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 grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Climbing on the mountain, floating out on the sea
Far from lights of a city, the elements they speak to me
Whispering that life, existed long before greed
And balancing the world on its knee
Don't see some men as half empty, see them half full of shit
Thinking that we're all but slaves
There ain't gonna be
No middle anymore, it's been said before
The haves be having more, yet still bored
Won't someone save?
Won't someone save the world?
Won't...
Won't...
Far from lights of a city, the elements they speak to me
Whispering that life, existed long before greed
And balancing the world on its knee
Don't see some men as half empty, see them half full of shit
Thinking that we're all but slaves
There ain't gonna be
No middle anymore, it's been said before
The haves be having more, yet still bored
Won't someone save?
Won't someone save the world?
Won't...
Won't...
Lyrics submitted by Stephen_Flow
1/2 Full Lyrics as written by Jeff Ament Eddie Vedder
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