"Dark Matter" Lyrics (Official)

MM70435

BF25394 said:

MM70435 said:

BF25394 said:

"DARK MATTER"

Steal the light from our eyes
Drain the blood from our hearts
In all of this dark matter
Take the breath from our chest
Break the thoughts in our mind
We're losing time, dark matter

Denounce the demigods
King diamond to discard
Deploy the dialogue
Your word against the law

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
This blame takes shape
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

Eroding away
We're pulling apart
In all of this dark matter
I once heard it said
And it stuck in my head
Arrested the press
No one knows what happened next

Renounce the demagogues
King diamond to discard
Deploy the dialogue
Your word against the law

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
This blame takes shape
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

No tolerance for intolerance or
No patience left for impatience no more
No love lost for
Lost loves
No sorrow for
The unaccountable

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
This blame takes shape
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

(Thanks, LizJ.)

The lyrics now show up on my I-phone when I stream it on Apple music and the above is 100% correct.  Nice job!  Now what does this song actually mean?

Yes, if you look above in the thread, you'll see that the final lyrics came from Apple Music when LizJ pointed out that they had been published there. My final draft was not anywhere near 100 percent correct. Once the official lyrics were available, I replaced my draft in the original post with the actual lyrics. I deserve no credit for actually deciphering them. I still had them saying "lick the dirt off Olajuwon's feet."

lol!  Yes I see that now.  Shame on me for not reading the entire thread.  She posted the lyrics from Apple music on 2/13 but I did not actually see them until yesterday 2/17.  I would press the lyric button and nothing would show up until 2/17.  At least I thought I was pressing the lyric button.  Who knows what I was doing wrong.  I was like how in the world did he figure all of that out?  This all took me back to the pre-internet days of the early 90's when some of the lyrics were provided in the cassette tape but a lot of them you were on your own.

Spunkie

Getting the lyrics would be the main factor in purchasing previously!

Spunkie

MM70435 said:

BF25394 said:

"DARK MATTER"

Steal the light from our eyes
Drain the blood from our hearts
In all of this dark matter
Take the breath from our chest
Break the thoughts in our mind
We're losing time, dark matter

Denounce the demigods
King diamond to discard
Deploy the dialogue
Your word against the law

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
This blame takes shape
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

Eroding away
We're pulling apart
In all of this dark matter
I once heard it said
And it stuck in my head
Arrested the press
No one knows what happened next

Renounce the demagogues
King diamond to discard
Deploy the dialogue
Your word against the law

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
This blame takes shape
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

No tolerance for intolerance or
No patience left for impatience no more
No love lost for
Lost loves
No sorrow for
The unaccountable

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
This blame takes shape
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

(Thanks, LizJ.)

The lyrics now show up on my I-phone when I stream it on Apple music and the above is 100% correct.  Nice job!  Now what does this song actually mean?

It's gonna mean something different to all of us. Now that I have added my perspective of meaning to the words, I like the song more. Question is: What does it mean to you?

Vedd Hedd

Seems the lyrics on Amazon Music are different than the ones on Apple. 

2-feign-reluctance

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that about Rats. 

BF25394

Vedd Hedd said:

Seems the lyrics on Amazon Music are different than the ones on Apple. 

Uh oh. What are the differences? (I don't have access to either of these things.)

2-feign-reluctance

Sometimes my Echo Show gets lyrics wrong. I should check it out. 

Vedd Hedd

BF25394 said:

Vedd Hedd said:

Seems the lyrics on Amazon Music are different than the ones on Apple. 

Uh oh. What are the differences? (I don't have access to either of these things.)

According to Amazon

1. Steal the lights from our eyes
2. Take my blood from my heart
3. We're in all of this dark matter
4. Take the breaths from my chest
5. Take the pulse and I'm outta line
6. We're losing time, dark matter
7. Denounce the demagogues
8. King diamond to discard
9. Deplore the dialogue
10. Your word against the law
11. It's strange these days
12. When everybody else pays
13. For someone else's mistake
14. This blame takes shape
15. Still everybody else pays
16. For someone else's mistake
17. You're running away
18. We're pulling apart
19. In all of this dark matter
20. I once heard a sin
21. And now it's stuck in my head
22. Or is it the press?
23. No one knows what happens next
24. Renounce the demigods
25. King diamond to discard
26. Deplore the dialogue
27. Your word against the law
28. It's strange these days
29. When everybody else pays
30. For someone else's mistake
31. This blame takes shape
32. Still everybody else pays
33. For someone else's mistake
34. No tolerance for intolerance, intolerance for-
35. No patience left for impatience no more
36. No love lost for lost loves
37. No sorrow for the unaccountable
38. ...
39. It's strange these days
40. When everybody else pays
41. For someone else's mistake
42. This blame takes shape
43. Still everybody else pays
44. For someone else's mistake

BloodMeridian80

The Apple lyrics seem correct compared to Amazon

BF25394

It's almost as if Amazon took the lyrics from the early drafts we had in this thread.

The only way to get to the bottom of this is that the Ten Club needs to overnight a copy of the album with the lyrics book to me, and I'll immediately report back to the group with what I find there.

robbie

Spotify lyrics are different as well. They dave "denounce" twice whereas apple has, and I clearly hear "renounce" the second time. Spoitify also says "came down into discord". I don't think any of the 3 "official lyrics" are the official lyrics. Do they get  

Kwieneke

robbie said:

Spotify lyrics are different as well. They dave "denounce" twice whereas apple has, and I clearly hear "renounce" the second time. Spoitify also says "came down into discord". I don't think any of the 3 "official lyrics" are the official lyrics. Do they get  

Spotify definitely seems off. There’s a few times I know what they have is wrong with certainty 

Spunkie

BF25394 said:

It's almost as if Amazon took the lyrics from the early drafts we had in this thread.

The only way to get to the bottom of this is that the Ten Club needs to overnight a copy of the album with the lyrics book to me, and I'll immediately report back to the group with what I find there.

I second this motion. 

Where are the listening party people when ya need 'em?!

lastexitlondon

It definitely isn't king diamond

bringbackjack

Sounds so much like when they were against the “unvaxxed” and made a song. Yikes

Vedd Hedd

Yeah, the Amazon ones definitely seem off.  Once the album is released, I'm sure the official lyrics will either be posted here, or at least in the liner notes, so it will be good to see what they actually are.  It's fun trying to decipher, though. 

Spunkie

bringbackjack said:

Sounds so much like when they were against the “unvaxxed” and made a song. Yikes

Good take, forgot about that!

BF25394

bringbackjack said:

Sounds so much like when they were against the “unvaxxed” and made a song. Yikes

What is this referring to? Did I miss a song somewhere?

Spunkie

I think that's their take re:  "everybody pays for someone else's mistake".

BloodMeridian80

Spunkie said:

I think that's their take re:  "everybody pays for someone else's mistake".

Lol, that's hilarious.

SPiNMeRouND_RoLLMeOVeR

I'm hearing

(1st Pre-Chorus)
Denounce the demagogues
Deny to discard
Deplore the dialogue
Your word against the law

(Chorus)
Estranged these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistakes
Display distaste
Everybody else pays
For someone else's mistakes

The way Eddie sings "Estranged" and "Display" seems on brand for how he likes to stretch his syllables 

mattcoz

robbie said:

I don't think any of the 3 "official lyrics" are the official lyrics.

Agreed, but Apple's does seem closest.

lastexitlondon

I've just seen the greatest and cutest thing ever. My 6 year old was in the front room on her YouTube watching . Pearl jam dark matter lyrics video. My heart skipped a beat

BSully

lastexitlondon said:

I've just seen the greatest and cutest thing ever. My 6 year old was in the front room on her YouTube watching . Pearl jam dark matter lyrics video. My heart skipped a beat

Did you cry a little bit?

mattcoz

If these are official, then my ears are terrible because I keep hearing this:

Steal the light from our eyes
Drain the blood from my arms (definitely my and sounds more like arms than hearts, and you give blood from your arms)
We're in all of this dark matter (definitely says we're first)
Take the breath from my chest (definitely my)
Break the thoughts in our mind
We're losing time dark matter

Denounce the demagogues (demigods makes no sense in context, demagogues absolutely does, and it rhymes with dialogue, kinda)
Came down to destroy (definitely saying destroy here, really don't think it's king diamond)
Deplore the dialogue (dialogue isn't something you can really deploy, but in context it's definitely deplorable)
Your word against the law

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
Display takes shakes (not sure about this, definitely hearing dis-play, and it sounds like shakes, not shape, but that makes no sense)
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

Eroding away
We're pulling apart
In all of this dark matter
I once heard it said
And it stuck in my head
Arrested the press
No one knows what happened next

Renounce the demagogues (sounds the same as the first time)
Came down to destroy (this one sounds a bit more like king diamond, but I just can't accept that, lol)
Deplore the dialogue
Your word against the law
It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
Display takes shakes
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

No tolerance for
intolerance or
No patience left for
impatience no more
No love lost for
lost loves
No sorrow for
the unaccountable

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
This blame takes shakes (well crap, this time it sounds like this blame, but I'm still hearing shakes, heh)
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

BloodMeridian80

mattcoz said:

If these are official, then my ears are terrible because I keep hearing this:

Steal the light from our eyes
Drain the blood from my arms (definitely my and sounds more like arms than hearts, and you give blood from your arms)
We're in all of this dark matter (definitely says we're first)
Take the breath from my chest (definitely my)
Break the thoughts in our mind
We're losing time dark matter

Denounce the demagogues (demigods makes no sense in context, demagogues absolutely does, and it rhymes with dialogue, kinda)
Came down to destroy (definitely saying destroy here, really don't think it's king diamond)
Deplore the dialogue (dialogue isn't something you can really deploy, but in context it's definitely deplorable)
Your word against the law

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
Display takes shakes (not sure about this, definitely hearing dis-play, and it sounds like shakes, not shape, but that makes no sense)
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

Eroding away
We're pulling apart
In all of this dark matter
I once heard it said
And it stuck in my head
Arrested the press
No one knows what happened next

Renounce the demagogues (sounds the same as the first time)
Came down to destroy (this one sounds a bit more like king diamond, but I just can't accept that, lol)
Deplore the dialogue
Your word against the law
It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
Display takes shakes
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

No tolerance for
intolerance or
No patience left for
impatience no more
No love lost for
lost loves
No sorrow for
the unaccountable

It's strange these days
When everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake
This blame takes shakes (well crap, this time it sounds like this blame, but I'm still hearing shakes, heh)
Still everybody else pays
For someone else's mistake

Maybe Ed was influenced watching a lot of Shakes the Clown

iOnlyownMymind

It's strange these days when Ed's vocals are the weak link in a song (kind of been that way for awhile imo).  Listened to the instrumental today and damn it is good! I just don't get why he can't sing so it's understandable what he's saying. Mumbles along.  I expect the song to kick ass live though and looking forward to it (hopefully put MYM and Superblood to rest for awhile, I'm good on those songs lol). 

BF25394

iOnlyownMymind said:

It's strange these days when Ed's vocals are the weak link in a song (kind of been that way for awhile imo).  Listened to the instrumental today and damn it is good! I just don't get why he can't sing so it's understandable what he's saying. Mumbles along.  I expect the song to kick ass live though and looking forward to it (hopefully put MYM and Superblood to rest for awhile, I'm good on those songs lol). 

Funny-- I think this is one of his better vocal performances.

I still think the lyrics in the original post, from Apple Music, are correct. Some of those lines came from the listening party, and the Apple Music version matched them. They also synched up with the isolated vocals that were posted (and have since been taken down).

Jimmydean55

It would be nice if Ed would just sing clearly and then we wouldn’t have a ton of guessing on his lyrics. But who am I kidding? I’ve had to follow along with the cd booklet since 7th grade. 

spankyMP

writing credit incoming........