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Took me twenty years to notice this basic word play.
So... Like many of you, I've deeply loved the song "Black" for over twenty years now.
I realized something yesterday about a line in the song, that kinda blew me away, even though it seems somewhat obvious in hindsight.
One of the classic lines from the song is...
"I take a walk outside. I'm surrounded by, some kids at play. I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear?"
And it occurred to me that there is a really cool wordplay between "sear" and "see her".
I think a lot of people who have gone through a difficult breakup have been through a period where they see the former lover everywhere they go.
I always liked the use of the word "sear" in that lyric, and this realization added another layer of brilliance for me.
I found myself wondering if Ed had originally written "see her" and grabbed the wordplay later.
Anyway, at the risk of pointing out the obvious, I thought I might share that with y'all, in case some of you, like me, had never noticed this little detail in one of the ultimate Pearl Jam songs.
Cheers.
I realized something yesterday about a line in the song, that kinda blew me away, even though it seems somewhat obvious in hindsight.
One of the classic lines from the song is...
"I take a walk outside. I'm surrounded by, some kids at play. I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear?"
And it occurred to me that there is a really cool wordplay between "sear" and "see her".
I think a lot of people who have gone through a difficult breakup have been through a period where they see the former lover everywhere they go.
I always liked the use of the word "sear" in that lyric, and this realization added another layer of brilliance for me.
I found myself wondering if Ed had originally written "see her" and grabbed the wordplay later.
Anyway, at the risk of pointing out the obvious, I thought I might share that with y'all, in case some of you, like me, had never noticed this little detail in one of the ultimate Pearl Jam songs.
Cheers.
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Thank you!
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So, wonder why that would be the "general assumption" comes off as a bit weird.
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But I hope there is not a bunch of other logical conclusions and general assumptions out there in the world you go around wonder about.
"All the love gone bad
Turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see
All that I am"
Why do people jump to the conclusion that the song is about a relationship?!?!?!
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"I can feel their laughter
So why do I sear"
as in
"I can feel their laughter
So why don't I focus on that and instead am looking into thin air with my mind far away"
Haha.
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