Official Pearl Jam lyrics thread
Big Bank Hank
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this thread is to discuss the poetry of Pearl Jam, dig into the words and the meanings, as someone who writes poetry myself, I have always loved the lyrics of pearl jam songs, I realize this thread may not be for every one, so player haters please find another thread to bomb, this is an appreciation thread for the lyrics of pearl jam
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"Indifference"
i will light the match this mornin', so i won't be alone
watch as she lies silent, for soon light will be gone
i will stand arms outstretched, pretend i'm free to roam
i will make my way, through, one more day in hell...
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make...
i will hold the candle till it burns up my arm
i'll keep takin' punches until their will grows tired
i will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind
hey i won't change direction, and i won't change my mind
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make..
how much difference...
i'll swallow poison, until i grow immune
i will scream my lungs out till it fills this room
how much difference
how much difference
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make...0 -
Inside Job
Underneath this smile Lies everything
All my hopes, anger, pride and shame
Make myself a pact, not to shut doors on the past
Just for today,... I am free
I will not lose my faith
It's an inside job today
I know this one thing well,...
I used to try and kill love, it was the highest sin
Breathing insecurity out and in
Searching hope, I'm shown the way to run straight
Pursuing the greater way for all human light
How I choose to feel is how I am
How I choose to feel is how I am
I will not lose my faith
It's an inside job today
Holding on, the light of the night
On my knees to rise and fix my broken soul
Again.
Let me run into the rain
To be a human light again
Let me run into the rain
To shine a human light today
Oh, life comes from within your heart and desire
Oh, life comes from within my heart and desire
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"Marker In The Sand"
There is a marker,... no one sees it 'cause the sand
Has covered over,... all the messages it kept
Misunderstanding,... what original truth was
And out expanding,... in a faith but not in love
What went wrong?
Walking tightrope high,... over moral ground
Seeing visions of,........ falling up somehow
Do come down
With the living, let,... what is living love
So unforgiving, yet,...... needing forgiveness first
God, what do you say?
Those undecided,.... Needn't have faith to be free
And those misguided, there was a plan for them to be
Now you got both sides claiming killing in Gods name
But God is nowhere,.. to be found conveniently
What goes on?
Walking tightrope high,... over moral ground
Walk the bridges,......... before you burn them down
Do come round
With the living, let,... what is living love
So unforgiving, yet,...... needing forgiveness first
God, what do you say? What do you say?
There is a sickness,... a sickness coming over me
Like watching freedom,. Being sucked straight out to sea
An the solution?...... Well, from me far would it be
But the delusion,..... Is feeling dangerous to me
What goes wrong?
Walking tightrope high,... over moral ground
Seeing visions of,........ falling up somehow
Do come down
With the living, let,... what is living love
So unforgiving, yet,...... needing forgiveness first
What do you say,.......... God, what do you say?
Calling out,....... Calling out.
Calling out,....... I'm calling you out.0 -
"Thumbing My Way"
i have not been home since you left long ago
i'm thumbing my way back to heaven
counting steps, walking backwards on the road
i'm counting my way back to heaven
i can't be free with what's locked inside of me
if there was a key, you took it in your hand
there's no wrong or right, but i'm sure there's good and bad
the questions linger overhead
no matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead
i'm thumbing my way back to heaven
i wish that i could hold you
i wish that i had
thinking 'bout heaven
i let go of a rope, thinking that's what held me back
and in time i've realized, it's now wrapped around my neck
i can't see what's next, from this lonely overpass
hang my head and count my steps, as another car goes past
all the rusted signs we ignore throughout our lives
choosing the shiny ones instead
i turned my back, now there's no turning back
no matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead
i smile, but who am i kidding?
i'm just walking the miles, every once in a while i'll get a ride
i'm thumbing my way back to heaven
thumbing my way back to heaven
i'm thumbing my way back to heaven...0 -
"Rearviewmirror"
i took a drive today
time to emancipate
i guess it was the beatings made me wise
but i'm not about to give thanks, or apologize
i couldn't breathe, holdin' me down
hand on my face, pushed to the ground
enmity gauged, united by fear
forced to endure what i could not forgive...
i seem to look away
wounds in the mirror waved
it wasn't my surface most defiled
head at your feet, fool to your crown
fist on my plate, swallowed it down
enmity gauged, united by fear
tried to endure what i could not forgive
saw things
saw things
saw things
saw things
clearer
clearer
once you, were in my...
rearview mirror...
i gather speed from you fucking with me
once and for all i'm far away
i hardly believe, finally the shades...are raised...
saw things so much clearer
once you, once you...
rearviewmirror...
saw things so much clearer
once you, once you...
rearviewmirror...0 -
this is a start, feel free to discuss
feel free to discuss these lyrics or add any you want to discuss, there will be many more songs added eventually0 -
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well you decide if you are happy so as long as I am the one making the decision, I choose to be happyJeremys Spoken wrote:you never use to post a lot, now you do...not a bad thing, just an observation. i like the positivity you have!0 -
BBH I live this song everyday!! It's an anthem for me someBig Bank Hank wrote:"Indifference"
i will light the match this mornin', so i won't be alone
watch as she lies silent, for soon light will be gone
i will stand arms outstretched, pretend i'm free to roam
i will make my way, through, one more day in hell...
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make...
i will hold the candle till it burns up my arm
i'll keep takin' punches until their will grows tired
i will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind
hey i won't change direction, and i won't change my mind
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make..
how much difference...
i'll swallow poison, until i grow immune
i will scream my lungs out till it fills this room
how much difference
how much difference
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make...
Days it's good, other's there's a twinge of despair in it.. I call it
my Touch Me I'm Dick song, cause it can be taken
either way!! Lol!! Off to answer the PMs I've gotten
over the last few days...0 -
an original from me:
I live my life with uncontrolled anticipation
I love being a creature of constant inspiration
to spread beauty to all that I touch
giving back to a world I love oh so much
I close my eyes to watch a vision form
a fabulous daydream that keeps me warm
even if it is 20 degrees below
deep inside there is a place where the sunshine will always flow
to release it would cause quite a stir
a sensational spiritually orgasmic blur
so bright it would light the entire sky
now this is the real way to get high
one that you never come down from
sweeter than the juiciest ripest plum
a nectar you can savor and share
showing the rest of world just how much you care
to be an example of what is right in this world
just like a magnificent spectacular flag unfurled
flying so proud and so free
completely unrestrained for the whole world to see
to truly understand the meaning of the word "we"
then you can be all you can be
do not worry who has all the bucks
for to lust after money sucks
because after the last verse has been said and done
those with the spiritual wealth, will be having all the fun
-Hank Kershell0 -
that is why I started this thread so we can all share what the words of these songs we all love so much, that have had such an impact in our lives, and to be able to share our stories with one another, and ultimately our humanity as well, this is a deep thread, hopefully we can all help elevate one anotherwhispering hands wrote:
BBH I live this song everyday!! It's an anthem for me someBig Bank Hank wrote:"Indifference"
i will light the match this mornin', so i won't be alone
watch as she lies silent, for soon light will be gone
i will stand arms outstretched, pretend i'm free to roam
i will make my way, through, one more day in hell...
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make...
i will hold the candle till it burns up my arm
i'll keep takin' punches until their will grows tired
i will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind
hey i won't change direction, and i won't change my mind
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make..
how much difference...
i'll swallow poison, until i grow immune
i will scream my lungs out till it fills this room
how much difference
how much difference
how much difference does it make
how much difference does it make...
Days it's good, other's there's a twinge of despair in it.. I call it
my Touch Me I'm Dick song, cause it can be taken
either way!! Lol!! Off to answer the PMs I've gotten
over the last few days...
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"Present Tense"
do you see the way that tree bends?
does it inspire?
leaning out to catch the sun's rays
a lesson to be applied
are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
have you ideas on how this life ends?
checked your hands and studied the lines
have you the belief that the road ahead ascends off into the light?
seems that needlessly it's getting harder
to find an approach and a way to live
are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense0 -
Now this one changed my whole LIFE!! I became a muchBig Bank Hank wrote:"Present Tense"
do you see the way that tree bends?
does it inspire?
leaning out to catch the sun's rays
a lesson to be applied
are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
have you ideas on how this life ends?
checked your hands and studied the lines
have you the belief that the road ahead ascends off into the light?
seems that needlessly it's getting harder
to find an approach and a way to live
are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
Happier person after taking THIS sing to heart, versus say...
Daughter, which leads to Leash for me.. Which then leads to RVM.. Then back
to Daughter.. Somehow I skipped Release in all this!! But that's
ok, Present Tense puts it all back info proper perspective!0 -
whispering hands wrote:
Now this one changed my whole LIFE!! I became a muchBig Bank Hank wrote:"Present Tense"
do you see the way that tree bends?
does it inspire?
leaning out to catch the sun's rays
a lesson to be applied
are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
have you ideas on how this life ends?
checked your hands and studied the lines
have you the belief that the road ahead ascends off into the light?
seems that needlessly it's getting harder
to find an approach and a way to live
are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
Happier person after taking THIS sing to heart, versus say...
Daughter, which leads to Leash for me.. Which then leads to RVM.. Then back
to Daughter.. Somehow I skipped Release in all this!! But that's
ok, Present Tense puts it all back info proper perspective! 0 -
Given To Fly
He could've tuned in, tuned in
But he tuned out
A bad time, nothing could save him
Alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out
He got up outta there, ran for hundreds of miles
He made it to the ocean, had a smoke in a tree
The wind rose up, set him down on his knee
A wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw
Delivered him wings, 'Hey, look at me now'
Arms wide open with the sea as his floor
Oh, power, oh
He's.. flying.....whole
He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share
His key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere
But first he was stripped and then he was stabbed
By faceless men, well, fuckers
He still stands
And he still gives his love, he just gives it away
The love he receives is the love that is saved
And sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky
A human being that was given to fly
High.. flying
Oh, oh
High.. flying
Oh, oh
He's flying
Oh, oh0 -
Insignificance
All in all, it's no one's fault
Excuses turn to carbon walls
Blame it all on chemical intercourse
The swallowed seeds of arrogance
Breeding in the thoughts of ten thousand fools that fight irreverance
The full moon is dead skin
The one down here's wearing thin
So set are the ten pins as the human tide rolls in
Like a ball that's spinning
Bombs dropping down
Overhead, underground
It's instilled...to wanna live
Bombs dropping down, please forgive
Our hometown in our insignificance
Turn the jukebox up he said
Dancing in irreverance
Play c3, let the song protest
The plates began to shift
Perfect lefts come rolling in
I was alone and far away, hey..
When i heard the band start playin'
On the lip...late take off
Bombs dropping down
Overhead, underground
It's instilled...to wanna live
Bombs dropping down, please forgive
Our hometown in our insignificance
Feel like resonance of distance
In the blood...the iron lies
It's instilled...
To wanna live
Bombs dropping down, please forgive
Our hometown in our insignificance
Oh in our insignificance0 -
I'm not going to type em out, but I love the lyrics to faithful. Beautiful song with brilliant words.0
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Big Bank Hank wrote:"Present Tense"
do you see the way that tree bends?
does it inspire?
leaning out to catch the sun's rays
a lesson to be applied
are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
have you ideas on how this life ends?
checked your hands and studied the lines
have you the belief that the road ahead ascends off into the light?
seems that needlessly it's getting harder
to find an approach and a way to live
are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
Thanks for reminding me of this song... its been awhile since I've listened to this one and more than ever I need these words....*********************************************************************************************
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You've sent in quite a few good PJ songs - :thumbup:
these lyrics are quite inspiring to me whenever I'm in a bad place in my life.
seems that needlessly it's getting harder
to find an approach and a way to live
are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense....*********************************************************************************************0
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