Eddie Vedder - Earthling Album Lyrics

Can you hear? Are we clear?
Cleared for lift off, takeoff
For making reverberations
Are we affirmative? No, negatory

Come in, come in, radio, what's your story?
Are you Oscar Kilo? Will you Wilco?
Are you ready for a bit of
A bit of echo, Victor?

Feeling wider than awake, yeah
Better crooked than straight

Ah, invincible, when we love
Ah, invincible, when we love
When we love

Now there's smoke on the horizon
And the clouds are looking violent
There's a future in need of a frame
Compass spinning in my brain

There's a theory for everything
Resurrection to the big ol' bang
Rachmaninoff to the excitement gang

We got the density of our beings
The unbearable weight, the unbearable light
The unbearable weight, let's lift it up

Ah, invincible, when we love
Ah, invincible, oh

Feeling honest as a promise
Troubled times have come upon us
At the core of the cosmos
We are so much more than particles

Sonic to the subatomic
You are a whisper and a scream
You are, we are
All part of this everything

Yeah, so feel important

You are light, you are principle
When you love, invincible
Our shared light, indivisible
When we love, we're invincible

Ah, invincible, when we love
Ah, invincible, when we love
Ah, invincible, oh, when we love
Ah, invincible, oh, when we love
Oh, when we love

Ah, the humanity, the calamity
The spilling blood, the gravity
We got the heavens, we got the Earth
And in between we got big surf

Who could ask for more?
The only rule is to keep your cool

When we love
We are light
Hey, you got a light?

Bright man scared
Living in fear
An itchy trigger finger
A clown in his ear

His intimidation
Born of his fear
Hypnotized, bloodshot eyes
And a mind unclear

(Fading light that disappeared)

She came out of nowhere
He had to be near her
On a moonless night
She was the only light

No escape from
Her pull of gravitation
She colorblinded sight
She echoed in his eyes

She had
She had the power of right

Ooh-hoo

Knockin', knocking on the door
With his centrifugal force
Couldn't take the first step
Rocking back and forth

Held his invitation
He fell on his sword
Oh, hypnotized, blood shot eyes
And he's begging for more

(Fighting with the undertow)

She took possession
On a cross she kept him
Behind the scenes
Bu-burning gasoline

He took her to the altar
She's thinking 'bout cremation
Hands up in the air
Crying cocktail tears

No witnesses here
She thought the coast was clear

F*ck the past, or you'll f*ck your future
No questions asked, for fear that the truth hurts
Atomic blast, he was out maneuvered
Didn't stand a chance
A f*cking hoover

The power of right
Power of right
Power of right
Power of light

Heed the power
Equal power
Share the power
Feel the power

Fight the power
Be the power
Feed the power
Be the power of light

His eyes appear vacant
He'd taken more than his share
Trying hard not to awaken
The voice of regret in his ear
He can't escape the timeline
So much worse than he had feared
Lived every moment
Wishing the past would disappear

He took the long way
On the freeway
He took the long way
On the freeway

She was his all and everything
But her strength, it needed space
Her love was but a haunting
She left but never went away

She took the long way
On the freeway
She took the long way
On the freeway
She took the long way (long way)
On the freeway
She took the long way (long way)
On the freeway

She took the long way
On the freeway
She took the long way
On the freeway
She took the long way (long way)
On the freeway
She took the long way (long way)
On a freeway
She took the long, long way

Well, it couldn't be had
What he wanted to hold
Oh, he dared to let go
He should of known

She took the long way (long way)
On the freeway
She took the long way (long way)
On the freeway

I had a brother
But now my brother is gone
Oh, I search the sky for a
Glimpse of his blue eyes
And there I find
His image in the clouds

If I could wish, wish it away
I would bleed out my knees and pray
If I could give all that I have
To bring him back today
These are but dreams
As sad as it seems
I'm always wide awake

Oh, I understand
It was not easy for my friend
Oh, promises
Even to yourself cannot be kept
Enlarge the hole in my heart
Rising river in the dark
Erodes the shore
'Til our shores were far apart

If I could wish, wish it away
I would bleed out my knees and pray
If I could give all that I have
To bring him back today
These are but dreams
As sad as it seems
They never go away

There's no previous reference
For this level of pain, mm
I can't feign indifference
Can't look away
The years, they go by
The hurt, I still hide
If I look okay, it's just the outside
There's no previous reference
For this level of pain
Oh, I can hear him sing

If I could wish, wish it away
I would bleed out my knees and pray
If I could give all that I have
To bring back yesterday
These are but dreams
As sad as it seems
They never go away
These are but dreams
As sad as it seems
I'm always wide awake

And I would not wish upon you
But should you ever leave this earth
Before me, I doubt this highly
Do for me what I'd do for you
Put your arm around my friend
Put your arm around my friend
Put your arm 'round my brother, my friend
Say for me, for me, for me, f*ck you
(F*ck you) F*ck you
What are friends?
What are friends, friends for?
What are friends?
What are friends?
What are friends for?

Oh, multiplied the questions in her mind
Oh, trying to subtract the great divide
Feeling drowned in her perceptions
Reaching out in all directions
No escape

Oh, second chances granted one more time
And in the depths of darkness, found the light
And the hope she thought abandoned
Was not lost for her companion
Kept it safe

For the fallout today (fallout today)
Oh-oh, was just a test of strength to walk on
Leave it alone (fallout today)
Dare, carry it on your own
Don't make light of the weight
You'll fortify the chains
And don't beg for forgiveness
We all need to share and shake the pain

For the fallout today (fallout today)
Was just a test of strength
Ah-ah, don't feel this alone (fallout today)
Or carry it on your own
No, don't make light of this weight
You'll fortify it's chains
Never beg for forgiveness
It's a gift to share and shake the pain, mm
Share the pain

(Ba da da)

I didn't mean to up and scare ya
I came here to open up
I've been able to hear you
When you speak to yourself

I've been seeing you're good
I've been hearing you're bad
I've been feeling so guilty
You've been feeling so sad

These nights with the sky still full of stars
Oh, I'm gonna find you in the dark

I'll find you in the dark
I'll find you in the dark
Let me lift, lift you out of the dark

(Ba da da)

Walking the moon as if on a leash
Follow my shadow in the sand
Blue light beaming down on me
And the footprints you have left

Your silence covers me
Like heavy water
Fathoms underneath the sea
Midnight, not a cloud in the sky
I should be lost in your eyes

These nights with the sky still full of stars
Oh, I'm gonna find you in the dark

I'll find you in the dark
I'll find you in the dark, yeah
I'll find you in the dark
I'll find you in the dark

Let me lift

We all could
We all could use some redemption
We all fail
Fail in the face of perfection

Surrender to apologies
Mm-oh, but you gotta bury me?
Why ya gotta bury me?

Come find me in the dark
Come find me in the dark, yeah

Come find me in the dark
Come find me in the dark

Is there a thread of connection?
Is there a deeper confession?
Let's find a way into the clear

I'll find you in the dark
Come find me in the dark, yeah

Yeah, yeah

I'll find you in the dark
Come find me in the dark, hey

Let us lift

When you wake up, it just might be
The first of many blows that you'll receive
Today what we need

We want what we need
We need what's above
We're always reaching
For something above
But we've got enough

All of the haves they have not
Not got half of what we got
They want more, I just want you
Better believe it, I beg of you

Why don't you know that I know
When you're hurting after all these years I know
Like siamese twins
I can feel every one of your senses
We're just the same
Unconditional love easier said
Said than done

We want what we need
We need what's above
We find ourselves reaching
For something above
But we've got enough

All of the haves they have not
Not got half of what we got
The ceiling's so high
When your down on the floor
It's easy to be wanting
To be wanting more

All those years ago
When we could have met
So hard, oh, hard not to regret
But I know we got
A lot of life, life to live yet

We want what we need
We need what's above
We find ourselves reaching
For something above
But we've got enough

All of the haves they have not
Not got half of what we got
They're wanting more I'm just wanting you
Oh better believe me, all I'm begging of you
All of the haves with all that they do
All of the haves, they ain't got you
They ain't got you
They ain't got, oh, they ain't got
Oh, they ain't got you, got you, I got you

Oh, when you look in the mirror
Oh, tell me what do you see?
An older woman showering in victim's blood
Or have yourself you deceived?

Do your rich accommodations
Numb, you to what you believe?
Oh, for the love of a gun you're like a bullet
Aimed to deceive

You talked yourself, you talked yourself
You're living a lie, you
Talked yourself, you talked yourself
You self hypnotized, you
Love your wealth, you steal yourself
And dare criticize, you
Get some sleep, I hope you dream
Your own death tonight, you, oh

I hear you're gone on adventure
I hear you're living the dream
Oh, with your poor excuse for a husband
A safari scene

Oh, look at you dressed up as hunters
Like some f*cked-up Halloween
Oh, a majestic creature and a bullet
And a dour queen, oh

You talked yourself, you talked yourself
You're living a lie, you
Talked yourself, you talked yourself
You self hypnotized, you
Love your wealth, you steal yourself
And dare criticize, you
Get some sleep, I hope you dream
Your own death tonight, you

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

And I wake up with forgiveness
Every day in my heart
But for you I have not got any, dear
Oh, you felt just fine
Looking the elephant in the eye
You pulled the trigger, f*cking sick
I wonder why?

I wish you well, I wish you hell
I wish you left, by God
But in your dreams, yeah, in your dreams
Will you ever wake up
I wish you well, I wish you dead
And witness your karma
Change your ways and change your aim
Don't live in denial, oh

(One, two)

A long time ago, in a desert so dry
A simple life form, adapting just to survive
A living fossil, with no roots to unwind
A holy roller, open wings to the sky

A flash of lightning, before the thunder cracked
Set trees a-burning, but not the dinosaur plant
'Cause she's a tumbler who can bury her tracks
A resurrection, she keeps coming back

The winds they blow
Spread the seeds, the rose of Jericho
Forests fall
By hands of man like dominoes
Touch and go
Two outta three, Rochambeau
The rock you throw
Can't beat the rose of Jericho
Can't beat the rose of Jericho

Stuck at a bus stop, reading H. D. Thoreau
The smell of asphalt makes it hard to swallow
Another heat wave, becoming all that we know
We should've listened to the voice of the rose

The winds they blow
Spread the seeds, the rose of Jericho
Forests fall
By hands of man like dominoes
Touch and go
Two outta three, Rochambeau
The rock you throw
Can't beat the rose of Jericho

Can't beat the rose of Jericho
Can't drown the rose of Jericho
Can't beat the rose of Jericho
Can't beat the kill of Jericho
The lesson here is Econo, yeah

The winds they blow
The winds they blow
The winds they blow
Oh, spread the seeds
Seeds of the rose
Oh, spread the seeds
The winds they blow

One, two, three, four

I could say nothing hurts
That would be a lie
I could say something more
You would deny

I'd beg for forgiveness
But I didn't do the crime
I will try, try
Baby, I will try
I will try, try
Baby, I will try

Like this, one, two, three, four

Oh, bound by ambition
Burned beneath the light
Oh, open to a tug of war tonight

Oh, I think you would've flown
If you didn't want me home
I will try, try
Baby, I will try
I will try, try
Baby, I will try

Here comes the guilt rising up
And I don't know, don't know why
The only word I have an issue with
Is goodbye
Oh, and good men
Good men don't have to pretend

Oh, lifted with the elements
Earth, sea, and sky
Hidden like the witness in your eyes

Our life is a canyon
Live it deep and wide
I will try, try
Baby, I will try
Oh try, try, baby, I will try
Try, baby I will try

One, two, three, four

Try, try
Try (one, two, three, four), try
Try, try

(Again)

(One, two, three, four)

A picture tells a thousand words
Some of them were mine
Combing through the evidence
Afraid of what we'll find

The sun could lift us up
Should the thunder ever stop
There's no over, there's no under
There's no shame

Picture of love
We were a picture of love
The measure of our years
So deep and wide

Picture of hope
We were a picture of hope
Standing close together
Side by side

Yeah

If we let the darkness of these times break us
Oh-oh-oh, that would truly be the crime
Did I cause the sadness in your eyes?
Oh, allow me please to ease your troubled mind

Picture of love
We were a picture of love
The measure of our years
So deep and wide

Picture of hope
We were a picture of hope
Standing close together
Side by side

Strangers they walk past
With eyes of one-way glass
Thinking what's hidden
Will someday pass

Somewhere down below
The will to not let go
Our hearts fit together
'Cause they're broken

Whoa, yeah

Picture of love
We were a picture of love
The measure of our years
So deep and wide

Picture of hope
We were a picture of hope
Standing close together
Side by side, yeah

Picture of love
We were a picture of love
The measure of our years
So deep and wide

Picture of hope
We were a picture of hope
Standing close together
Side by side
Yeah

Mrs. Mills waits in the dark
For the red light to go on
And the curtains will be drawn
So none could see
All the townsfolk they don't know
What the men do down below
In the shadows of
A disco neon glow

In the spotlight
She lifts her wings high
And sings like nobody before

Oh, holds her own
As their hands they roam
O'er the ivory
That is her flesh and bone

Oh, and every suiter gets their own song
To none of them she ever will belong
'Cause no one takes a Mrs. Mills home

Mrs. Mills waits down the stairs
Crimson carpet leads you there
Leaving broken hearts
A trail of those who dared

Mr. Wonder, then Sir John
Miss Madonna played by Paul
Even royalty
They have to leave by dawn

As they play her
A sound like a prayer
She sings like nobody before

Oh, holds her own
As the sound unfolds
O'er ivories, are hers and hers alone
Still every suiter gets their own song
To none of them she will ever belong
'Cause no one takes a Mrs. Mills home

And no one's born to feel like they are owned

(Mrs. Mills)
(Mrs. Mills)
(Mrs. Mills)
(Mrs. Mills)

Mrs. Mills, if I could find ya (Mrs. Mills)
I would never do you wrong
Mrs. Mills, could I oblige ya (Mrs. Mills)
Would ya play me just one song
Mrs. Mills, I am confiding (Mrs. Mills)
I have loved you all along
Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Mills (Mrs. Mills)

(Mrs. Mills)
(Mrs. Mills)
(Mrs. Mills)
(Mrs. Mills)
(Mrs. Mills)

I'll be on my way
I'll be on my way
I'll be on my way
I'll be on my way

(I'll be on my way)

Took the long way
Took the long way

(I'll be on my way)

Not got half
Half of what we got
Not got half of what we got

(I'll be on my way)

Can you hear its echo, Victor?

When we love, invincible

(I'll be on my way)