Tidal waves don't beg forgiveness
Crashed and on their way
Father he enjoyed collisions; others walked away
A snowflake falls in may.
And the doors are open now as the bells are ringing out

'Cause the man of the hour is taking his final bow
Goodbye for now.

Nature has its own religion; gospel from the land
Father ruled by long division, young men they pretend
Old men comprehend.

And the sky breaks at dawn; shedding light upon this town
They'll all come â??round
Cause the man of the hour is taking his final bow
Good bye for now.

And the road
The old man paved
The broken seems along the way
The rusted signs, left just for me

He was guiding me, love, his own way
Now the man of the hour is taking his final bow
As the curtain comes down
I feel that this is just goodbye for now


Lyrics submitted by Joekubrick, edited by Mellow_Harsher

Man of the Hour Lyrics as written by Eddie Vedder

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    I think people often forget that our parents are not perfect and they do the best they can to raise their children to be successful, kind, and functional people in society. We may not see it when we are younger but when we get older we realize that what they did was because they loved us and its what was best for us at the time.

    The dad in the movie is dying of cancer. My dad died of cancer recently. The past year I could feel him slipping away. We fought alot when I was a teenager. I realized he wouldn't be around forever and I straighted up my act and became a proud legacy for my father and myself.

    My opinion of the song: It reminds me of my family in a way. He lived his life always trying to do the right thing, to help others, and to be kind and passionate. He always wanted to be remembered as a decent man and for what he did for other people and the world. The part the gets to me the most is

    "The man of the hour has taken his final bow. Good bye for now"

    ParadoxicalSoulon January 07, 2011   Link

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