Pearl Jam

World Wide Suicide

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World Wide Suicide Lyrics

	


I felt the earth on Monday 
It moved beneath my feet
In the form of a morning paper 
Laid out for me to see 
Saw his face in a color picture 
I recognized the name 
Could not stop staring at the 
Face I'd never see again 

It's a shame to awake in a world of pain 
What does it mean when
a war has taken over? 
It's the same every day 
In a hell man-made
What can be saved and
who will be there to hold her?

The whole world 
World over 
It's a World Wide Suicide 

The whole world 
World over 
It's a World Wide Suicide 

Medals on a wooden mantle 
Next to a handsome face 
That the President took for granted 
Writing checks that others pay 
And in all the madness 
Thought become numb and naive
So much to talk about, there's
Nothing for to say

It's the same every day 
And the wave won't break 
Tell you to pray while
the devil's on their shoulder
Laying claim to the take that soldiers save
Does not equate and
The truth's already out there 

The whole world 
World over 
It's a World Wide Suicide 

The whole world 
World over 
It's a World Wide Suicide 

Looking in the eyes of the fallen 
You've got to know there's another 
Another 
Another 
Another 
Another

waaaaayyyyyyyyyyy

It's a shame to awake in a world of pain 
What does it mean when
a war has taken over
It's the same every day 
And the wave won't break 
Tell you to pray while
the devil's on their shoulder 

The whole world 
World over 
It's a World Wide Suicide 

The whole world 
World over 
It's a World Wide Suicide 

The whole world 
World over 
It's a World Wide Suicide 

The whole world 
World over 
It's a World Wide Suicide

	

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police991119 On Mar 04, 2006

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by N0 C0DE 79

19y ago

It's a stab at the present administration for making people who aren't well off (soldiers)...

Granted, I pretty much don't ever agree with Pearl Jam's politcal views, but I respect their opinion, and know when they write an asskicking song... and this it is,,, and asskicking song...

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by N0 C0DE 79

19y ago

ok.... I definitely didn't finish the first half of my comment, because I am an idiot, but the song is basically bashing bush for forsaking soldiers lives and using them as pawns in a game motivated by power and greed in which he has recklessly intimated himself into,...

And like I said, I don't really ever agree with PJ's politics, but that don't matter, because this is a killer song...

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by Olie986

19y ago

I totally agree with N0 C0DE. I also don't always agree with pearl jam's political views. However, I can see where they are coming from and I also respect their opinion.
This song sounds so awesome and now I am sad because I have almost 2 more months to wait for the new album which is way too long to wait. Oh well, at least I have this and all of PJ's other songs to listen to until then.

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by Police991119

19y ago

Yep, I am definately agreeing with NO C0DE. However I do see things the same way that Pearl Jam is seeing them. Also it seems that Pearl Jam are realeasing bootlegs from the vault! So that should be enough to tide us over until the new album comes out May 2!

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by Foundation4life

19y ago

I couldn't be a bigger Pearl Jam fan, but I'm really not feeling this song. Hopefully it will grow on me and the album will be as amazing as I hope it will be.