Cover art for Speed of Sound by Pearl Jam

Speed of Sound

Sep. 20, 20091 viewer

Speed of Sound Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yesterdays, how quick they change
All lost and long gone now
It's hard to remember anything
Movin' at the speed of sound
Movin' with the speed of sound

[Chorus]
And yet I'm still holdin' tight
To this dream of distant light
And that somehow I'll survive
But this night has been a long one
Waitin' on a sun that just don't come

[Post-Chorus 1]
Can I forgive what I
Cannot forget and live a lie?
I could give it one more try

[Verse 2]
Why deny this drive inside?
Just lookin' for some peace
Every time I get me some, it
Gets the best of me
Ah, not much left, you see
[Chorus]
And yet I'm still holdin' tight
To this dream of distant light
And that somehow I'll survive
But this night has been a long one
Waitin' on a word that never comes

[Post-Chorus 2]
A whisper in the dark
Is that you or just my thoughts
Wide awake and reachin' out
It's gone so quiet now
Could it be I'm farther out?
Movin' faster than the speed of sound

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September 20, 2009
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