STATE OF LOVE AND TRUST

(Pearl Jam, from 'Singles' soundtrack - also on 'Ten' deluxe edition)


state of love and trust as i busted down the pretext
sin still plays and preaches but to have an empty court, uh huh
and the signs are passing...grip the wheel can't read it
sacrifice receiving the smell that's on my hands...hands, yeah
and i listen for the voice inside my head, nothing, i'll do this one myself
lay her down as priest does...should the lord be a-counting?
will be in my honor, make it pain, painfully clear, uh huh
promises are whispered in the age of darkness
want to be enlightened like i want to be told the end...end, yeah
and the barrel shakes aimed a-directly at my head
oh help me, help me from myself
and i listen from both sides of a friend, nothing, i'll do this one myself
myself, myself...
hey, na na na na hey that's something
hey, na na na na hey that's something
hey, na na na na hey that's something
want it back, back to the left, yeah huh uh
and i listen oh for the voice inside my head, nothing, i'll do this one myself
oh, ah and the barrel waits, trigger shakes, aimed right at my head
won't you help me? help me from myself, oh...
hmm, state of love and trust and a...
state of love and trust and a...
state of love and trust and a...
state of love and...yeah...woh woh woh

 

BREATH

(Pearl Jam, from 'Singles' soundtrack - also on 'Ten' deluxe edition)

oh, tonight began with anything
shaft of a light, warm breath and a scream
oh, tamper if you like between the doors
oh, can't expect to go out, to go out with anything, anything more
oh reach the door, a breath and a...
oh reach the door...and a la la la la yeah
life ain't what it's worth
a breath and a...oh reach the door
all these reaching hands out grabbing things...grabbing me
day in day out accumulating
whoa, i suggest you step out on your porch
run away my son...see it all...oh see the world
oh reach the door...a breath and a...
oh reach the door...oha and a la la la la yeah
life ain't what it's worth
a breath and a...oh reach the door
come, here it comes, there it goes, when it comes
where it goes, where it comes
can't see through the faith...woah
ooh come, here it comes, there it goes
grasp what you can
don't you know there's something inside your head, yeah
oh, if i knew where it was i would take you there but there's much more than this
ooh whoa, much more than this
oh see the world
much more than...
oh, much more than...why?

 

 

[1993]

CRAZY MARY

(Pearl Jam, from 'Sweet Relief: A benefit for Victoria Williams')

she lived on a curve in the road, in an old, tar-paper shack
on the south side of the town, on the wrong side of the tracks
sometimes on the way into town we'd say:
'mama, can we stop and give her a ride?'
sometimes we did, but her hands flew from her side
wild eyed, crazy mary
down a long dirt road, past the parson's place
that old blue car we used to race
little country store with a sign tacked to the side
said 'no l-o-i-t-e-r-i-n-g allowed'
underneath that sign always congregated quite a crowd
take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around
take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around
take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around
one night thunder cracked, mercy backed outside her windowsill
dreamed i was flying high above the trees, over the hills
looked down into the house of mary
bare bulb on, newspaper-covered walls, and mary rising up above it all
next morning on the way into town
saw some skid marks and followed them around
over the curve, through the fields, into the house of mary
that what you fear the most, could meet you halfway
that what you fear the most, could meet you halfway
take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around
take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around
take a bottle, drink it down, pass it around

 

 

 

[1995]

AGAINST THE 70's

(Mike Watt & Ed Vedder, from 'Ball - Hog or Tugboat?')

i asked him if he knew what time he had
he said he wasn't sure maybe a quarter past
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
i peered in his eyes as we stood in line just to have a look
but the pages i found looked like an unbound coloring book
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
it's not reality, just someone else's sentimentality...
it won't work for you...
baby boomers selling you rumors of their history
forcing youth away from the truth of what's real today
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
stadium minds with stadium lies gotta make you laugh
garbage vendors 'gainst true defenders of the craft
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
it's not reality, just someone else's sentimentality...
look what it did to us...
speakin' as a child of the seventies...
the kids against the seventies
kids against the seventies
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies
the kids of today should defend themselves against the seventies...

 

BIG TRAIN

(Mike Watt & Ed Vedder, from 'Ball - Hog or Tugboat?')

big train, big train.
come along and ride my big train.
the big train coming
out the tunnel up the track.
it's modern transportation,
there's nothing that lacks.
I don't know where I'm going,
I know I ain't coming back.
come along and ride the big train.
the daughter of the sheriff,
the daughter of the judge.
they like just what they're doing,
they're never gonna budge.
they're drinking white wine,
they're eating chocolate fudge.
come along and ride the big train

 

FACE OF LOVE

(Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn & Ed Vedder, from 'Dead Man Walking' soundtrack)

jeena kaisa pyar bina [what is life without love ]
is duniya mein aaye ho to [now that you have come to this world]
ek duje se pyar karo [love each other, one another ]
jeena kaisa pyar bina [what is life without love ]
is duniya mein aaye ho to [now that you have come to this world]
ek duje se pyar karo [love each other, one another ]
look in the eyes
of the face of love
look in her eyes
oh, there is peace
no nothing dies
within pure light
only one hour
of this pure love
to last a life
of thirty years
only one hour
so come and go
jeena kaisa pyar bina [what is life without love ]
is duniya mein aaye ho to [now that you have come to this world]
ek duje se pyar karo [love each other, one another ]
jeena kaisa pyar bina [what is life without love ]
is duniya mein aaye ho to [now that you have come to this world]
ek duje se pyar karo [love each other, one another ]
look in the eyes
the face of love
look in her eyes
oh, there is peace
no nothing dies
within pure light
only one hour
of this pure love
to last a life
of thirty years
only one hour
so come and go

 

ACT OF LOVE

(Neil Young & Pearl Jam, from 'Mirrorball')

the fruit of love was in the future
around the corner and over the hill
the act of love was slowly pounding
slowly pounding
slowly pounding
the holy war was slowly building
heroes leaving for the great crusade
seek reward in the ever after
ever after
ever after
don't wanna have to lose you baby
don't want to have to take you back
you know i'll never lose you baby
abuse you baby
use you baby
you know i'll always help you baby
but i just can't do that
i know i said i'd help you baby
here's my wallet
call me sometime
act of love
act of love
act of love
act of love
the fruit of love was in the future
around the corner and over the hill
the act of love was slowly pounding
slowly pounding
slowly pounding
act of love
act of love
act of love
act of love

 

 

DOWNTOWN

(Neil Young & Pearl Jam, from 'Mirrorball')

there's a place called downtown
where the hippies all go
and they dance the charleston
and they do the limbo
yeah the hippies all go there
'cause they want to be seen
it's like a room full of pictures
it's like a psychedelic dream
downtown
let's go downtown
downtown at night
downtown
let's have a party
downtown at night
yeah it's right around the corner
up and down the hill
when you hear the band playin'
it's gonna give you a chill
give your money to the gateman
young blood in his eye
hold on to your baby
when you slip into the sky
downtown
let's go downtown
downtown tonight
downtown
hear the band playin'
downtown all right
jimi's playin' in the back room
led zeppelin on stage
there's a mirror ball twirlin'
and a note from page
like a water-washed diamond
in a river of sin
goin' down like a whirlpool
when you get sucked in
downtown
let's go downtown
downtown tonight
downtown
hear the band playin'
downtown all right
downtown
let's go downtown
downtown tonight
downtown
let's have a party
downtown all right

 

 

PEACE & LOVE

(Neil Young & Pearl Jam, from 'Mirrorball')

peace and love
flying so high
peace and love
too young to die
peace and love
now you decide
stay for the children
you don't really want to go
can't feel it pulling like you did
peace and love
peace and love
only a ride
strength is gone
dying inside
tell me now
what did you find
found love in the people
livin' in a sacred land
found love in the people
peace and love
found love
saw my mistake
broke walls of pain to walk again
i saw the dream
i saw the wake
we shared it all
but not the take
peace and love
lennon's goodbye
over now
living in time
a broken bell
a nursery rhyme
deserted by heroes
strangers in your own land
no way to deny you
no way to deny you
peace and love
i took it all
i took the oath
i took it all
til i had most
i took what's left
i gave it breath
i had it all once
i gave it back

 

 

 

[1996]

PASSIN' THROUGH

(Leonard Cohen cover - Victoria Williams, Gary Heffern, Ed Vedder, from 'Painful Days')

I saw Jesus on the cross, on a hill called Calvary
do you hate mankind for what they've done to you?
he said, talk of love and not hate
things will do, it's getting late
there's so little time and we're only passin' thru...
passin thru', passin thru'
sometimes happy, sometimes blue
bad that I ran into you
tell the people that you saw me passin' thru...
I saw Adam leave the garden with an apple in his hand
I said, now you're out, whatcha gonna do?
plant some crops and pray for rain, he said
maybe raise a little cane, he said
I'm an orphan now and I'm only passin' thru...
passin thru', passin thru'
sometimes happy, sometimes blue
bad that I ran into you
tell the people that you saw me passin' thru...
I was with Washington in valley forge
I was shootin in the snow
I said how come men here suffer like they do?
men will suffer, men will fight
even die for what is right
even though they know they're only passin' thru...
passin thru', passin thru'
sometimes happy, sometimes blue
bad that I ran into you
tell the people that you saw me passin' thru...
was with Franklin Roosevelt's son on the night before he died
he said, one world must come out of world war ii
Yankee, you know a man is just a man
even though they know they're only passin' thru...
passin thru', passin thru'
sometimes happy, sometimes blue
bad that I ran into you
tell the people that you saw me passin' thru...
passin thru', passin thru'
sometimes happy, sometimes blue
bad that I ran into you
tell the people that you saw me passin' thru...
passin thru', passin thru'
sometimes happy, sometimes blue
bad that I ran into you
tell the people that you saw me passin' thru...

 

 

 

GIRL'S EYES

(High Numbers cover - Ed Vedder & Fastbacks, from 'New mansions in sound')

girl's eyes, butterflies
how she cries, can't get through to you
she knows all the charts
breaks her heart, thinks a lot of you
each time you play a melody
it means the earth to this little girl
can you be cruel and break her heart?
tear her small world apart...
she's there, eyes aglow
very front row, don't throw sticks at her
please don't look away
see it her way, don't care anyway
it's you who led her on i see
just leave her down in her misery
we don't want help from you or me
can't tell a note from a symphony
it's you who led her on i see
just leave her down in her misery
we don't want help from you and me
can't tell a note from a symphony
girl's eyes, butterflies
how she cries, can't get through to you
she knows all the charts
breaks her heart, thinks a lot of you
each time you play a melody
it means the earth to this little girl
can you be cruel and break her heart?
tear her small world apart...

 

 

 

CATHOLIC BOY

(Pearl Jam & Jim Carroll, from 'The basketball diaries' soundtrack)

I was born in a pool, they made my mother stand
And I spat on that surgeon and his trembling hand
When I felt the light I was worse than bored
I stole the doctor's scalpel and I slit the cord

I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
Not through joy

I was two months early, they put me under glass
I screamed and cursed at children when their nurses passed
I was convicted of theft as I slipped from the womb
They led me straight from my mother to a cell in the Tombs

I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
Not through joy

They starved me for weeks, they thought they'd teach me fear
I fed on cellmates' dreams, it gave me fine ideas
When they cut me loose, the time had served me well
I made allies in heaven, I made comrades in hell

I was a Catholic child
The blood ran red
The blood ran wild

I make angels dance and drop to their knees
When I enter a church the feet of statues bleed
I understand the fate of all my enemies
Just like Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
An not through joy

I watched the sweetest psalm stolen by our choir
I dreamed of martyrs' bones hanging from a wire
I make a contribution, I get absolution
I make a resolution to purify my soul

I'm a Catholic boy
Redeemed through pain
Not through joy

And they can't touch me now
I got every sacrament behind me
I got baptism, I got penance
I got communion, I got extreme unction
Man, I've got confirmation

I was a Catholic boy
Redeemed through pain
And not through joy

And now I'm a Catholic man
I put my tongue to the rail whenever I can

 

 

 

[1997]

HYMN

(Ed Vedder & Hovercraft, from 'Kerouac: Kicks Joys Darkness')

And when you showed me brooklyn bridge
in the morning, ah god...
and the people were slippin on ice in the street
twice, twice
two different people came over, goin to work
so earnest and tryful, clutching their pitiful morning daily news
slip on the ice and fall
both inside five minutes
and i cried, i cried
that's when you taught me, tears
ah god, in the morning, ah thee
and me leaning on the lamppost wiping eyes
eyes, nobody's know i'd cry
or woulda cared anyway
but oh, i saw my father
and my grandfather's mother
and the long lines of chairs
and tear sitters and dead
ah me, i knew god
you had better plans than that
so whatever plan you have for me
splitter of majesty
make it short, brief, make it snappy
bring me home to the eternal mother
today, at your service anyway
and until...

 

 

ANY WAY YOU WANT IT

( Dave Clark Five cover - Ed Vedder & Ramones, from 'We're Outta Here')

any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright...
so any way you want it
that's the way it should be
you don't want money
you don't want a diamond ring hey, hey, hey...
you say you want my loving more than any other thing hey, hey, hey...
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright...
so any way you want it
that's the way it should be
any way, any way you want it
that's alright, my babe
any way, any way you want it
that's the way it should be
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright...
so any way you want it
that's the way it will be
any way, any way you want it
that's alright, my babe
any way, any way you want it
that's the way it will be
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright...
so any way you want it
that's the way it will be
that's the way it will be
that's the way it will be..

any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright...
so any way you want it
that's the way it should be
you don't want money
you don't want a diamond ring hey, hey, hey...
you say you want my loving more than any other thing hey, hey, hey...
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright...
so any way you want it
that's the way it should be
any way, any way you want it
that's alright, my babe
any way, any way you want it
that's the way it should be
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright...
so any way you want it
that's the way it will be
any way, any way you want it
that's alright, my babe
any way, any way you want it
that's the way it will be
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
any way you want it
you can always hear me say hey, hey, hey...
it's alright, it's alright, it's alright...
so any way you want it
that's the way it will be
that's the way it will be
that's the way it will be...

 

[1998]

UNTITLED

(Pearl Jam, from 'Live On Two Legs')

got a car...i got some gas
oh, let's get out of here...get out of here fast
ah, everyone's confused so i stay in my room
if i go, i don't want to go alone
i hope you got this message...oh, you're not home
i could be there in ten minutes, or so
oh, i got my things
we'll make it up as we go along
oh, with you i could never be alone
never be alone

 

FUCKIN' UP

(Neil Young cover, from 'Live On Two Legs')

lonely drifter on the hill...why do i?
one must have a heart of steel...why do i?
it's not how you look but how you feel...why do i?
you must have a heart of steel...why do i?
why do i keep fucking up?
i can see you on the hill...why do i?
all comatose but walking still...why do i?
flowing curves beneath your flowing gown...why do i?
oh, only i can bring myself down...why do i?
why do i keep fucking up?
bowman's pick and dogs that bite...why do i?
oh, dogs that howl through the night...why do i?
oh, broken leashes all over the floor...why do i?
keys left hanging in a swinging door...why do i?
why do i keep fucking up?

 

 

[1999]

CROON SPOON

(Traditional - Ed Vedder & Susan Sarandon, from 'Cradle will rock' soundtrack)

Croon, croon til it hurts baby, croon
My heart is searched baby
Croonin' in spurts baby
Is just an urge for a tune

Spoon, in a canoe baby, spoon
One built for two baby
Just me and you baby
I can canoe baby, spoon

Oh the crooner's life is a blessed one
He makes the population happy
For when all of his cares of distressin'

Oh the spoon is grand in the june day sun
He spoon and spoon and never gets tired
But it's nicer at night than in the noon day sun
Cuz then you're Gary Cooper and i'm Greta Garbo

Just croon, even the poor are not immune
If they're without a suit
They shouldn't give a hoot
When they can substitute...

Find me a dream man and leave us in dreamland
Where me and my dream man can...

When they can substitute...
Croon...

 

MAGIC BUS

(The Who cover- Ed Vedder & Pete Townshend, from 'Pete Townshend Live')

Every day I get in the queue (Too much, the Magic Bus)
To get on the bus that takes me to you (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I'm so nervous, I just sit and smile (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Your house is only another mile (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Thank you, driver, for getting me here (Too much, the Magic Bus)
You'll be an inspector, have no fear (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I don't want to cause no fuss (Too much, the Magic Bus)
But can I buy your Magic Bus? (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Nooooooooo!

I don't care how much I pay (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I wanna drive my bus to my baby each day (Too much, the Magic Bus)
*[Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus
Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus
Give me a hundred (Magic Bus)
I won't take under (Magic Bus)
Goes like thunder (Magic Bus)
It's a bus-age wonder (Magic Bus)

Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus
I want it, I want it, I want it...(You can't have it!)
Think how much you'll save...(You can't have it!)]
I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... (You can't have it!)

Thruppence and sixpence every day
Just to drive to my baby
Thruppence and sixpence each day
'Cause I drive my baby every way

Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus, Magic Bus...
I want the Magic Bus, I want the Magic Bus, I want the Magic Bus...

I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I said, now I've got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I drive my baby every way (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Each time I go a different way (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I want it, i want it, I want it, I want it ...

Every day you'll see the dust (Too much, the Magic Bus)
As I drive my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)

 

 

HEART TO HANG ONTO

(The Who cover- Ed Vedder & Pete Townshend, from 'Pete Townshend Live')

Johnny boy, he's always propping up the bar
He's sees life crystallized through his jar
He says he only lives for beer
But deep in his heart is a cry of fear

Give me a heart to hang onto
Give me a soul that's tailored new
Give me a heart to hang onto
A heart to hang onto

Sally seems to get bigger everyday
She evens out in a contented way
A finger on the pulse of every guy
But deep in the night you can hear her cry

Give me a heart to hang onto
Give me a life that's tailored new
Give me a heart to hang onto
Oh please a heart to hang onto

Give me heart to hang onto
Give me a soul that's tailored new
Give me a heart to hang onto

Danny, he wants to save for a new guitar
He's going to learn to play but he won't get far
He thinks it's an easy going' high
But his whole life is just another try

Give me a heart to hang onto
Give me a suit that's tailored true
Give me a heart to hang onto
A heart to hang onto

I need a heart... to hang onto...

 

[2000]

POOR GIRL

(X cover - Ed Vedder & The Supersuckers, from 'Free the West Memphis 3')

you sat at home, the windows tinted black
it hit you hard, and you cried so long
life turned and wandered, never to come back again
take what she gives you
don't feel sorry for her...
when you fell out, out of the starlight inn
you were too hurt to walk, too bad to begin
i looked at the sign, but i couldn't feel sad for you
take what she gives you
oh don't cry when you kiss her...
poor little girl, ran away for good
i try to explain why she won't say a thing
sad, sad thing, i'm so far away, girl
how can i say, why she won't talk at all
she holds her deck of cards, she wants to be alone
"i've been very ill, and i'm tired of waking up
now i want to be alone..."
when you ran out, out of pete's hotel you
you looked so good, and you didn't feel so well
you said "(please) hold me tight"
but i couldn't get it right
take what she gives you
don't feel sorry for her...
poor little girl, ran away for good
i try to explain why she won't say a thing
sad, sad thing, i'm so far away now
how can i say, why she won't talk at all
she holds her deck of cards, she wants to be alone
she still drinks in the dark, the radio is a-left on late
she saw a madman fight, and break it up cuz he hated himself
and she felt better off, cuz she was only drunk

DEVIL DOLL

(X cover - Ed Vedder & The Supersuckers demo)

she won't get out of bed
shake her snakey hair
grab her, throw her in the tub
she says, "coffee and a piece of pie"
she never wears a dress on sunday or any monday afternoon
but this is some fucked up country to wander alone
devil doll, devil doll
rags and bones and battered shoes
devil doll, devil doll
rags and bones and battered shoes
devil doll, devil doll
devil doll, devil doll
people turn their heads
she scares little kids
eyes narrow, jaw is set
she'll fix you with a stare
she keeps her body hidden
let's her eyes make her bid
i'd wrap her up in a bullet
shoot her 'round the world
devil doll, devil doll
rags and bones and battered shoes
devil doll, devil doll
rags and bones and battered shoes
devil doll, devil doll
devil doll, devil doll
she won't get out of bed
shake her snakey hair
grab her, throw her in the tub
she says, "coffee and a piece of pie"
she never wears a dress on sunday or any monday afternoon
but this is some fucked up country to wander alone
devil doll, devil doll
rags and bones and battered shoes
devil doll, devil doll
rags and bones and battered shoes
devil doll, devil doll
devil doll, devil doll

 

MOON IMPROV

(Pearl Jam, live @ Rock Im Park Festival: Nurnberg, Germany)

take a ladder up to my room
take a ladder up to the moon
i'm a light reflecting...
off of the moon, to you
so far away, running out of room
running out of time, meet me on the moon
on the moon
we'll have it all to ourselves
we'll be there, no one could tell
ah, the hour so true
sharin' our kiss on the moon
sharin' our kiss on the moon
the german sky...
don't ask me why
it's ten o'clock and my only thought is of you and the moon
it's ten o'clock and my only thought is of you...and the moon
and the moon
and the moon
it's ten...
i'll share a kiss with you...on the moon...

 

I'M ONE

(Ed Vedder & The Who, from 'The Who: Live At The Royal Albert Hall')

Every year is the same
And I feel it again,
Im a loser - no chance to win
Leaves start falling,
Come down is calling,
Loneliness starts sinking in

But I'm one
I am one
And I can see
That this is me,
And I will be,
You'll all see
Im the one

Where do you get
Those blue blue jeans?
Faded patched secret so tight
Where do you get
That walk oh so lean?
Your shoes and your shirts
All just right
But I'm one

I got a gibson
Without a case
But I can't get that even tanned look on my face
I'll fitting clothes
I blend in the crowd,
Fingers so clumsy
Voice too loud

But I'm one

SEE ME, FEEL ME/LISTENING TO YOU

(Ed Vedder & The Who, da 'The Who: Live At The Royal Albert Hall')

See Me
Feel Me
Touch Me
Heal Me

See Me
Feel Me
Touch Me
Heal Me

Listning to you, I get the music
Gazing at you, I get the heat
Following you, I climb the mountain
I get excitement at your feet

Right behing you, I see the millions
On you, I see the glory
From you, I get opinion
From you, I get the story

Listning to you, I get the music
Gazing at you, I get the heat
Following you, I climb the mountain
I get excitement at your feet

Right behing you, I see the millions
On you, I see the glory
From you, I get oponion
From you, I get the story

GETTING IN TUNE

(Ed Vedder & The Who, da 'The Who: Live At The Royal Albert Hall')

I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well
With the chords I'm playing
I can't pretend there's any meaning
Hidden in the things I'm saying

But I'm in tune
Right in tune
I'm in tune
And I'm gonna tune
Right in on you
Right in on you
Right in on you

I get a little tired of having to say
"Do you come here often?"
But when I look in your eyes and see the harmonies
And the heartaches soften

I'm getting in tune
Right in tune
I'm in tune
And I'm gonna tune
Right in on you (right in on you)
Right in on you (right in on you)
Right in on you

I've got it all here in my head
There's nothing more needs to be said
I'm just bangin' on my old piano
I'm getting in tune to the straight and narrow
(Getting in tune to the straight and narrow)
Getting in tune to the straight and narrow
(Getting in tune to the straight and narrow)
Yeah, I'm getting in tune to the straight and narrow
(Getting in tune to the straight and narrow)

I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well
With the way I'm feeling
There's a symphony that I hear in your heart
Sets my head a-reeling

But I'm in tune
Right in tune
I'm in tune
And I'm gonna tune
Right in on you (right in on you)
Right in on you (right in on you)
Right in on you

Baby, with you
Baby, with you
Baby, with you
Baby, with you
Baby, with you

I've got it all here in my head
There's nothing more needs to be said
I'm just bangin' on my old piano
I'm getting in tune with the straight and narrow

Getting in tune to the straight and narrow (repeat)

 

LET'S SEE ACTION

(Ed Vedder & The Who, da 'The Who: Live At The Royal Albert Hall')

Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's see freedom, let's see who cares,
Take me with you when you leave me
And my shell behind us there.

I have learned it, known who burned me,
Avatar has warmed my feet,
Take me with you, let me see you,
Time and life can meet.

Nothing is everything, everything is, nothing is,
Please the people, audiences,
Break the fences,
Nothing is.

Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's see freedom up in the air,
Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's be free, let's see who cares.

Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's see freedom up in the air,
Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's be free, let's see who cares.

Give me a drink boy, wash my feet,
I'm so tired of running from my own heat,
Take this package and here's what you do,
Gonna get this information through.

I don't know where I'm going,
I don't know what I need,
But I'll get to where I'm gonna end up,
And that's all right by me.

Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's see freedom up in the air,
Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's be free, let's see who cares.

Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's see freedom in the air,
Let's see action, let's see people,
Let's be free, let's see who cares.

Nothing is everything, everything is nothing.

 

[2001]

I SEE RED

(Split Enz cover - Ed Vedder, Neil Finn & friends, from '7 worlds collide')

when my baby's walking down the street
i see red, i see red, i see red
how could someone wicked walk around free
i see red, i see red, i see red
i see red
i see red (red!)
i see red
i respect your wishes
you give me such precious hours
what to do without you
squeezed me out of your life
down the drain like molten toothpaste
i felt used and spat out poor old me
when my baby's walking down the street
i see red, i see red, i see red
how could someone wicked walk around free
i see red, i see red, i see red
i see red
i see red (red!)
i see red
i'm fed up with crying
my despair is dying
turning into rage, day by day
green before you met me
in the pink when you let me love you
i was blue when you let me down
black and blue
(sing it!)
when my baby's walking down the street
i see red, i see red, i see red
how could someone wicked walk around free
i see red, i see red, i see red
i see red
i see red (red!)
red...
i see red, i see red, i see red...

 

TAKE A WALK

(Split Enz cover - Ed Vedder, Neil Finn & friends, from '7 worlds collide')

time to slip out my back door
sunrise dancing on my wall
heading down off beaten track
trying to get that feeling back
i could take a walk again
up a mountain to a stream
standing on the open rock
looking over the sea
funny when we move ahead
never worry what we leave behind
i could always find some peace
in the back of beyond
kind voice from yesterday
give love fill up every space
but now i laugh at simple truth
sneer and frown like we all do
when the long night awakes
with memories, a midnight feast
feel the boy in me escape
there's a field of frost beneath my feet
run, never tire
run, boy, forever and ever!
i could take a walk again
up a mountain to a stream
standing on the open rock
looking out over the sea
funny when we move ahead
never worry what we leave behind
remember what a friend of mine said
you gotta be kind
take a walk, take a walk
take a walk, take a walk
you gotta be kind
take a walk, take a walk
take a walk, take a walk...
...

 

STUFF AND NONSENSE

(Split Enz cover - Ed Vedder, Neil Finn & friends, from '7 worlds collide')

disobey my own decisions, i deserve all your suspicions
first it's yes and then it's no, i dilly dally down to duo
but i've got no secrets that i battle in my sleep
i won't make promises to you that i can't keep
and you know that i love you, here and now, not forever
i can give you my presents, i don't know 'bout the future,
that's all stuff and nonsense
i once lived for the future, every day seemed one day closer
greener on the other side, this i believed before i met you
i soon learned your love burned brighter than the stars in my eyes
now i know how and when, i know where and why
and you know that i love you, here and now, not forever
i can give you my present, i don't know 'bout the future,
that's all stuff and nonsense
and you know that i love you, here and now, not forever
i can give you the present, i don't know 'bout the future,
and you know that i love you, here and now, not forever
i can give you my presents, i don't know 'bout the future,
and you know that i love you, here and now, not forever
i can give you my presents, i don't know 'bout the future...

 

 

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

(The Who cover - Pearl Jam, from 'Substitute: A Tribute to The Who')

i don't mind all the guys dancing with my girl
that's fine, i know them all pretty well
and i know sometimes i must get out in the light
better leave her behind where the kids are alright
the kids are alright
sometimes, i know i gotta get away
bells chime, i know i gotta get away
and i know if i don't, i'll go out of my mind
better leave her behind where the kids are alright
the kids are alright
i know if i go things would be a lot better for her
i had things planned but her folks wouldn't let her
sometimes, i know i gotta get away
bells chime, i know i gotta get away
and i know if i don't i'll go out of my mind
better leave her behind where the kids are alright
the kids are alright
i don't mind all the guys dancing with my girl
that's fine, i know them all pretty well
and i know sometimes i must get out in the light
better leave her behind where the kids are alright
the kids are alright
the kids are alright
the kids are alright...

 

 

FELICITY'S SURPRISE

(Ed Vedder & Wellwater Conspiracy, from 'The scroll and its combination')

Devil's grin in platform shoes
Borrowed diamonds, send in new recruits
Loose change falling through the room
Wearing cement wings
And the noose it strains on the weighted end
And the fears of flood describes him again
And it don't make sense, ah ha
Feeling dirty on dry land

Gravedigger in the morning haze
Looks up to see it's his own name engraved
And it's a long parade
And there's a one man band
And the sun is setting

I've been you and I've been me
Why the surprise, Felicity?
I am torn, so let's go home

When heads are turning, tails go first
Underground making right hand turns

And the news is old but the paper's new
Above the clouds afford a view
Is 39 days, changing his face
Requisitioned

I've been you and I've been me
Why the surprise, Felicity?
You seem torn, so let's go home

 

 

 

 

 

[2003]

GOOD WOMAN

(Cat Power & Ed Vedder, from 'I am free')

i want to be a good woman
and i want for you to be a good man
this is why i will be leaving
and this is why i can't see you no more
i will miss your heart so tender
and i will love
this love forever
i don't want be a bad woman
and i can't stand to see you be a bad man
i will miss your heart so tender
and i will love
this love forever
and this is why i am leaving
and this is why i can't see you no more
this is why i am lying when i say
that i don't love you no more
cause i want to be a good woman
and i want for to be a good man

 

 

EVOLUTION

(Cat Power & Ed Vedder, from 'I am free')

better call the ships, they been caught sailing
better call the captain, he's been caught stealing
better call the porter man, he's been caught leaving
better call all the guys on the deck, they've been caught with no feeling
better call the fisherman, cause they're coming on land
better call the head nurse, wrap us up, to throw us in the dark
better call with some resistance, better way to feel no shame
better call with some persistence, that way you feel nothing at all
better call on evolution, better way to make a revolution
better make your mind up quick
better make your mind up quick

 

 

I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES

(Ramones cover - Ed Vedder & Zeke, from 'We're a happy family: A tribute to Ramones')

i used to be on an endless run
believed in miracles 'cause i'm one
i have been blessed with the power to survive
after all these years i'm still alive
i'm out here kickin' with the band
suddenly i'm a solitary man
every day my time runs out
lived like a fool, that's what i was about
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
hey i believe in a better world for me and you
tattooed your name on my arm
i always said my girl's a good luck charm
if she can find a reason to forgive
then i can find a reason to live
i used to be on an endless run
believed in miracles 'cause i'm one
i have been blessed with the power to survive
after all these years i'm still alive
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
i close my eyes and think how it might be
the future's here today
it's not too late
it's not too late, no!
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
alright!

 

 

DAYTIME DILEMMA (Dangers of love)

(The Ramones cover - Ed Vedder & Zeke, from 'We're a happy family: A tribute to Ramones')

she came from a happy home
a very happy home
a very happy home
miss personality
a grade 'A' student naturally
she had it all worked out
but things aren't what they seem
is this real or just a dream
ah things will never ever be the same again
she came from a happy home
a very happy home
a home of happiness
miss personality
a grade 'A' student naturally
she had it all in place
but things aren't what they seem
is this real or just a dream
ah things will never ever be the same again
it's the dangers
it's the dangers of love
it's the dangers
it's the dangers...
she came from a happy home
a very happy home
a very happy scene
she caught him with another
it turns out it was her mother
what a tragedy
can things be what they seem
is this just a crazy dream
or things may never ever be the same again
it's the dangers
it's the dangers of love
it's the dangers
it's the dangers...
keep telling lies, but you did
you know you did
it's coming...
it's the dangers
it's the dangers of love
it's the dangers
it's the dangers of love
it's the dangers
it's the dangers of love

 

 

WHY CAN'T I TOUCH IT?

(Buzzcocks cover, from 'Live at The Graden' DVD)

Well it seems so real I can see it
And it seems so real I can feel it
And it seems so real I can taste it
And it seems so real I can hear it
So why can't I touch it?
So why can't I touch it?
Then it looks so real I can see it
And it feels so real I can feel it
And it tastes so real I can taste it
And it sounds so real I can hear it
So why can't I touch it?
So why can't I touch it?
Then it looks so real I can feel it
And it feels so real I can taste it
And it tastes so real I can hear it
And it sounds so real I can see it
So why can't I touch it?
So why can't I touch it?

 

 

FORTUNATE SON

(Creedence Clearwater Revival cover, from 'Live at The Graden' DVD)

some folks are born, made to wear the flag
oh, they're red, white and blue
and when they play: "hail to the chief"
oh, they point the cannon at you
it ain't me, it ain't me; i'm no fortunate son
it ain't me, it ain't me; i'm no fortunate one
some folks are born silver spoon in hand
lord, don't they help themselves
and when the taxman knocks on their door
lord, the house looks like a rummage sale, yeah yeah
it ain't me, it ain't me; i'm no fortunate son
it ain't me, it ain't me; i'm no millionaire's son, no no
some folks are born, star spangled eyes
oh, they send you out to war
and when australia asks, "how much do we give?"
oh, they just ask for more and more and more and more and more, yeah!
it ain't me, it ain't me; i'm no millionaire's son, no
it ain't me, it ain't me; i'm no fortunate one, one one
it ain't me, it ain't me; i ain't no cia's son, no
it ain't me, it ain't me; i'm no fortunate son, son son

 

 

 

 

 

 

[2004]

25 MINUTES TO GO

(Johnny Cash cover, from 'Live at Benaroya Hall')

Well they're building a gallows outside my cell I've got 25 minutes to go
And the whole town's waitin' just to hear me yell I've got 24 minutes to go
Well they gave me some beans for my last meal I've got 23 minutes to go
But nobody asked me how I feel I've got 22 minutes to go
Well I sent for the governor and the whole dern bunch with 21 minutes to go
And I sent for the mayor but he's out to lunch I've got 20 more minutes to go
Then the sheriff said boy I gonna watch you die got 19 minutes to go
So I laughed in his face and I spit in his eye got 18 minutes to go
Now hear comes the preacher for to save my soul with 13 minutes to go
And he's talking bout' burnin' but I'm so cold I've 12 more minutes to go
Now they're testin' the trap and it chills my spine 11 more minutes to go
And the trap and the rope aw they work just fine got 10 more minutes to go
Well I'm waitin' on the pardon that'll set me free with 9 more minutes to go
But this is for real so forget about me got 8 more minutes to go
With my feet on the trap and my head on the noose got 5 more minutes to go
Won't somebody come and cut me loose with 4 more minutes to go
I can see the mountains I can see the skies with 3 more minutes to go
And it's to dern pretty for a man that don't wanna die 2 more minutes to go
I can see the buzzards I can hear the crows 1 more minute to go
And now I'm swingin' and here I go-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o!

 

MASTERS OF WAR

(Bob Dylan cover, from 'Live at Benaroya Hall')

come you masters of war, you that build all the guns
you that build the death place, you that build all the guns
you that hide behind walls, you that hide behind desks
i just want you to know, i can see through your masks
you that never done nothing, but to build and destroy
you play with my world, like its your little toy
you put a gun in my hand, then you hide from my eyes
and you turn and run farther as the fast bullets fly
like judas of old, you lie and deceive
a world war can be won, and you want me to believe
but i see through your eyes, and i see through your brain
like i see through the water that runs down my drain
you that fasten all the triggers, for the others to fire
then you sit back and watch, while the death count gets higher
you hide in your mansion, while young people's blood
flows out their bodies and is buried in the mud
you've thrown the worst fear, that could ever be hurled
the fear to bring children, into this world
for threatenin' my baby, unborn and unnamed
you ain't worth the blood that runs in your veins
how much do i know, to talk out of turn?
you might say that i'm young, you might say i'm unlearned
but there's one thing i know, though i'm younger than you
even jesus would never forgive what you do
let me ask you one question, is your money that good?
will it buy you forgiveness? do you think that it could?
oh, i think you will find, when your death takes its toll
all the money you made will never buy back your soul
and i hope that you die, and your death will come soon
i'll follow your casket, in the pale afternoon
and i'll watch as you're lowered, into your deathbed
and i'll stand on your grave till i'm sure that your dead

 

I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES

(The Ramones cover, from 'Live at Benaroya Hall')

i used to be on an endless run
believed in miracles 'cause i'm one
i have been blessed with the power to survive
after all these years i'm still alive
i'm out here kickin' with the band
suddenly i'm a solitary man
every day my time runs out
lived like a fool, that's what i was about
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
hey i believe in a better world for me and you
tattooed your name on my arm
i always said my girl's a good luck charm
if she can find a reason to forgive
then i can find a reason to live
i used to be on an endless run
believed in miracles 'cause i'm one
i have been blessed with the power to survive
after all these years i'm still alive
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
i close my eyes and think how it might be
the future's here today
it's not too late
it's not too late, no!
oh i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
oh-oh-oh, i believe in miracles
oh i believe in a better world for me and you
alright!

 

SHINE ON YOUR CRAZY DIAMOND

(Pink Floyd cover - Ed Vedder, Jack Irons & friends, from 'Attention Dimension')

Remember when you were young,
You shone like the sun
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes,
Like black holes in the sky
Shine on you crazy diamond
You were caught on the cross fire
of childhood and stardom,
blown on the steel breeze
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
come on you stranger,
you legend, you martyr, and shine!

You reached for the secret too soon,
You cried for the moon
Shine on you crazy diamond
Threatened by shadows at night,
and exposed in the light
Shine on you crazy diamond
Well you wore out your welcome
with random precision,
rode on the steel breeze
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
come on you painter,
you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[2007]

I WON'T BACK DOWN

(Tom Petty cover, from 'Live at the Gorge')

Well I won't back down, no I won't back down
You can stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

Gonna stand my ground, won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world from draggin me down
Gonna stand my ground and I won't back down

Hey baby, there ain't no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground
And I won't back down.

Well I know what's right, I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin' me around
But 'Ill stand my ground and I won't back down

Hey baby there ain't no easy way out
Hey I will stand my ground
And I won't back down
No, I won't back down

 

 

 

HERE'S TO THE STATE (OF MISSISSIPPI)

(Phil Ochs cover, 'VH1 Storytellers' 2006 version - From 'Into the wild' iTunes deluxe edition)

here's to the judges of John Roberts,
who wear the robe of honor in a phony legal form,
and justices are stranger when the partisans report,
when the court elected a president it was the beginning of this war,

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
John Roberts find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the government of Dick Cheney,
with criminals posing as advisors to the crown,
and they hope that no one sees the sites or that no one hears the sounds,
'cause the speeches of our president are the ravings of a clown

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
Dick Cheney find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the churches of Jerry Falwell,
oh the cross once made of silver now is turned to rust,
and the sunday morning services preach in fear of men in love,
and God only knows in heaven they must trust

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
Jerry Falwell find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the laws of Alberto Gonzalez,
congress will pass an act in the panic of the day,
and the Constitution's drowning in an ocean of decay,
and freedom of speech is dangerous i've even heard them say,

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
Gonzalez find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the businessmen of George W,
who'll want to change the focus from Halliburton to Enron
and their profits like blood money spilled out on the white house lawn,
to keep their hold on power they're using terror as a con,
while the bombs they fall on children don't know which side...

don't care which side that they're on

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
George W find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the land youve torn out the heart of,
George W find yourself another country to be part of

 

 

 

 

PICTURE IN A FRAME

(Tom Waits cover - From 'Immagine in cornice' DVD)

Sun come up it was blue and gold
Sun come up it was blue and gold
Sun come up it was blue and gold
Ever since I put your picture
In a frame.

I come calling in my Sunday best
I come calling in my Sunday best
I come calling in my Sunday best
Every since I put your picture
In a frame

I'm gonna love you
Till the wheels come off
Oh yea

I love you baby and I always will
I love you baby and I always will
I love you baby and I always will
Ever since I put your picture
In a frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MORE LIVE COVERS]

(Alphabetical)

 

AMERICAN GIRL

(Tom Petty)

Well she was an american girl
Raised on promises
She couldnt help thinkin that there
Was a little more to life
Somewhere else
After all it was a great big world
With lots of places to run to
Yeah, an d if she had to die
Tryin she had one little promise
She was gonna keep

Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an american girl

It was kind of cold that night
She stood alone on her balcony
She could the cars roll by
Out on 441
Like waves crashin in the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God its so painful
Something thats so close
And still so far out of reach

Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an american girl

 

 

BABA O'RILEY

(The Who)

out here in the fields, i fight for my meals
i get my back into my livin'
i don't need to fight to prove i'm right
i don't need to be forgiven
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
don't cry, don't brace your eye
it's only teenage wasteland, yeah...
sally take my hand, we'll travel south cross land
put out the fire, and don't look past my shoulder
the exodus is here, the happy ones are near
let's get together, before we get much older
teenage wasteland, on the teenage wasteland
teenage wasteland, oh yeah, teenage wasteland
they're all wasted

 

 

 

 

EVERYDAY

(Buddy Holly)

everyday, seems a little closer
going faster than a roller coaster
love like yours will truly come my way
everyday, it's a gettin' faster
everyone says go on up and ask her
love like yours will truly come my way
everyday seems a little longer
every way, love's a little stronger
come what may, do you ever long for true love from me?
everyday, it's a gettin' faster
everyone says go on up and ask her
love like yours will truly come my way
everyday seems a little longer
everywhere, love's a little stronger
come what may, do you ever long for true love from me?
everyday, seems a little closer
goin' faster than a roller coaster
love like yours will truly come my way
love like yours will truly come my way
love like yours will truly come my way