hard to imagine

Light_years
Light_years Posts: 58
edited September 2006 in Words and Music...Communication
im absoutlely in love with this song, every time i hear it i feel so moved
seeing it live in philly last year was amazing, the emotion is so raw


paint a picture, using only gray
light your pillow, lay back, watch the flames
i'll tell a story, no one would listen that long
it's hard to imagine, it's hard to imagine...
tear into yourself, count tales on your arm
ah the beating, tickin' like a bomb
after having seen all that they saw
it's hard to imagine, it's hard to imagine...
things were different then, all is different now
i tried to explain, somehow...
things were different then, all is different now
i tried to explain, somehow...
things were different then, all is different now
i tried to explain, i hope this works somehow...
things were different then, all is different now
i tried to explain, oh, somehow...
ooh...oh...oh...
"Pussies no more"
"Johnny we miss, Pete your still the greatest"
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  • rony
    rony Posts: 212
    i feel the same in my opinion there is no greater song in pearl jam's song book than Hard To Imagine.

    I'm amazed it never got on vs.

    its one of those songs that makes me smile

    no matter whats happened in your life you can pull through it......

    getting goosebumps just thining of it!

    edit: oh and its "count days on our arm" not tales........ (i think)
  • imspinnin
    imspinnin Posts: 933
    Everytime I hear this song, I always picture a dim lit room with a fireplace...
    and I'm kicking back on the softest sofa...just thinking.
    If I could be anything in the world I would be your teardrop...I would be born in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,784
    totally fav pj song i've only seen them play once but it was incredible at nj 2nd night 06 front row in front of stone and when he plays the first chords i almost fell backwards with elation i hope to hear it again sometime......
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • reachdown12
    reachdown12 Posts: 693
    What a georgeous little gem. I love this song..it just..has that elemental and earthy feel to it with a sense of misty veiling...too beautiful yet so delicate...
    "Everyone wants to be the sun that lights up your life, but I'd rather be your moon so I can shine on you during your darkest hour when your sun's not around."
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    Great song..... it's right up there with Present Tense at the top of my list!
  • Subsonic
    Subsonic Posts: 35
    "light your pillow, lay back, watch the flames"

    What an image this creates
    www.Subsonic.ie

    www.myspace.com/subsonicspace
  • Coming back to life
    Coming back to life Posts: 401
    I still prefer the fuck tradition version
    A restaurant with a smoking section is like a swimming pool with a pissing section
  • mikey501
    mikey501 Posts: 14
    "this is a lost dog"
    Ed Vedder Santa barbara 2006
    beautiful venue
    beautiful song
    beautiful nite
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    I think sometimes I'm confused about the formula of lyrics. I read the first part, and I'm like YES! wow I can't wait for more, and then the rest of the lyrics are just ramblings. I guess to fit the music that's how lyrics should be eh?

    However, I also realized that I like a song before I know the lyrics, which means the complete song is more important to me than the lyrics. In fact, my opinion of Dirty Frank changed greatly once I knew the lyrics. Sometimes what I should expect from lyrics confuses me.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,407
    i like ed playing the piano
  • rony
    rony Posts: 212
    the only line of trhe song i don't understand or at least can't "interprete" is : "after having seen all that they saw"

    everything else makes sense to me
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    rony wrote:
    the only line of trhe song i don't understand or at least can't "interprete" is : "after having seen all that they saw"

    everything else makes sense to me
    It looks like the lines previous refer to an individual, so maybe the individual is saying . . . "you saw all this, and you did nothing."
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • rony
    rony Posts: 212
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    It looks like the lines previous refer to an individual, so maybe the individual is saying . . . "you saw all this, and you did nothing."

    oh so kinda "I was so messed up and you saw me and did nothing to help me"

    thanks!! that fits in with what i think the song is about
  • Coming back to life
    Coming back to life Posts: 401
    rony wrote:
    oh so kinda "I was so messed up and you saw me and did nothing to help me"

    thanks!! that fits in with what i think the song is about

    The lines about watching the flames, and after having seen all they saw, remind me of 9/11. That explanation could go in tandem with it as well.
    A restaurant with a smoking section is like a swimming pool with a pissing section

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