Genius Meanings
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Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter
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“Yellow Ledbetter” may very well be one of the most-debated songs in Pearl Jam’s repertoire. There are at least 4 prominent theories circulating as to the origin of the song title
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Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter [Sept. 1st 2005]
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[Verse] / Unsealed on a porch a letter sat / Then you said, I wanna leave it again / Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand / And on the sand I wanna leave it again, yeah / On
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Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter/Little Wing/The Star-Spangled Banner
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[Verse] / Unsealed on a porch a letter sat / Then you said, I wanna leave it again / Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand / And on the sand I wanna leave it again, yeah / On
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Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter - Live in Boston, Massachusetts, 29-August-2000
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[Verse] / Unsealed on a porch a letter sat / Then you said, I wanna leave it again / Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand / And on the sand I wanna leave it again, yeah / On
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Richard Cheese – Yellow Ledbetter
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On a ceiling is a boy's pinata / Pat yourself, I want to wee wee again / Once I saw her / On a beach with the horses / Corvette summer, I want a lemur again / On a Wheat Thin, on a
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Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter - Live in Barcelona, Spain 05-May-2000
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[Verse] / Unsealed on a porch a letter sat / Then you said, I wanna leave it again / Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand / And on the sand I wanna leave it again, yeah / On
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Pearl Jam – Love Boat Captain [Sept. 1st 2005]
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Is this just another day, this God forgotten place / First comes love and then comes pain / Let the games begin / Questions rise and answers fall, insurmountable / Love boat
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Pearl Jam – Off He Goes [Sept. 1st 2005]
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[Intro] / 1, 2, 1, 2 / [Verse 1] / Know a man, his face seemed pulled and tense / Like he's riding on a motorbike in the strongest winds / So I approach with tact / Suggest that he
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Pearl Jam – Rearviewmirror [Sept. 1st 2005]
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[Verse 1] / I took a drive today / Time to emancipate / I guess it was the beatings, made me wise / But I'm not about to give thanks / Or apologize / [Chorus 1] / I couldn't
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Pearl Jam – Even Flow [Sept. 1st 2005]
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[Verse 1] / Freezin' / Rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, again / Oh, feelin' / Maybe he'll see a little better, set of days, ooh yeah / Oh, hand out / Faces that he sees
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Pearl Jam – Black [Sept. 1st 2005]
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[Intro] / Hey, hey, yeah, uh / [Verse 1] / Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay / Were laid spread out before me as her body once did / All five horizons revolved
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Pearl Jam – I Am Mine [Sept. 1st 2005]
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[Verse 1] / The selfish, they're all standing in line / Faithin' and hopin' to buy themselves time / Me, I figure, as each breath goes by / I only own my mind / [Verse 2] / North
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Pearl Jam – Release - Live in Atlanta, Georgia, 07-August-2000
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[Verse 1] / I see the world, feel the chill / Which way to go, windowsill / I see the world on a rocking horse of time / I see the birds in the rain / Oh, oh / Oh, oh / [Verse 2
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Pearl Jam – Dissident [Sept. 1st 2005]
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[Verse 1] / She nursed him there, ooh, over a night / I wasn't so sure she wanted him to stay / What to say? What to say? / But soon she was down. Soon he was low / At a quarter
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Pearl Jam – Baba O Riley [Sept. 1st 2005]
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Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals / I get my back into my living / I don't need to fight, to prove I'm right / I don't need to be forgiven, no no no no / Don't cry, don'
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Pearl Jam – I Believe In Miracles
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I used to be on an endless run / Believed in miracles 'cuz I'm one / I've been blessed with the power to survive / After all these years I'm still alive / I'm out here kickin with
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Pearl Jam – I Won't Back Down [July 23, 2006]
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No, I won't back down / No, I won't back down / You can stand me up at the gates of Hell, but I won't back down / I will stand my ground, won't be turned around / I will keep my
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Pearl Jam – Jeremy
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“Jeremy” is based on two different true stories. The song takes its main inspiration from a newspaper article about a 16-year-old boy named Jeremy Wade Delle from Richardson, Texas
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