish I was a sailor with someone who waited for me"
    When Yield came out, one of my favorite friends in the world was away in the Navy.
    That line is pretty sweet
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me
    Buenos Aires, 11/25/2005
    Buenos Aires, La Plata, 11/13/2011
    Buenos Aires, 04/03/2013
    Santiago, 04/06/2013
    Santiago, 11/04/2015
    Buenos Aires, La Plata, 11/07/2015
  • bgirl59bgirl59 Posts: 888
    sebaarg88 wrote:
    Definetely

    "I wish I was the pedal brake that you depended on"
    That's it for me--thanks!
    PEARL JAM in 2024! Dark Matter and MORE ! THANK YOU!!   
    Peace Love & Pearl Jam forever!!
  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    can I use a line from Montreal '03?

    Who cares - I'm going to

    "I wish I was the President,
    I'd keep them from killing girls and men
    I'd figure out a way around war
    I always thoughthat's what presidents were for".
  • divinefaeriettedivinefaeriette Posts: 43
    "I wish I was a neutron bomb, for once I could go off."

    That one really reminds me of one of my friends.

    I really like "I wish I was the verb to trust and never let you down." too. I like the whole song. Sensational lyrics.
    Exponentially serving. Perpetually unnerving. Vehicle swerving.

    - explore and not explode -
  • MichaelMcKevinMichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    I got a nice live version in Camden that went...

    "I wish i was the president. Bring our troops back home. The president is not always right."
    Camden I '06, Camden II '06, Bonnaroo '08, Camden I '08, Camden II '08, Philly Spectrum II/III/IV '09, MSG I '10, MSG II '10, Made In America '12, Wrigley '13, Brooklyn II '13, Philly I '13, Philly II '13, ...
  • Carlos DCarlos D Posts: 638
    ''I wish I was a sailor with someone who waited for me.''

    Don't ask me why but I used to feel like crying when I heard that line.
    It may be the devil or it may be the Lord
    But you're gonna have to serve somebody.

    www.bebo.com/pearljam06
  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    "I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me."

    Love that line - sometimes we're so focused on what we still want, the things we still want to achieve, dreams for the future, etc. that we miss how fortunate we are in the present and how fortunate we already are.
    There's a light when my baby's in my arms :)
  • pinny0326pinny0326 Posts: 13
    comebackgirl wrote:
    "I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me."

    Love that line - sometimes we're so focused on what we still want, the things we still want to achieve, dreams for the future, etc. that we miss how fortunate we are in the present and how fortunate we already are.

    This is definitely my favorite line. I agree completely.
  • imspinninimspinnin Posts: 933
    I wish i was the verb to trust and never let you down

    ( I get goose bumps every time...;))
    If I could be anything in the world I would be your teardrop...I would be born in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips.
  • SOLAT41SOLAT41 Posts: 21
    "I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me."

    That is a great one. I didn't even think of that until I read it. The first one that comes to mind is "I wish i was the full moon shining off your camero's hood" because that's the part of the song that just gives me chills.

    Amazing Song.
    "I'll ride the wave where it takes me..." ~PJ
  • threecrookedhearts6threecrookedhearts6 Posts: 82
    "50-million hands upraised and opened towards the sky"

    i picture every pearl jam fan in the world, together someday. what a beautiful sight that will be...
    “I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything.”
    -Eddie Vedder
  • smashing_pumpkinsmashing_pumpkin Posts: 40
    My favorite one is the firts line of the music:

    "I wish I was a neutron bomb, for once I could go off"

    Then I also like a lot this one:

    "I wish I was a radio song, the one that you turned up"
    Hey I, ooooooohhh, I'm still ALIIIIIVEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • crazy_marycrazy_mary Posts: 31
    I wish I was the sound
    for 50 million hands upraised here in Portugal!!!


    That is my fav!! It was on the 4/9 Concert in Lisbon.... it is the best line :)
    There's just one word that I still believe and it's love...

    "Vocês são do Caralho" - Eddie, 4th September/06 Lisbon
    ___________________________________________

    Lisbon - 04/09/2006
    Madrid - 09/06/2007
  • WMA43WMA43 Posts: 11
    threecrookedhearts6 wrote:
    "50-million hands upraised and opened towards the sky"

    i picture every pearl jam fan in the world, together someday. what a beautiful sight that will be...
    Couldn't have said it better myself.
    I guess it was the beatings... made me wise
    But I'm not about to give thanks, or apologize
  • listentomyfootstepslistentomyfootsteps Posts: 23
    I wish I was an alien at home behind the sun
  • GRIMMYGRIMMY Posts: 370
    "I wish I was alien at home behind the sun"

    "F@#k me in my brain"
    grimmy
  • pickupyourwillpickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    GRIMMY wrote:
    "I wish I was alien at home behind the sun"

    "F@#k me in my brain"


    grimmy, you are so out of control!!

    "Gremmie out of control. Gremmie out of control
    There's nothing worse then a gremmie out of control !!" :D
  • pickupyourwillpickupyourwill Posts: 3,135
    "For 50 million hands upraised and open toward the sky"

    --that's my favorite line from the song :)
  • luxpjamerluxpjamer Posts: 837
    I wish i was the verb to trust and never let you down

    This is for my girlfriend, I love you !
    Beavis : Is this Pearl Jam?
    Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
    Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
    Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
    Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
    Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
  • jojojojo Posts: 645
    i wish i was the verb to trust
    Ralph: Me fail English? That's unpossible.
  • Dirtie_FrankDirtie_Frank Posts: 1,348
    "I wish I was the sentimental ornament you hung on the christmas tree I wish I was the star that went on top".
    96 Randall's Island II
    98 CAA
    00 Virginia Beach;Camden I; Jones Beach III
    05 Borgata Night I; Wachovia Center
    06 Letterman Show; Webcast (guy in blue shirt), Camden I; DC
    08 Camden I; Camden II; DC
    09 Phillie III
    10 MSG II
    13 Wrigley Field
    16 Phillie II
  • Kevin WilsonKevin Wilson Posts: 333
    cutback wrote:
    The whole song is favorite lines. But I love "I wish I was the radio song, the one you couldn't turn up" at the fade out.
    me too!!!!
    Makes much more sense.................
    To Live......................
    In the present tense.
  • PierroPierro Posts: 1
    "I wish I was the pedal break that you depended on"


    This is very special for me... 8 years ago, I was listening it when people told me that my sister died in a car accident....
  • EraserheadEraserhead Posts: 2,937
    ...a messenger and all the news was good.
    Manchester 04.06.00, Leeds 25.08.06, Wembley 18.06.07, Dusseldorf 21.06.07, Shepherds Bush 11.08.09, Manchester 17.08.09, Adelaide 17.11.09, Melbourne 20.11.09, Sydney 22.11.09, Brisbane 25.11.09, MSG1 20.05.10, MSG2 21.05.10, Dublin 22.06.10, Belfast 23.06.10, London 25.06.10, Long Beach 06.07.11 (EV), Los Angeles 08.07.11 (EV), Toronto 11.09.11, Toronto 12.09.11, Ottawa 14.09.11, Hamilton 14.09.11, Manchester 20.06.12, Manchester 21.06.12, Amsterdam 26.06.2012, Amsterdam 27.06.2012, Berlin 04.07.12, Berlin 05.07.12, Stockholm 07.07.12, Oslo 09.07.12, Copenhagen 10.07.12, Manchester 28.07.12 (EV), Brooklyn 18.10.13, Brooklyn 19.10.13, Philly 21.10.13, Philly 22.10.13, San Diego 21.11.13, LA 23.11.13, LA 24.11.13, Oakland 26.11.13, Portland 29.11.13, Spokane 30.11.13, Calgary 02.12.13, Vancouver 04.12.13, Seattle 06.12.13, Trieste 22.06.14, Vienna 25.06.14, Berlin 26.06.14, Stockholm 28.06.14, Leeds 08.07.14, Philly 28.04.16, Philly 28.04.16, MSG1 01.05.16, MSG2 02.05.16
  • JamalJamal Posts: 2,115
    I really find this difficult, I am uncapable of picking just one out of a pool of touching verses.
    like 'em all
    Surf little waves big... Charge big waves hard

    - Antwerp '06, Nijmegen '07, Werchter '07
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