I'm putting the full lyrics to this song because it is without a doubt one of my favorite modern songs. It almost makes me cry every time I hear it. I'm not a huge Pearl Jam fan, but this song is pure poetry.
"Black" by Pearl Jam:
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
And all I taught her was everything 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...
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, can't it be mine?
I also am posting the entire lyrics to my song. I had no idea the song was about someone dying. I could never understand all the lyrics and just assumed it was about someone going through a breakup.
The Rolling Stones Paint it Black
I see my red door and I want it painted black No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away Like a new born baby it just happens every day
I look inside myself and see my heart is black I see my red door, I must have it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts It's not easy facin' up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the settin' sun My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes
I see a red door and I want it painted black No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I wanna see your face, painted black Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black Yeah!
Every night I burn. Every night I call your name. Every night I burn. Every night I fall again. Every night I burn, Scream the animal scream. Every night I burn, Dream the crow black dream.
Song: Burn Artist: The Cure From The Crow Soundtrack
Black velvet and that little boy's smile Black velvet with that slow southern style A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees Black velvet if you please
Falling in the black,
ReplyDeleteSlipping through the cracks,
Falling to the depths can I ever go back ?
Song: Falling Inside the Black
Artist: Skillet
Posting this one for Billy as I remember watching this music video a long time ago when he was still living at home with the parents.
ReplyDeleteBlackest of the black
Darker than night
Come to me my bleeding light
See she comes
She comes now
Enter oblivion
Her Black Wings by Danzig
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ReplyDeleteI'm putting the full lyrics to this song because it is without a doubt one of my favorite modern songs. It almost makes me cry every time I hear it. I'm not a huge Pearl Jam fan, but this song is pure poetry.
ReplyDelete"Black" by Pearl Jam:
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
And all I taught her was everything
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...
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, can't it be mine?
I also am posting the entire lyrics to my song. I had no idea the song was about someone dying. I could never understand all the lyrics and just assumed it was about someone going through a breakup.
ReplyDeleteThe Rolling Stones
Paint it Black
I see my red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
With flowers and my love both never to come back
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
Like a new born baby it just happens every day
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
I see my red door, I must have it painted black
Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
It's not easy facin' up when your whole world is black
No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the settin' sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin' comes
I see a red door and I want it painted black
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
I wanna see your face, painted black
Black as night, black as coal
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
I wanna see it painted, painted, painted, painted black
Yeah!
Every night I burn.
ReplyDeleteEvery night I call your name.
Every night I burn.
Every night I fall again.
Every night I burn,
Scream the animal scream.
Every night I burn,
Dream the crow black dream.
Song: Burn
Artist: The Cure
From The Crow Soundtrack
I, I'm driving black on black
ReplyDeleteJust got my license back
I got this feeling in my veins this train is coming off the track
Nickelback "Animals"
Black cherry, black cherry, black cherry.
ReplyDeleteSong: Black Cherry
Artist: Aerosmith
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
ReplyDeleteBlack velvet with that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please
Black Velvet - Alannah Myles