Music Change - Black

In honor of the upcoming ACL fest that those of us going to Portland will miss. ACL headliner, Pearl Jam, in what is one of the most beautiful, tragic songs ever. I never get tired of hearing it. The last statement in this song belongs amongst the all-time best lyrics written...heartwrenching. I am thankful to be old enough so that this song and band (amongst so many songs written by the great bands in the early 90s) were part of my formative music years.

Black
Pearl Jam
Vedder/Gossard

Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn
Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything?
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed Everything...

I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can, drop away
And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...
All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I will be...yeah...
Uh huh...uh huh...ooh...
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky, but why, why, why
Can't it be, can't it be mine