the song gives me an emotional rush everytime i listen to it, the mix, the lyrics...everything!
my interpretation is that of a man coming to a crossroads in life where he suddenly stops and realises that life is passing him by and he is there 'by the grace of god' so he feels he has to change and live his life rather than go through the motions.
a very emotional track. i love it
leeds 26/08/06....electric
paris 11/09/06.....crushed...but estatic
wembley 18/06/07.....oh yes
'listen...you can hear the sustain...you just hold that note and you can go get a bite whilst its still going'
I believe Binural is Pearl Jam's best album after Ten. It has some amazing tracks.
As for Sleight of Hand, one of my top five PJ songs of all time, it has a powerful lyrics. Everytime I listen to it, I think of all those people out there who hate their jobs and where they have gone with their lives. He is looking for something will save him from himself and his present life. He feels no true difference between his life and the after life. "Time to dream,... to himself... he waves goodbye, To himself... I'll see you on the other side..." If that something doesn't come, then he probably feels that he is better off dead.
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my interpretation is that of a man coming to a crossroads in life where he suddenly stops and realises that life is passing him by and he is there 'by the grace of god' so he feels he has to change and live his life rather than go through the motions.
a very emotional track. i love it
leeds 26/08/06....electric
paris 11/09/06.....crushed...but estatic
wembley 18/06/07.....oh yes
'listen...you can hear the sustain...you just hold that note and you can go get a bite whilst its still going'
the legend , nigel tufnell
As for Sleight of Hand, one of my top five PJ songs of all time, it has a powerful lyrics. Everytime I listen to it, I think of all those people out there who hate their jobs and where they have gone with their lives. He is looking for something will save him from himself and his present life. He feels no true difference between his life and the after life. "Time to dream,... to himself... he waves goodbye, To himself... I'll see you on the other side..." If that something doesn't come, then he probably feels that he is better off dead.