| Pearl Jam – Getaway Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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In my opinion, I think you guys are only getting half the picture... I feel like Vedder is taking neither side, as in he's not siding with the "holy rollers" or the science nuts. Notice the first several lines say " everybody" in them. This is why I like this song so much and also why I love Pearl Jam... I think he's trying to convey a message of compromise between all these people who refuse to see things any other way besides their own. The part where he talks about "silence says..." I think he's actually saying "Simon says," which would make more sense in context. And when he says "Simon says" in this song, I think he's talking about how whether we are science nuts or holy rollers, we are "not allowed to consider" meaning we are taught in our society not to question even our own beliefs, and no matter what happens don't let the other side win the debate. Basically, I think Vedder wrote this song with high hopes of provoking some thought from people, no matter which side they fall on. As for me, I guess I'd fall on the "holy roller" side. I grew up in church all my life and really began to resent it because of the blatant hypocrisy I would see from the people I went to church with, and I was never "allowed to consider." But eventually I found a great place where you can question anything and everything, and have real discussions about topics that have become taboo in most churches. But anyway, my whole point is that not all churchgoers are "holy rollers" going on a hypocritical holy crusade to put a bible in every hand and tell everyone to "do as I say, not as I do." If you study the life of Jesus, you'll find that he was always breaking the mold and blowing up all the man-made traditions and rules that they all tried to keep. There is without a doubt a Truth above all else out there, but it's buried under all the man-made rituals and hypocrisy that you see in churches today. So whomever may be reading this, please don't write us all off as just another judgmental "holy roller." Because there are some who love songs like "getaway." :) |
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