Genius Meanings
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Pearl Jam – Even Flow
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“Even Flow” is the second single from Pearl Jam’s inaugural album Ten. It is a narration of the life of a homeless person. It is a favorite for many, including Matt Cameron (who
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Pearl Jam – Even Flow (Live MTV Unplugged)
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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, aah yeah / Oh, hand out / Faces that he sees
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Pearl Jam – Even Flow (2008 Brendan O'Brien Mix)
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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 – Alive
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“Alive” is Pearl Jam’s first single and the first song they ever played together.
It appears on the band’s debut album, Ten (1991). Written by guitarist Stone Gossard, “Alive
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Pearl Jam – Release
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The final song on American copies of Ten. In the same sudden, powerful way the band first connected and began pouring out songs together during Vedder’s now-mythical October 1990
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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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Pearl Jam – Black
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“Black” became one of Pearl Jam’s best-known songs and is a central emotional piece on the album Ten. Despite pressure from Epic Records, the band refused to make it into a single
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Childish Gambino – My Shine
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This is the third track on Gambino’s EP.
Gambino uses the track to deliver bars about his haters/swag/dopeness and his reason for rapping.
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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 – Better Man
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“Better Man” is the eleventh track off Pearl Jam’s 1994 album Vitalogy.
Lead singer Eddie Vedder penned the song in high school. Though the meaning is theoretically up in the air
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Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter/The Star-Spangled Banner [July 23, 2006]
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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 – Breath and a Scream
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Oh, tonight began with anything / Shaft of a light, a warm breath and a scream, oh yeah / Oh, tamper if you like between the doors, oh yeah / Oh, can't expect to go out, to go out
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Pearl Jam – Severed Hand [July 23, 2006]
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[Verse 1] / Big man stands behind an open door / Said, "leave your lady on the cement floor" / [Chorus] / "Got some kicks, want to take a ride?" / I said, "yeah" / "Take your pick
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Forest Gumption – Tough Tits
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[Intro: Acumental, Terminal Knowledge & Forest Gumption] / One of the coolest rap names to me / I love the name / Someone we've played before / This is a fucking awesome name / If
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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 – Porch
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[Verse 1] / What the fuck is this world running to? / You didn't leave a message / At least I could have learned your voice one last time / Daily minefield, this could be my time
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Pearl Jam – Rockin' In The Free World [July 22, 2006]
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There's colors on the street, red, white and blue / People shufflin' their feet, people sleepin' in their shoes / There's a warnin' sign on the road ahead / There's a lot of people
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Pearl Jam – Once
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“Once” is the first track on the band’s debut album, Ten, released on August 27, 1991. On Ten, it is preceded by a brief interlude of the album’s closing hidden track, “Master/
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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 – Porch [Sept. 1st 2005]
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[Verse 1] / What the fuck is this world running to? / You didn't leave a message / At least I could have learned your voice one last time / Daily minefield, this could be my time
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Pearl Jam – Untitled - Live in Boston, Massachusetts, 29-August-2000
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I've got a car, I've got some gas / Lets get the fuck out of here, get out of here fast / Everyone's confused, so I stay up in my room / I wanna go, but I don't want to go alone
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