All the thoughts you never see
You are always thinking
Brain is wide, the brain is deep
Oh, are you sinking?

Feel the path of every day
Which road you taking?
Breathing hard, making hay
Yeah, this is living

Look for love in evidence
That you're worth keeping
Swallowed whole in negatives
It's so sad and sickening

Feel the air up above
Oh, pool of blue sky
Fill the air up with love
All black with starlight

Feel the sky blanket you
With gems and rhinestones
See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on

For you to walk on

Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing here,
Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing left,
Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing here

See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on
See the waves on distant shores
Awaiting your arrival

Dream the dreams of other men
You'll be no one's rival
Dream the dreams of others then
You will be no one's rival

You will be no one's rival

A distant time, a distant space
That's where we're living
A distant time, a distant place
So what ya giving?
What ya giving?


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    This is Eddie Vedder's swan song. He is getting out of the business. Or at least out of Pearl Jam The guy has been gifted with the most amazing talent, tons of luck in life and of course an enormous amount of discipline that has brought him to where he is in his music career. This is him talking about his life's path and how great his life has been.

    Feel the sky blanket you With with gems and rhinestones Feel the path cut by the moon For you to walk on (x2)

    Eddie can really achieve no more that is new and exciting, at least in regards to Pearl Jam, fame, money, adulation, etc... Not that he's in to being adulated, but you get what I mean. This is him letting us know:

    Nothing left Nothing left Nothing there Nothing left (3x)

    During the last show of Pearl Jam's 2010 summer Euro tour, Eddie said in so many words that you will not be hearing from the band for a very long time.

    Right or wrong about the interpretation, what a killer song! One of my favorites of all time. Apparently this was written by Vedder after "pushing the limits" of drinking and smoking in a hotel room after his 2008 solo tour. If these are the kind of lyrics that come out of him when he's abusing himself, keep on inflicting the pain, Eddie.

    NothingLefton August 16, 2010   Link

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