The way this song speaks to me🥺🥺when I sing it I feel like I relate
Restless soul, enjoy your youth
Like Muhammad hits the truth
Can't escape from the common rule
If you hate something, don't you do it too (too)
Small, my table, sits just two
Got so crowded, I can't make room
Oh, where did they come from?
Stormed my room
And you dare say it belongs to you, to you
This is not for you
This is not for you
This is not for you
Oh, not for you, not you
Scream, my friends don't call me
Friends, they don't scream
My friends don't call, my friends don't-
All that's sacred comes from youth
Dedications, naive and true
With no power, nothing to do
I still remember, why don't you, don't you?
This is not for you
This is not for you
This is not for you
Oh, never was for you, fuck you
This is not for you
Oh, this is not for you, yeah, you
This is not for you
Oh, not for you
Oh, you
Like Muhammad hits the truth
Can't escape from the common rule
If you hate something, don't you do it too (too)
Small, my table, sits just two
Got so crowded, I can't make room
Oh, where did they come from?
Stormed my room
And you dare say it belongs to you, to you
This is not for you
This is not for you
This is not for you
Oh, not for you, not you
Scream, my friends don't call me
Friends, they don't scream
My friends don't call, my friends don't-
All that's sacred comes from youth
Dedications, naive and true
With no power, nothing to do
I still remember, why don't you, don't you?
This is not for you
This is not for you
This is not for you
Oh, never was for you, fuck you
This is not for you
Oh, this is not for you, yeah, you
This is not for you
Oh, not for you
Oh, you
Lyrics submitted by Ark, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Not For You Lyrics as written by Eddie Vedder David Abbruzzese
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Restless soul, enjoy your youth.
Like Muhammad. Hits the truth.
Can't escape from the common rule - if you hate something don't you do it too.
Small my table. A-sits just two.
Got so crowded. I can't make room. Oh where did they come from? Stormed my room.
And you dare say it belongs to you. To you.
This is not for you.
My friends call me Ed, they call me. My friends they don't scream. My friends don't call. My friends don't.
All that's sacred comes from youth. Dedication. Naive and true. With no power. Nothing to do.
I still remember. Why don't you? Don't you?
This is not for you. Never was for you. Fuck you. This is not for you.
By chance are you handing out the same punch Jim Jones made? Such a negative view of wisdom and maturity from age, hard work, wisdom, and experience but such a positive view of youth. Maybe I emerged from another planet, but youth to me equals carelessness; idealism to the point of being laughable; drunkness; shallowness; self-centeredness...people who want instant gratification; whine at the littliest of problems; are consumed with their own superficial needs; worship the self, money, power, fame, and status symbols; handle their problems with booze, drugs, easy sex, and other bandaids; leech off others (ie parents and friends); waste inordinate amounts of time on trivial matters such as technological gadgets; spend money on plastic frivolities such as hair, nails; and designer clothing, and expect to be handed the world all the while often ignoring the needs of those less fortunate. I like the song, but your interpretation really wreaks donkey doo.
And, yes, I was generalizing just as YOU did (do)