"Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"
When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"
I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
"Stunned by my own reflection, It's looking back, sees me too clearly and I swore I'd never go there again, Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down,down,down"
When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"
I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
it created the same effect on me after a while.Through the middle part ,you feel like you won't be able to hold your tears if you go on listening.but it's such a beautiful song.i cannot imagine any other music to replace it.
I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef Animals were hiding behind the Coral Except for little Turtle I could swear he's trying to talk to me Gurgle Gurgle
this album came out right before my dad left us. and to tell the truth, i loved the song when i first heard it, then i thought it was the weakest song on the album. then i loved it again. after my dad died, it became kinda hard for me to hear.
i still plan on playing this for him someday. that will be emotional, im sure. trying to sing and cry is not that easy. im really afraid of just choking up so bad that words wont come out.
great song, and im glad that i got over my thinking it was the weakest of the album.
miss ya pops.
-steve
Peace, Love.
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
this album came out right before my dad left us. and to tell the truth, i loved the song when i first heard it, then i thought it was the weakest song on the album. then i loved it again. after my dad died, it became kinda hard for me to hear.
i still plan on playing this for him someday. that will be emotional, im sure. trying to sing and cry is not that easy. im really afraid of just choking up so bad that words wont come out.
great song, and im glad that i got over my thinking it was the weakest of the album.
miss ya pops.
-steve
I am in the same boat with you but the but my dad passed right after Binural and the song "Light Years" get's me everytime. I'm like you when I hear it sometimes it's a bit too much ya know.
I am in the same boat with you but the but my dad passed right after Binarul and the song "Light Years" get's me everytime. I'm like you when I hear sometimes it's a bit too much ya know.
yeah, its rough.
Peace, Love.
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
Im not big on crying.. but i get tears even hearing the opening chords to this one... Makes me sad that i can't listen to it that often
If I keep holding out,... will the light shine through?
Under this broken roof,... it's only rain that I feel
I've been waiting out the days,... Come Back.
I have been planning out,... All that I'd say to you
Since you slipped away,... Know that I still remain true
I've been wishing out the days,..
Please say, that if you hadn't of gone now
I wouldn't have lost you another way
From wherever you are,.... Come Back.
And these days, they linger on
And I'm the night, as I'm waiting on
The real possibility I may meet you in my dream
I go to sleep
If I don't fall apart,.... will the memories stay clear
So you had to go,......... and I had to remain here
But the strangest thing to date
So far away
And yet you feel so close
And I'm not gonna question it any other way
There must be an open door
For you to
Come Back
And the days, they linger on
And every night, what I'm waiting for
Is the real possibility I may meet you in my dream
And sometimes you're there
And you're talking back to me
Come the morning I could swear you're next to me
And it's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
I'll be here
Come Back
Come Back
I'll be here
Come Back
Come Back
I'll be here
Come Back
Come Back
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The thing i love about this song, is obviously, there is a very sad tone. Its a tone that could mean your boyfriend just tore your heart to shreads, a loved one passed away, or even missing something random! (like pearl jam shows, hint hint) And everyone has had something that they wish would come back... international lyrics are the way to go!
I have not listened to this song for well over a year. I absolutely love it, one of my favs off PJ, but it is really depressing to hear :(
I agree...SUCH an amazing song...unfortunately it has too much meaning for me and is very difficult to listen to. I lost my only sibling, my brother, in a car accident four years ago. I have had dreams about him and that part in the song makes it very real and very raw. I do like to listen to it on occasion to help honor the memory of my brother and our shared love of Pearl Jam, but is definitely not one I can listen to daily.
Can't escape from the common rule
If you hate something...don't you do it too
I think it's my favorite as well...reminds me of my son :-(
When Eddie sings how he is wishing out the days, I know
exactly how he feels. And I love the line "the real possibility
I may meet you in my dream, I go to sleep", that's what
I pretty much do every night.
I love the Immagine in Cornice version of that song, it simply gets to me.
And the couple dancing in the back you see for a few seconds, that's just sweet.
Great Song
seriously. i cannot listen to this song very much at all. i'm glad it never became a radio hit. it's just too emotional to be hit with when you're standing in line at Dunkin Donuts at 7am.
i usually skip over it, but when i do listen to it, i cannot help at least well up when mike's solo kicks in and then eddie sings "I'll be here... come back... come back..." i imagine someone close to me dying... and fuck, i don't want to deal with it.
it really is the saddest song i know, and one of the most beautiful. the melody flows perfectly with the emotion. i don't know what else to say... pearl jam is awesome.
I have been thinking about this song latley, and listening to it, and I guess just appreciating the fact that I do not truly feel the song yet. I hope it is a long time until I do, but I know what the next time I lose someone really close, or if I outlive my future wife, that this song may be unlistenable, or it may just be something that makes me feel better about it.
Some people have been talking about this song and comparing it to Black, but I think the two songs are sort of unrelatable To me anyways, I interpret Black as being about breaking up with someone, most likely in a situation where you did not want to break up, and you don't understand why they did, and you are having a hard time getting over it. I know I am somewhat young, 23, and have not been married or anything like that, but a song like Black, a break-up song, really only hits me when I am in that situation. I mean, it is a beautiful song, and live it is probably my favorite song to see and feel, but I think Come Back is on a whole different level. As far as Black goes, or break ups, you can always find someone else, maybe someone better than the previous one, or you may even get back with them. (Like I said, I am young, and havent been married, or divorced or anything, so maybe I fully get it.)
But on the other hand, Come Back is about losing a loved one, and a really close loved one at that, most likely a wife/husband, for good. I have lost a few family members, and it is strange to me to think I cannot talk to them ever again, and I think that is the difference between Come Back and Black.
With Black there is a tomorrow in a sense, and with Come Back there isn't. With Black there was closure, but with Come Back there may not have been.
I think Come Back is an amazing song, and I love the line "Please say, that if you hadn't of gone now, I wouldn't have lost you another way". I just think that is a really interesting thought for Ed to put in to lyrics.
(I think this was my first post in this forum, and I actually came here looking for a post on Come Back, but I think I might have to stop by more often. It is fun to see what other people think of songs, and it is also fun to really find out more about what I think of songs.)
words seem so out of place.
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seriously. i cannot listen to this song very much at all. i'm glad it never became a radio hit. it's just too emotional to be hit with when you're standing in line at Dunkin Donuts at 7am.
Excellent point.
i cannot help at least well up when mike's solo kicks in and then eddie sings "I'll be here... come back... come back..." i imagine someone close to me dying... and fuck, i don't want to deal with it.
This is exactly the point that always gets me, too.
it really is the saddest song i know, and one of the most beautiful.
You know, it IS a sad song, but in a weird way, there's some comfort to it, too. When Ed sings, "It's OK" ... you believe him. In the context of the song, it's as if your memories of this person are enough to comfort you. Just dreaming that they are next to you provides a brief respite from your loss.
Of course, the song closes with the "I'll be here" part, which is just heartbreaking.
everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do
I know this is old but I would like to tell my cheesy story of how I found love and Pearl Jam at the same time. I had been seeing this guy when PJ came out and I knew he liked Pearl Jam so I got the CD. We listened to it quite a bit and I really loved the song Come Back and knew that it was song about losing a loved one. He had to go away for a bit and one day I texted him COME BACK. He was out of state and saw it, burst out crying and immediately started making plans to *come back* and making plans for us to be together.
Then about a month later, we took a small trip together and were sitting in a bar waiting for Shooter Jennings to start playing and the local radio station was playing in the background. Come Back started playing and it was the only time I ever heard it outside of listening to the CD (besides a show on NBC--can't remember the name of it but Come Back was played at the end of one episode), I knew that finally the love of my life had Come Back to me.
BTW I am almost 40 and I get giddy silly still when I hear this song.
I mean who can't relate to being by yourself and thinking about someone so much and caring so much for them that you just pray time will pass or reverse... Pearl jam songs are always stimulating but there is something special about how ed writes about raw human emotion. Comeback is a very good example of such a notion;p
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I know its only rock and roll but I like it
When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"
I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
When you see me on the street, yell out "FAVO!!!"
I've been to alot of Pearl Jam shows;So fucking what.
Animals were hiding behind the Coral
Except for little Turtle
I could swear he's trying to talk to me
Gurgle Gurgle
i still plan on playing this for him someday. that will be emotional, im sure. trying to sing and cry is not that easy. im really afraid of just choking up so bad that words wont come out.
great song, and im glad that i got over my thinking it was the weakest of the album.
miss ya pops.
-steve
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
I am in the same boat with you but the but my dad passed right after Binural and the song "Light Years" get's me everytime. I'm like you when I hear it sometimes it's a bit too much ya know.
yeah, its rough.
"To question your government is not unpatriotic --
to not question your government is unpatriotic."
-- Sen. Chuck Hagel
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hey i can sympathize with that. sucks huh. wont stop us from listening tho
Powerful and emotional...
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When Eddie sings how he is wishing out the days, I know
exactly how he feels. And I love the line "the real possibility
I may meet you in my dream, I go to sleep", that's what
I pretty much do every night.
those lyrics man.....wow.....
a beautiful, beautiful song.....
And the couple dancing in the back you see for a few seconds, that's just sweet.
Great Song
ones that make me feel good when things behind the smile ain't ok...." -Hoon
oh, i dont know about that, i love the song, it makes me sad too but the most beautiful and emotional song ever?
i usually skip over it, but when i do listen to it, i cannot help at least well up when mike's solo kicks in and then eddie sings "I'll be here... come back... come back..." i imagine someone close to me dying... and fuck, i don't want to deal with it.
it really is the saddest song i know, and one of the most beautiful. the melody flows perfectly with the emotion. i don't know what else to say... pearl jam is awesome.
It's a beautiful song, both painful and cathartic.
My thoughts are with all of you.
Some people have been talking about this song and comparing it to Black, but I think the two songs are sort of unrelatable To me anyways, I interpret Black as being about breaking up with someone, most likely in a situation where you did not want to break up, and you don't understand why they did, and you are having a hard time getting over it. I know I am somewhat young, 23, and have not been married or anything like that, but a song like Black, a break-up song, really only hits me when I am in that situation. I mean, it is a beautiful song, and live it is probably my favorite song to see and feel, but I think Come Back is on a whole different level. As far as Black goes, or break ups, you can always find someone else, maybe someone better than the previous one, or you may even get back with them. (Like I said, I am young, and havent been married, or divorced or anything, so maybe I fully get it.)
But on the other hand, Come Back is about losing a loved one, and a really close loved one at that, most likely a wife/husband, for good. I have lost a few family members, and it is strange to me to think I cannot talk to them ever again, and I think that is the difference between Come Back and Black.
With Black there is a tomorrow in a sense, and with Come Back there isn't. With Black there was closure, but with Come Back there may not have been.
I think Come Back is an amazing song, and I love the line "Please say, that if you hadn't of gone now, I wouldn't have lost you another way". I just think that is a really interesting thought for Ed to put in to lyrics.
(I think this was my first post in this forum, and I actually came here looking for a post on Come Back, but I think I might have to stop by more often. It is fun to see what other people think of songs, and it is also fun to really find out more about what I think of songs.)
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Excellent point.
This is exactly the point that always gets me, too.
You know, it IS a sad song, but in a weird way, there's some comfort to it, too. When Ed sings, "It's OK" ... you believe him. In the context of the song, it's as if your memories of this person are enough to comfort you. Just dreaming that they are next to you provides a brief respite from your loss.
Of course, the song closes with the "I'll be here" part, which is just heartbreaking.
for the least they could possibly do
Then about a month later, we took a small trip together and were sitting in a bar waiting for Shooter Jennings to start playing and the local radio station was playing in the background. Come Back started playing and it was the only time I ever heard it outside of listening to the CD (besides a show on NBC--can't remember the name of it but Come Back was played at the end of one episode), I knew that finally the love of my life had Come Back to me.
BTW I am almost 40 and I get giddy silly still when I hear this song.