Present Tense

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  • freesailor
    freesailor Posts: 7
    Heard them play it in Charleston, SC on the No Code tour, and also heard it this year in Cleveland. Always a great tune. I feel it is a very strong statement to live by, especially if one has ever had to deal with addiction.
    I feel alive.....as long as I am free.....

    Charleston, SC 10/5/96
    Virginia Beach 8/3/2000
    Cleveland 4/25/03
    Toledo 10/2/04
    Cleveland 5/20/06
  • leatherman_8
    leatherman_8 Posts: 107
    it's my 2nd favorite PJ tune, absolutely amazing having it open the show in St. Louis, it was a HUGE surprise
    Please don't smoke in smoke free buildings. You aren't cool, you're just an asshole
  • nothingman_pgm
    nothingman_pgm Mexico City Posts: 10
    AMAZING SONG!!!!!
    1998-07-10, 1998-07-14
    2000-10-25
    2003-06-05, 2003-07-17, 2003-07-18, 2003-07-19
    2005-11-22, 2005-11-23, 2005-12-09, 2005-12-10
    2008-06-11, 2008-06-12, 2008-06-14
  • OnceDivided
    OnceDivided Posts: 83
    I'm not sure where it stands among my favorites, but I definitely love this song. For its message, yes, one of the best. And hearing it live was a very special experience.
  • {[Pearl_Jam}]
    {[Pearl_Jam}] Posts: 852
    the lyrics take me to another place... amazing
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
    Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
  • ChloeDancer
    ChloeDancer São Paulo - SP (Brazil) Posts: 58
    The live version (any live version) I think it´s better that studio version...what do you think?
  • PhillyPJ
    PhillyPJ Posts: 1,268
    I got Present Tense from Jones Beach #3 2000 on right now. I fucking love this song............

    *Makes more sense to live in the present tense*
  • VEDHEAD27
    VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    This song is fuckin AWESOME!!! It is definitely one of those PJ songs that has really, really spoken to me and helped me through so much. It seriously a life changing PJ song..a slap in the face, a wake up call. It just talks to you, teaches you...BIG TIME. I love this song. I have actually passed on the lyrics to friends for a good read. I mean this is PJ poetry at it's best. A lot of friends of mine that didn't even really like PJ were blown away by this song and it's message...how it seems to just soo put things into perspective for you in such a simple, beautiful way. I LOVE IT!!!


    Ooooh and I saw it live for the FIRST time this year. I ended up seeing it 3 times (just got goosebumps thinkin about it)...anyway, this song is even more magical live. HOLY SHIT! And the drum breakdown?!?! OMG!!! AHHH!!! Soooo incredible!


    PRESENT TENSE is one of the best songs EVER! Some of the best PJ therapy out there too. Sooo beautiful, words and music alike. And the way Ed lets out the "Ooooooooooh" part just sends chills up my spine. This song is powerful on soo many levels.

    LOVE IT!!!

    :D
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  • fun_and_sun
    fun_and_sun Posts: 47
    Great song, it is a tidal wave coming at you when it kicks in.
  • dgenerate1857
    dgenerate1857 Posts: 11
    this song represents no code better than any other........
    seriously present tense is soooo deep and can just take you away if you let it.

    Listening to it right now......possibly PJ's best
    "I'm making music for music's sake, and I have an audience I'm proud of." -EV

  • PhillyPJ
    PhillyPJ Posts: 1,268
    is an awesome song.....
  • PhillyPJ
    PhillyPJ Posts: 1,268
    I love this song........................:)
  • PhillyPJ
    PhillyPJ Posts: 1,268
    no Present Tense @ Benaroya or Bridge....maybe santa barbara???
  • jozias68
    jozias68 Posts: 1
    does any one know tabs from this song
  • pao_d
    pao_d Posts: 16
    yup love this song. it shows eddie's maturity and amazing evolution.
    "living is the best revenge"
    - eddie vedder
  • sonicreducer
    sonicreducer Posts: 713
    definitely great, but my fav is nothingman,...
    you're a real hooker. im gonna slap you in public.
    ~Ron Burgundy
  • JonTurner
    JonTurner Posts: 89
    agreed... been my #1 for years... been to 6 shows, never heard it :(
    It makes much more sense... to live... in the present tense
  • SoLATisA
    SoLATisA Posts: 215
    i love the way eddie and mike start off and then the rest of the band joins in
  • ACCBootlegGoddess
    ACCBootlegGoddess Posts: 4,318
    I have always loved this song, but recently the lyrics have really struck a chord with me.
    That song is soooooo true. "It makes much more sense..to live, in the Present Tense"
    "Rock and roll is something that can't be quantified, sometimes it's not even something you hear, but FEEL!" - Bob Lefsetz
  • Daughter3
    Daughter3 Posts: 15
    I have to agree it's one of my favorites
    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

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