GONNA SE MY FRIEND
Vedder

do you wanna hear something sick?
we are but victims of desire
i'm gonna shake this thing
i wanna shake this pain before i retire

i'm gonna see my friend, i'm gonna see my friend
make it go away
i'm sick of everything, i'm gonna see my friend
make it go away

buona sera, won't be long before we all walk off the wire
i'm gonna see my friend, i'm gonna see my friend
for what i require

buona sera, cut my quick
don't want my flame to get no higher

i'm gonna see my friend, i'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
i'm gonna see my friend, i'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
i'm gonna see my friend, i'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

wanna leave it all
wanna give it up
wanna see it, gone once & for all

wanna feel withdrawl
want an overhaul
wanna be there, hard as a statue
black as a tattoo, never to wash away

gonna take me an astral plane
i'm gonna tunnel trhough denial
i'm gonna shake this thing
i wanna shake this pain 'for i retire

i'm gonna see my friend, i'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
i'm gonna see my friend, i'm gonna see my friend, make it go away
i'm gonna see my friend, i'm gonna see my friend, make it go away

GOT SOME
Vedder/Ament

every night with the lights out, where you gone?
what's wrong
overtime you can try but can't turn on your rock song

got some if you need it

get it now, get it on before it's gone
let's everybody carry on, carry on

get it now set it off before it's gone
get everybody carry on, carrying on

precipitation, which side are you on
are you on the rise? are you falling down?
lemme know, c'mon let's go yeh!

got some

get it now, get it on, before it's gone
let's everybody carry on, carry on

turn it up, set it off, before we're gone
let's everybody carry on, carry on

this situation, which side are you on?
are you getting out? are you dropping boombs?
have you heard of diplomatic resolve resolve? yeh!

precipitation, which side are you on?
are you on the rise? are you falling down?
lemme know c'mon let's go

get it now, get it on before it's gone
let's everybody carry on, carry on

turn it up, set it off before we're gone
let's everybody get it on, get it

precipitation, which side are you on?
are you drying up? are you a big drop?
are you a puddle full of detriment?

got some if you need it
got some

THE FIXER
Vedder/Cameron/McCready/Gossard

when something's dark, lemme shed a little light on it
when something's cold, lemme put a little fire on it
if something's old, i wanna put a little shine on it
when something's gone, i wanna fight to get it back again

yeah, yeah, yeah

when something's broke, i wanna put a bit of fixing on it
if something's bored, i wanna put a bit exciting on it
when something's low, i wanna a little high on it
when something's lost, i wanna fight to get it back again

when signals cross, i wanna put a little straight on it
if there's no love, i wanna try to love again

i'll say your prayers
i'll take your side
i'll find us a way to make light

i'll dig your grave
we'll dance and sing
what say, could be our last lifetime!

 

JOHNNY GUITAR
Vedder/Cameron/Gossard

johnny guitar wasn't staring at me
riding on three wheels, a woman on his knee
with a leg under a red dress i wish i could see
further north a warmth alive & lingering

now johnny he be having lots of women
the reason he be smiling known to him


on the left the girl in red so innocent
never sheds her clothes even when she goes to bed
the type of girl responsible foriginal sin
can't help but wonder where & who she is

and the memory is always getting cleared
for that's 30 years or more i've loved her so
and i know i need to know.. why she's with him

and i sleep w/ the light on.. in case she comes
and i sleep w/ the light on.. in case she

recently as i was waiting on a dream
she came to visit lost & lonely me
she leaned over the bed & with her lips above my head
she asked if i had seen her johnny

oh and i hide my disappointment
cause for years i had been hoping
oh yeh, i had been hoping
that when she came, she would come for me

i hide my disappointment
cause for years i had been hoping
that when she came,
she'd be coming just for me

JUST BREATHE
Vedder

yes i understand that every life must end, aw huh
as we sit alone, i know someday we must go, aw huh
i'm a lucky man to count on both hands
the ones i love..

some folks just have one,
other they got none, aw huh..

stay with me..
let's just breathe.

practiced are my sins,
never gonna let me win, aw huh..
under everything, just another human being, aw huh..
yeh, i don't wanna hurt, there's so much in this world
to make me bleed.

stay with me..
you're all i see.

did i say that i need you?
did i say that i want you?
oh, if i didn't i'm a fool you see..
no one know this more than me.
as i come clean.

i wonder every day
as i look upon your face, aw huh..
everything you gave
and nothing you would take, aw huh..
nothing you would take
everything you gave

did i say that i need you?
oh, did i say that i want you?
oh, if i didn't now i'm a fool you see..
no one know this more than me
as i come clean

nothing you would take
everything you gave
hold me till i die..
meet you on the other side

AMONGST THE WAVES
Vedder/Gossard

what used to be a house of card
has turned into a reservoir
saved the tears that we're waterfalling
let's go swim tonight, darling

& once outside the undertow
just you & and & nothing more
if not for love i would be drowning
i've see it work both way, but i am up

riding high amongst the waves
i can feel like i
have a soul that has been saved
i can feel like i
put away my early grave

gotta say it now
better loud
that too late

remember back the early day
when you were young & thus amazed
suddenly the channel changed
the first time you saw blood

cut to later, now you're strong
you've bled yourself, the wounds are gone
it's rare when there is nothing wrong
survived & you're amongst the fittest
love ain't love until you give it up

riding high amongst the waves
i can feel like i
have a soul that has been saved
i can see the light
coming through the clouds in rays

gotta say it now
better loud
that too late

UNTHOUGHT KNOWN
Vedder

All the thoughts you never see
You are always thinking
Brain is wide, the brain is deep
Oh, are you sinking?

Feel the path of every day
Which road you taking?
Breathing hard, making hay
Yeah, this is living

Look for love in evidence
That you're worth keeping
Swallowed whole in negatives
It's so sad and sickening

Feel the air up above
Oh, pool of blue sky
Fill the air up with love
All black with starlight

Feel the sky blanket you
With gems and rhinestones!!!
See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on

For you to walk on...

Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing here...
Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing left...
Nothing left, nothing left
Nothing there, nothing here...

See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on
See the waves on distant shores
Awaiting your arrival

Dream the dreams of other men
You'll be no one's rival
Dream the dreams of others then
You will be no one's rival

You will be no one's rival...

A distant time, a distant space
That's where we're living
A distant time, a distant place
So what ya giving?
What ya giving?

 

SUPERSONIC
Vedder/Gossard

yeah i been dreaming of getting along
now i'm awake, dreaming keep it on keeping on
i catch a break, then a punch to the head
i smile big wih a toothless grin

supersonic gone & took my soul
i caught the rhythm but the clock was slow yeh
supersonic, truth be told
i don't need you to live, but i'll never let you go

yeah, i been thinking, i already know
nothing bout nothing, or so i have been told
i'm not the paper, i'm more the the fold
cut the crease & put the shit in the whole

supersonic gone & took my soul
i caught the rhythm but the clock was slow yeh
supersonic, truth be told
i don't need you to live, but i'll never let you go

supersonic, gotta feel it now
i need to hear it, need to feel it loud yeh
supersonic, truth be told
i wanna live my life with the volume full

SPEED OF SOUND
Vedder

yesterdays, how quick they change
all lost and long gone now

it's hard to remember any thing
moving at the speed of sound
moving with the speed of sound

and yet i'm still holding tight
to this dream of distant light
and that somehow i'll survive

but this night has been a long one
waiting on a sun… that just don't come

can i forgive what i
cannot forget
and live a lie?
i could give it one more try

why deny this drive inside?
just looking for some peace

overtime i get me some
it gets the best of me
not much left you see

and yet i'm still holding tight
to this dream of distant light
and that somehow i'll survive

but this night has been a long one
waiting on a word… that never comes

a whisper in the dark
is that you or just my thoughts?
wide awake & reaching out

it's gone so quiet now
could it be i'm farther out?
moving faster than the speed of sound

FORCE OF NATURE
Vedder/McCready

understand she's a force of nature
contraband hiding deep inside he soul
exorcising her will to lose control
she lets go

a common man, he don't stand a chance, no
wonderland pulling alice in the hole
no way to save someone who won't take the rope
and just let's go

one man stands the edge of the ocean
a beacon on dry land
eyes upon the horizon
in the dark before the dawn

hurricane has the trade winds blowing
a gale force shaking windows in the storm
shipwreckon the rock that he calls home
with one light on

somewhere there'a a siren singing
a song only he hears
all the strenght that you might think
would disappear... resolving

one man stand alone, awaiting
for her to come home
eyes upon the horizon
in dark before the darkness meets the dawn

makes me ache... makes me shake...
is it so wrong to think that love can keep us safe?

last i say, he was out there waiting
a silhouette in the black light, full moon glow
in the sand there he stands upon the shore
forevermore

somewhere there's a siren singing
a song only he hears
all the strength that you might think
woul disappear, resolving

one man stands alone, awaiting
for her to come home
eyes are closed... you cannot know
but his heart don't seem to roam

THE END
Vedder

what were all those dreams we shared
those many year ago?
what where all those plans we made
now left beside the road?
behind us in the road

more than friends i always pledged
cause friend they come and go
people change and does everything
i wanted to grow old
just want to grow old

slide on next to me
i'm just a human being
i will take the blame
but just the same
this is not me
you see
believe
i'm better than this

don't leave me so cold
or buried beneath the stones
i just want to hold on
and know i'm worth your love
enough
i don't think
there's such a thing

it's my fault, now i been caught
a sickness in my bones
how it paints to leave you here
with the kids on your own
just don't let me go

help me see myself
cause i can no longer tell
looking out from the inside of
the bottom of a well
it's hell
i yell
but no one hears

before i disappear
whisper in my ear
give me something to echo
in my unknown futures ear

my dear
the end
comes near
i'm here
but not much longer