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Man of the Hour Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Tidal waves don't beg forgiveness, crashed and on their way
Father, he enjoyed collisions; others walked away
A snowflake falls in May
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And the doors are open now as the bells are ringin' out
[Chorus]
'Cause the man of the hour is takin'
His final bow, goodbye for now
[Verse 2]
Nature has its own religion, gospel from the land
Father ruled by long division; young men, they pretend
Old men comprehend
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And the sky breaks at dawn, sheddin' light upon this town
They'll all come around
[Chorus]
'Cause the man of the hour is takin'
His final bow, goodbye for now
[Bridge]
And the road the old man paved
The broken seams along the way
The rusted signs, left just for me
He was guidin' me, love, his own way
Tidal waves don't beg forgiveness, crashed and on their way
Father, he enjoyed collisions; others walked away
A snowflake falls in May
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And the doors are open now as the bells are ringin' out
[Chorus]
'Cause the man of the hour is takin'
His final bow, goodbye for now
[Verse 2]
Nature has its own religion, gospel from the land
Father ruled by long division; young men, they pretend
Old men comprehend
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And the sky breaks at dawn, sheddin' light upon this town
They'll all come around
[Chorus]
'Cause the man of the hour is takin'
His final bow, goodbye for now
[Bridge]
And the road the old man paved
The broken seams along the way
The rusted signs, left just for me
He was guidin' me, love, his own way
[Chorus]
Now the man of the hour is takin'
His final bow
As the curtain comes down, I feel
That this is just goodbye for now
Now the man of the hour is takin'
His final bow
As the curtain comes down, I feel
That this is just goodbye for now
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Genius Annotation
Written by vocalist Eddie Vedder, “Man of the Hour” accompanies the closing credits of the 2003 film Big Fish. The movie and the song deal with a young man saying farewell to his father.
According to Vedder at a June 1, 2006 concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey at Continental Airlines Arena, “Come Back” from the band’s 2006 album, Pearl Jam, is set with the same young man from “Man of the Hour” talking to the departed two months later.
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- 1.Once
- 2.Alive
- 3.Even Flow
- 4.Jeremy
- 6.Animal
- 7.Go
- 8.Dissident
- 11.Corduroy
- 12.Not for You
- 13.I Got Id
- 14.Hail, Hail
- 15.Do the Evolution
- 16.Save You
- 17.Black
- 18.Breath
- 19.Daughter
- 21.Immortality
- 22.Better Man
- 23.Nothingman
- 24.Who You Are
- 25.Off He Goes
- 26.Given to Fly
- 27.Wishlist
- 28.Last Kiss
- 30.Light Years
- 31.I Am Mine
- 32.Man of the Hour
- 33.Yellow Ledbetter
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Release Date
November 26, 2003
Man of the Hour Live Performances
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