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Artist: pearl jam
Track: Black

Lyrics
Hey, oh
Sheets of empty canvas
Untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me
As her body once did
All five horizons
Revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed
Has taken a turn

Oh and all I taught her was everything
Oh I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands
Chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything
Oh the pictures have
All been washed in black
Tattooed everything
I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by
Some kids at play
I can feel their laughter
So why do I sear
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin
Round my head
I'm spinning
Oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can, drop away

And now my bitter hands
Cradle broken glass
Of what was everything
All the pictures had
All been washed in black
Tattooed everything
All the love gone bad
Turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see
All that I am
All I'll be

Yeah
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life
I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky
But why
Why
Why can't it be
Why can't it be mine
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Pearl Jam - Black Lyrics
this song is about a bad breakup and him wanting her back no matter what, even tough he knows that she will be a "star" in someone elses sky.
Pearl Jam - Black, Red, Yellow Lyrics
In regards to the meaning of this song: Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It's about the last time I went to visit my ...
Pearl Jam - Spin the Black Circle Lyrics
The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath ...
Pearl Jam - Pilate Lyrics
His dog is his only companion and it "obeys listens kisses loves" Pilate, but what Pilate really wants is to have a partner to love him. He doesn't want to be ...
Staind - Black (Pearl Jam cover) Lyrics
Staind ... Were laid spread out before me as her body once did. ... Of what was everything? Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...
Pearl Jam - Jeremy Lyrics
193 Comments · This song is about a boy named Jeremy Wade Delle, 16, who shot himself in front of his 30 classmates in his 2nd period English class. · Pearl Jam ...
Pearl Jam - Hold On Lyrics
I was doom riding on top a black horse. Whatever prize there was. I could only observe where the trouble starts. Where does it end? I cannot be cured
Pearl Jam - The Whale Song Lyrics
The sun was in clouds, the sun looked out. Exposed a trail of mist and spouts. Ships followed the ancient lead. Deceiving friends under the sea
Pearl Jam - Hard to Imagine Lyrics
I think this is a war reflection song. Mainly, an older war, where people could only see the coverage on black and white TV. The story is about what is really ...
Pearl Jam - Animal Lyrics
Both meanings are probably right...most Pearl Jam songs are about more than one thing. Just on the band vs the media thing, when Eddie says the 5 against 1 bit, ...
Pearl Jam - Not for You Lyrics
Restless soul, enjoy your youth. Like Muhammad hits the truth. Can't escape from the common rule. If you hate something, don't you do it too (too)
Pearl Jam - Thin Air Lyrics
Watch it all, cause this feeling we can share. And I know she's reached my heart, in thin air. Byzantine is reflected in our pond, There's a cloud, but the ...
Pearl Jam - Better Man Lyrics
This is an awesome song, though horribly sad. I always liked it, but it's recently taken on a deeper meaning to me. There is this girl who is one of my best ...
Pearl Jam - Goodbye Lyrics
Goodbye song meanings. Add Your Thoughts. 6 Comments ... Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. ... More Pearl Jam Lyrics · Black Lyrics · Jeremy ...
Pearl Jam - Saying No Lyrics
He says to her he wants it easy. He expects her, to be easy. He wants it, to be, easy. But she says no, but she says no, I don't want to
Pearl Jam - Comatose Lyrics
... Black Circle and Last Exit. It is a very good song. The song being about gay marriage may make sense, but I don't think it really has much meaning behind it.
Pearl Jam - Comatose Lyrics
... Black Circle and Last Exit. It is a very good song. The song being about gay marriage may make sense, but I don't think it really has much meaning behind it.
Pearl Jam - Alive Lyrics
... meaning of the song. ... Have just read a book about Pearl Jam and apparently the song ... Why not add your own? Log in to add a tag. More Pearl Jam Lyrics · Black ...
Pearl Jam - Come Back Lyrics
This song is just amazing...Black/Comeback are the best ballads ever by PJ.
Pearl Jam - Red Mosquito Lyrics
The food poisoning incident and the literal mosquito eddie was annoyed by are good explanations, but I think we're neglecting one crucial line in the song: "Red ...
Pearl Jam - Force of Nature Lyrics
Love can keep us safe? Last I saw he was out there waiting. A silhouette in the black-light full-moon glow. In the sand there he stands upon ...
Pearl Jam - Marker in the Sand Lyrics
They didn't play many ballads, unless you count Better Man and Black. Very intense show. They played I'm Open, Sleight of Hand, and Do the Evolution in the ...
Pearl Jam - Unthought Known Lyrics
Fill the air up with love, Black with starlight; Feel the sky blanket you, With with gems and rhinestones; Feel the path cut by the moon, For you to walk on.
Pearl Jam - Habit Lyrics
I see this as Eddie confronting the people that listen to and purchase Pearl Jam's albums just because Pearl Jam was incredibly popular. ... black emperor, sonata ...
Pearl Jam - Daughter Lyrics
(You guys ready?) Alone, listless. Breakfast table in an otherwise empty room. Young girl, violence. Center of her own attention. The mother reads aloud, ...
Black (Pearl Jam cover) Meanings & Lyrics Discussion
plefka27 discusses the meanings of Black (Pearl Jam cover) lyrics: i gotta first say that i give aaron lewis props for covering this song, he's got balls. its not easy to cover the greatest poem ever. secondly, when i found out he covered this song, i thought it was gonna suck. i gotta say it's not half bad, but to say it is better than pearl jam is just ridiculous. thats like saying backstreet boys had a larger affect on rock n roll than led zepplin did. there is no way anyone will ever sing this song better than eddie vedder, and if you really wanna hear
Pearl Jam - Blood Lyrics
"Spin me around"-Spin magazine "Roll me over"-Rolling Stone "Fucking Circus"-Circus Magazine. Eddie also seems to use a lot of double meanings in his songs. " ...
Pearl Jam - Wasted Reprise Lyrics
It was almost surreal, the stage was totally black ... Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. ... It's super easy, we promise! Artists - P · Pearl ...
Pearl Jam - Cropduster Lyrics
Light green to green, dark green, brown. Every life is falling down. Brown to black, it's coming back. Dies to be part of the ground
Pearl Jam - Go Lyrics
although once he said that the song black was about nothing at all, so just because it has been said its about his truck somewhere doesnt make it true. but ...
Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter Lyrics
Ledbetter refers to Eddie's friend from Chicago named Tim Ledbetter. If there is any meaning to the lyrics I think the letter in the beginning of the song ...
Pearl Jam - Just Breathe Lyrics
Prostate cancer is such a sad way for someone to die. I was watching Saturday Night Live a few years ago when Pearl Jam was on, and they performed this song. I ...
Pearl Jam - Wreckage Lyrics
Oldest First. Song Meaning. The songs explore ... It's super easy, we promise! Artists - P · Pearl Jam · Dark Matter ... Black Lyrics · Jeremy Lyrics · Yellow ...
Pearl Jam - Mind Your Manners Lyrics
what i would really like is an entire album dedicated to the punk/thrash gendre. i really have a soft spot for the itw and uke songs as well as songs like black ...
Pearl Jam - Given to Fly Lyrics
no offense to anyone who interpreted the song that way (or to jesus for that matter), but eddie just doesnt write songs about jesus. there are a lot that are ...
Pearl Jam - Indifference Lyrics
I will light the match this morning so I won't be alone. Watch as she lies silent. For soon light will be gone. Oh I will stand arms outstretched pretend ...
Pearl Jam - Yellow Moon Lyrics
The colors turns grey, the black and white fades ... Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. ... It's super easy, we promise! Artists - P · Pearl Jam ...
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SongFacts
Black by Pearl Jam - Songfacts
Black by Pearl Jam song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
Spin The Black Circle by Pearl Jam - Songfacts
Spin The Black Circle by Pearl Jam song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
Genius Meanings
Pearl Jam – Black
“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
Pearl Jam – Black, Red, Yellow
[Verse 1] / Exponentially servin', perpetually unnervin' / Vehicle swervin' / The adjectives they are all a-blurrin' / Freud walkin' the sidelines, clipboard scorin' the brain
Ram Jam – Black Betty
Often originally credited to Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, though some recordings predate his. Eventually became Ram Jam’s only recognizable hit.
Pearl Jam – Black [Sept. 1st 2005]
[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
Pearl Jam – Black (Live MTV Unplugged)
[Intro] / Hey / [Verse 1] / Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay / Lay spread out before me as her body once did, mm / All five horizons revolved around her soul as the
Pearl Jam – Alive
“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
Pearl Jam – Jeremy
“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
Pearl Jam – Even Flow
“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
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter
[Verse 1] / Steal the lights from our eyes, take my blood from my heart / We're in all of this dark matter / Take the breaths from my chest, take the thoughts from my mind / We're
Pearl Jam – Yellow Ledbetter
“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
Pearl Jam – Better Man
“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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