I've got an unfortunate feeling
I've been beating down
I feel I don't believe
And now the truth is coming out
What they've taken is more than a vow
They've taken your innocence
And then they throw them on a burning pile
I want to say yeah
Mind your manners
I caught myself believin'
That I needed God
And if it's hard to some
We sure could use it now
Tried my patience
My patience tried
This world's no longer good enough
That makes me wanna cry
all i'm saying
Mind your manners
that's all i'm saying
Self-realizing that im physically redeeming
I'd live another life
No, i'll solve my mystery
Right now, around the corner
We could be bigger than ourselves
<???> to the sky
Or we could be something else
And all i'm saying
Mind you manners
Always ready
Self-realizing that im physically redeeming
I'd live another life
No, i'll solve my mystery
Right now, around the corner
We could be bigger than ourselves
<???> to the sky
Or we could be something else
Go to Heaven
That's right
How do you like it
Live in Hell
I am hoping they include some songs a la Binaural on this album. Songs like "Of the Girl," "Nothing as it Seems," and "Parting Ways" are absolute gems and the creation of that type of music should not be forgotten by then band.
Great job with the lyrics...lets be realistic, all twelve songs aren't gonna sound like this. They'll be a couple quieter ones and some mid-tempo stuff on the album as always. After a 4 year absence I think it's a perfect lead single to tell everyone they're back. It gets better with every listen.
In terms of the quiet ones, I'm sort of hoping there aren't too many "pretty" ones like "Thumbing My Way" or "Just Breathe." I'd rather something along the lines of "All or None" or "Around the Bend."
It seems that I've fell out of the (small) Pearl Jam loop I seemed to be into before going out for a week, and I don't have a clue what you're all talking about... , So I'll just throw a stupid thought out there:
Eddie Vedder has always looked totally like Jeffrey Lebowski to me. And, according to Google, I'm not the only one who thinks that.
Oh, by the way. This past week I've spent in Italy I have listened to a lot of radio (our rented car didn't have audio inputs and I didn't carry any CDs), and Pearl Jam has popped out more than a few times. Our friend Ronnie will probably know the radio station called Virgin Radio... They've played Even Flow, RVM, Black, Breathe and my beloved Better Man (with a beautiful introduction by the radio commenter, who translated the whole lyrics to italian and explained the song, including the "to the bastard that married my mum" sentence) at least once, some of them twice or more. I think PJ has been the most played band in our car after Muse (which actually owns Nr1 of the italian charts with Panic Station) and Depeche Mode. Some U2 and Coldplay too. Great radio station!!
Advice: if anyone ever has to drive through Italy and don't have their own music, tune in to Virgin Radio