The four-piece's commercial breakthrough came with the successful release of several singles from the album Bleed American (2001). Four singles from the album charted within the Top 20 positions of the Alternative Songs chart, with "The Middle" reaching the #1 position. Jimmy Eat World's follow-up album Futures (2004) featured another Alternative number one song, "Pain". The RIAA certified Bleed American platinum and Futures gold, rewarding the two albums for selling over one and a half million records between them. The band's sixth album, Chase This Light (2007), became their highest charting album, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200.
Discography:
1994 - Jimmy Eat World
1996 - Static Prevails
1999 - Clarity
2001 - Bleed American
2004 - Futures
2007 - Chase This Light
2010 - Invented
2013 - Damage
2016 - Integrity Blues
2019 - Surviving
Band members:
Jim Adkins – vocals, guitar
Zach Lind – drums
Tom Linton – guitar, vocals
Rick Burch – bass
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Evidence
Jimmy Eat World Lyrics
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Time to leave
Swimming into the idea of your scene
There all the while proving patiently
I earned to lie by you when you fall asleep
Hang up a sheet
Between our things
Evidence
Evidence
I watched you put on a dress I'd never seen
Something that begged for East Atlantic breeze
There all the while hated quietly
There, just to see a smile, anything
Hang up a sheet
Between our things
You won't have to see
Evidence
Evidence
You did what you did
The memory lives
Nothing cleans
Evidence
Hang up a sheet
Between our things
You won't have to see
Evidence
You did what you did
The memory lives
Nothing cleans
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
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(Evidence)
(Evidence)
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The song "Evidence" by Jimmy Eat World is about longing for someone and being willing to follow them around in the hopes of getting closer to them. The singer in the song watches the person they are interested in from afar, stating that they will follow them around until it's time to leave. They describe the person's scene, and how they are drawn to it. This person is seemingly unaware of the singer's presence, as they hang up a sheet to separate their things, so the singer can't see any "evidence" of their life without them. The singer then watches the person put on a dress and admires them, even though they secretly hate that they can't be with this person. Despite the fact that the person they long for has done something that they are not proud of, the singer can't help but be drawn to them.
The lyrics of "Evidence" are quite emotional, with a feeling of unrequited love or obsession throughout. The idea of "evidence" is brought up repeatedly, highlighting the singer's attempt to erase any signs of a life without them, or perhaps covering up the flaws they see in the person they long for. The hanging of the sheet seems to represent a barrier between the singer and the person they long for, and the dress scene shows the singer's admiring of their beauty, despite the fact that they may not be worthy of their love. Ultimately, the repeated phrase "You did what you did, the memory lives, nothing cleans, evidence" implies that while the singer may be willing to overlook flaws in the person they love, they will always carry the memory and "evidence" of their actions with them.
Line by Line Meaning
Follow you around 'til it's time
I will stay near you and follow you closely until it's time for us to part ways
Time to leave
When it is the right time, we will depart from each other
Swimming into the idea of your scene
I am fully immersed in your presence and the atmosphere that surrounds you
There all the while proving patiently
I remain there beside you, proving my devotion and displaying patience in waiting for any indication of your feelings for me
I earned to lie by you when you fall asleep
I longed for the opportunity to lie beside you while you sleep, as a symbol of comfort and closeness
Hang up a sheet
I will cover up the evidence of what we did so that it can be hidden from sight
Between our things
The sheet will be placed to act as a divider between the physical items present in the space
You won't have to see
You will be spared from having to confront the evidence of our actions
Evidence
The physical proof of our interaction and intimacy
I watched you put on a dress I'd never seen
I observed you putting on an unfamiliar dress, one that suited you well and complemented the surroundings
Something that begged for East Atlantic breeze
The dress was crafted and styled to befit a setting resembling that of the East Atlantic coastline where the wind flows freely
There all the while hated quietly
I harbored some sense of negativity that remained silent and hidden while being consistently present
There, just to see a smile, anything
I was present for the sole purpose of seeing you express any positive emotion, regardless of the cause behind it
You did what you did
You partook in the actions that we would like to keep hidden and private
The memory lives
The mental and emotional memory of those actions remains ingrained within us, even if the physical evidence is concealed
Nothing cleans
There is nothing that can be done to completely eradicate the traces that remain within us and our surroundings
Evidence
The physical proof of our interaction and intimacy
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