Black
Pearl Jam Lyrics
Hey, oh
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
Oh and all I taught her was everything
Oh 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 had
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'll be
Yeah
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
Why can't it be mine
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Written by: Stone C. Gossard, Eddie Jerome Vedder
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"Black" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the fifth track on the band's debut album, Ten (1991). Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "Black" is a soliloquy by a broken-hearted man, who is remembering his absent lover.
After Ten became a commercial success in 1992, Pearl Jam's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. The band refused, citing the song's personal nature. Read Full Bio"Black" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the fifth track on the band's debut album, Ten (1991). Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "Black" is a soliloquy by a broken-hearted man, who is remembering his absent lover.
After Ten became a commercial success in 1992, Pearl Jam's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. The band refused, citing the song's personal nature. Despite the lack of a commercial release, "Black" received airplay on American radio stations, and charted on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts. A remixed version of the song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003.
After Ten became a commercial success in 1992, Pearl Jam's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. The band refused, citing the song's personal nature. Read Full Bio"Black" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the fifth track on the band's debut album, Ten (1991). Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard, "Black" is a soliloquy by a broken-hearted man, who is remembering his absent lover.
After Ten became a commercial success in 1992, Pearl Jam's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. The band refused, citing the song's personal nature. Despite the lack of a commercial release, "Black" received airplay on American radio stations, and charted on the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Tracks charts. A remixed version of the song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003.
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Lyrics
Hey, oh
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
Oh and all I taught her was everything
Oh 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 that I'll be, yeah
Uh huh, uh huh, oh
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
Oh can't it be mine
Limits98
Lyrics
Hey...
Ooh...
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'll be...
Yeah...
Uh huh...
Uh huh...
Ooh...
I know someday
You'll have a beautiful life,
I know you'll be a sun
In somebody else's sky,
But
Why,
Why,
Why can't it be,
Why can't it be mine?
Aah...
Uh..
Yeah
Oh
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This is for a school project where I have to apply psychology terms to a song of my choice and I choose this one. Please ignore lol
Acquisition: 1:05
Learning: 1:47
Episodic Memory: 0:27
GABA: 3:50
Functional Fixedness: 1:40 and 2:50
Rods: 3:12
Selective Attention: 0:53
Controlled Stimulas: 2:05
Controlled Response: 2:05
Cognition: 3:40
The ANS: 1:05
A5280T
Me at 8: Wow dad that was a very cool song
Me at 34: Okay son I’m gonna show you a very cool song
BJELA TEHNIKA
@Manuel Cervantes
Damn!! 💓💓
jimmy the dog
You do that sir!
Chiestnick
I hope your kid said “that was a very cool song”, otherwise thats more sad than the song
alasdair wilson
You're a solid parent!!
SkatRadioh
Me at 31: Killed it at Karaoke and I wasn’t even the one with the mic and I got free drinks the rest of the night because it’s that good, oh yeah, uh huh!
God
It’s crazy how this song starts off chill and seemingly normal, but by the end of it, you’re crying your eyes out and questioning every relationship you’ve ever had with another human being...
Alan Glass
God, is that really you?
Chiestnick
funny for you to assume ive ever had a relationship with another human being
Packrat
15 years ago my best friend committed suicide. In that space of time his dad and I became close. Today i found out covid killed his dad. All I could hear in my head was this song. :'(