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I felt the earth on Monday
It moved beneath my feet
In the form of a morning paper
Laid out for me to see
Saw his face in a color picture
I recognized the name
Could not stop staring at the
Face I'd never see again
It's a shame to awake in a world of pain
What does it mean when
the war is taking over?
It's the same every day
I heard my name
Why can't they say that
The world be left to hold her
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
Medals on a wooden mantle
Next to a handsome face
That the President took for granted
Writing checks that others pay
And in all the madness
Thought become numb and naive
So much to talk about
And nothing for us to say
It's the same every day
And the wave won't break
Tell you to pray while
the devil's on his shoulder
Laying claims to the tainted soldier said
I'm not a quitting
The truth's already out there
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
Looking in the eyes of the fallen
You've got to know there's another
Another
Another
Another
Another
waaaaayyyyyyyyyyy
It's a shame to awake in a world of pain
What does it mean when
the war is taking over
It's the same every day
And the wave won't break
Tell you to pray while
the devil's on his shoulder
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suiciiiiiiiiiide
It moved beneath my feet
In the form of a morning paper
Laid out for me to see
Saw his face in a color picture
I recognized the name
Could not stop staring at the
Face I'd never see again
It's a shame to awake in a world of pain
What does it mean when
the war is taking over?
It's the same every day
I heard my name
Why can't they say that
The world be left to hold her
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
Medals on a wooden mantle
Next to a handsome face
That the President took for granted
Writing checks that others pay
And in all the madness
Thought become numb and naive
So much to talk about
And nothing for us to say
It's the same every day
And the wave won't break
Tell you to pray while
the devil's on his shoulder
Laying claims to the tainted soldier said
I'm not a quitting
The truth's already out there
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
Looking in the eyes of the fallen
You've got to know there's another
Another
Another
Another
Another
waaaaayyyyyyyyyyy
It's a shame to awake in a world of pain
What does it mean when
the war is taking over
It's the same every day
And the wave won't break
Tell you to pray while
the devil's on his shoulder
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suiciiiiiiiiiide
Lyrics submitted by Police991119
Track duration: 03:27
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Pearl Jam have always written songs about those topics. Listen to Glorified G from bay back in 1993. Or better yet, Do the Evolution.
A great song off a great album...sounds like it could've been on Vs. The meaning of the song is quite literal compared to their other songs...it's about the mishandling of the war in Iraq by George Bush. The chorus kind of strays off the course, but the "world wide suicide" probably refers to nuclear war. If one country bombs another, others will retaliate, and soon, in essence, every country will have committed "suicide".
I have to say that I love Eddie Vedder's singing on this track.
PS
The only joke in Metal is in the simple minds of those who joke about it. Explain to us why your wrong opinion about metal is so funny and clever. One-liners are for pussy's.
PS
The only joke in Metal is in the simple minds of those who joke about it. Explain to us why your wrong opinion about metal is so funny and clever. One-liners are for pussy's.
Appetite for Destruction is a landmark album, but the pretentious Use Your Illusion albums have too much filler, although the highs are very high. The Spaghetti Incident and GNR Lies albums were also underwhelming, but the highs are extremely high. The lows just go too low. And Axl Rose has spent too long on the Chinese Democracy album. And I don't even know any of the new members besides Axl Rose. It's hard to compare GNR and Pearl Jam. GNR are arena rock/heavy metal, while Pearl Jam are grunge/alternative. I reckon when Pearl Jam ends their music career, they'll be revered as much as GNR are.
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pearl jam is ok