All or None Lyrics
I agree that it's about love. It's really easy to bring Bush into it if you want, and I can see the argument for it. The music, which is all important in Pearl Jam's level of maturity, seems to hint towards a more heart-felt song. I see it as an unrequited love as well, perhaps a newly unrequited love, though. Like the person he loves fell in love with him for a short time then fell apart again. Now he knows that it's all of love, or none. It's one of those situations where you either have all of it or none of it, there is no in between.
Love or life. Yours or Vedders's. It's all or none. For a person who's critical of himself.
I think we should always ask ourselves where we are, where we're going, And if we're unhappy about one aspect of our life, even if we tell ourselves sweet lies, if we try to run on, We can't escape our demons. Let's face them with perspicacity. Cause it's all or none.
I want this song to be played at my burial. Note only for the lyrics, but also the tension in it. Honestly. Incredible song.
I think this song is about a man who loves a girl, but she does not feel the same for him. He knows this but he loves her and tries to be with her anyway. He surrenders himself to her, but he knows the outcome. He knows that its a helpless situation, but he still tries. It's really a sad song.
war can be used as a metaphor though... war w/ a loved one... i think justiceforall303's comment is accurate.
Yeah, its about life. Going around in circles, having to fight the same battles over and over, but still trying to get away from them.
i think its about bush, like most of the album, written in his character.
alright, i think it's about Bush, too. Because of this part:
"here's the selfless confession leading me back to war can we help that our destinations are the ones we've been before? "
..about the ones who have been in war by Bush or died by Bush.
I love this song!
Like justiceforall said, I think it is about unrequited love, but I think it goes a bit deeper. I think it is about a friend in love with a friend.
CAN WE HELP THAT OUR DESTINATIONS ARE THE ONES WEVE BEEN BEFORE? I think this line means that they have already gone through conflict together as friends.
It's about life.
This songs sums up the current situation with my ex gf- see I love her but she doesn't love me. I was treated badly by her but I still stuck by he because i truly loved her. I kept asking her to go out with me or i'd ask her to think bout it but she never did lol...:( anyways- it means that to me