Come Back my friend

Klein
Klein Posts: 32
edited November 2006 in Words and Music...Communication
I sincerely hope that Ed's friend comes home safely...
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  • Obsidian22
    Obsidian22 Posts: 298
    What are you referring to?
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  • Klein
    Klein Posts: 32
    Whoever he's singing about in the song... it's obviously about a friend who went away to war.
    He sounds really really sincere and I just hope the best for his friend.
  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    Uh... well, that's one interpretation of it I guess.
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  • Obsidian22
    Obsidian22 Posts: 298
    You have your interpretation of the song, but I personally don't think it's about war. Read the lyrics toLife Wasted as well. Ed's friend Joey/johnny ramone left this earth about a year or 2 ago. The words jumped right off the page for me after I lost my brother to suicide in july 2006. peace and love
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  • Klein
    Klein Posts: 32
    I'll look over them again...
    I really thought it was about a friend who went to war...
    You guys are probably right though.
  • Klein
    Klein Posts: 32
    Ok, so I just listened to the song again and I still get the impression it's about a friend who left for war, maybe even from the POV of a woman who's husband had to leave. She talks about remaining true, "please say that if you hadn't to go I wouldn't have lost you another way".... this leads me to believe that the man was sent off to war... ""so you had to go and I had to remain here"...
    She's just waiting and hoping the man comes home safely...

    "Ive been wishing out the day, Come back...
    I've been planning out all that I'd say to you, since you slipped away"...

    anyhow, that's the beauty of interpretation...

    Klein
  • Obsidian22
    Obsidian22 Posts: 298
    My take on Come Back is it's a song that Ed wrote while in the throws of wretched emotion, trying to make sense of death. A death of someone so close to him, that he couldn't prevent. I couldn't prevent my brother's suicide and no one else could as well. "Say that if you hadn't of gone now, I wouldn't have lost you another way". The dreamstate is always a place where a spirit can come to visit, if it's still hanging around. That's it for me for now. Not an easy topic to talk about. I am a woman, fyi. cheers from Canada
    Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's Soul remains Unawakened.
    Anatole France
  • Klein
    Klein Posts: 32
    I'll leave it that then...
    Sorry for your loss...


    Klein
  • ediger
    ediger Posts: 308
    during an interview on a local radio station, I seem to remember Ed mentioning that Come Back is in fact written about someone who's gone to war, but I believe it is from the perspective of a wife thinking about her soldier husband. Not definite though
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  • Klein
    Klein Posts: 32
    Thank you...
    finally someone who shares my opinion...
    anyone else?

    Klein
  • Badmind
    Badmind Posts: 267
    ediger wrote:
    during an interview on a local radio station, I seem to remember Ed mentioning that Come Back is in fact written about someone who's gone to war, but I believe it is from the perspective of a wife thinking about her soldier husband. Not definite though


    Aren´t you talking about army reserve instead of come back???
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  • little_wish
    little_wish England, The North Posts: 532
    I personally think it was written about Johnny Ramone's death, it only makes sense to me that way.

    I can't see the version you speak of, but it's good that you see it another way, it gives the song more depth.
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  • Obsidian22
    Obsidian22 Posts: 298
    Thank you Eddie and Pearl Jam for creating this beautiful ballad. Thank you Inside the Well for your two sense. Army reserve is definitely a song about war. I always thought it to be about a mother whose son is away at war. Another epic truth. Thank you Klein for your kind words as well. I wish I didn't have to put my two sense in there as well. But alas, what's been done is done. May Johnny Ramone and my brother rest in peace, "from wherever you are,... Come Back."
    Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's Soul remains Unawakened.
    Anatole France
  • ediger
    ediger Posts: 308
    Badmind wrote:
    Aren´t you talking about army reserve instead of come back???

    I might be, I'd have to listen to the interview again. I know I have it somewhere. I think the two songs are pretty close to each other in terms of subject matter
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  • Klein
    Klein Posts: 32
    Either way, the song brings something special to whoever listens to it, and that's all that really matters. Let's just keep enjoying this great song.

    Klein
  • Laney
    Laney Posts: 5
    I was surprised to hear your interpretation. Since I first heard the song, I've always thought it's about Johnny. Ed said that they had a very close relationship, and that he connected with him on a very deep level. And now that he's gone, Ed is still wishing to speak with him.
    Well, I can sense a lot of Johnny's death's influences throughout the whole album ("breake the sky and tell me what it's for...")...

    And, Obsidian, I am so sorry...
  • Klein
    Klein Posts: 32
    "surprised" is an interesting choice of words... please explain

    Klein
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Klein wrote:
    Ok, so I just listened to the song again and I still get the impression it's about a friend who left for war, maybe even from the POV of a woman who's husband had to leave. She talks about remaining true, "please say that if you hadn't to go I wouldn't have lost you another way".... this leads me to believe that the man was sent off to war... ""so you had to go and I had to remain here"...
    She's just waiting and hoping the man comes home safely...

    "Ive been wishing out the day, Come back...
    I've been planning out all that I'd say to you, since you slipped away"...

    anyhow, that's the beauty of interpretation...

    Klein

    The song was written for Johnny Ramone. He said so a few times on the European tour. Listen to the version of Come Back from Pistoia, for example, where he says "This is for Johnny" at the start of the song.
  • Klein
    Klein Posts: 32
    yeah, that'll probably do it :)

    Klein
  • Laney
    Laney Posts: 5
    Well, "surprised" simply because before I read your post, I didn't imagine that anyone could see it any other way. But it did sorf of make sense later on.
    Or perhaps it was just a bad choise of words :)

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