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All the thoughts you never see
You are always thinking
Brain is wide, brain is deep
Oh are you sinking?
Feel the path of everyday
Which road you taking?
Breathing hard, making hay
Yeah this is living
Look for love and evidence
That you're worth keeping
Swallowed whole in negatives
It's so sad and sickening
Feel the air up above
Full of blue sky
Fill the air up with love
Black with starlight
Feel the sky blanket you
With with gems and rhinestones
Feel the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on (x2)
Nothing left
Nothing left
Nothing there
Nothing left (3x)
See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on
See the waves on distant shores
Waiting your arrival
Dream the dreams of other men
You'll be no one's rival
Dream the dreams of others then
You will be no one's rival (2x)
Distant time, distant space
That's where we're living
A distant time, a distant place
So what are you giving?
You are always thinking
Brain is wide, brain is deep
Oh are you sinking?
Feel the path of everyday
Which road you taking?
Breathing hard, making hay
Yeah this is living
Look for love and evidence
That you're worth keeping
Swallowed whole in negatives
It's so sad and sickening
Feel the air up above
Full of blue sky
Fill the air up with love
Black with starlight
Feel the sky blanket you
With with gems and rhinestones
Feel the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on (x2)
Nothing left
Nothing left
Nothing there
Nothing left (3x)
See the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on
See the waves on distant shores
Waiting your arrival
Dream the dreams of other men
You'll be no one's rival
Dream the dreams of others then
You will be no one's rival (2x)
Distant time, distant space
That's where we're living
A distant time, a distant place
So what are you giving?
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Track duration: 04:09
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Feel the sky blanket you
With with gems and rhinestones
Feel the path cut by the moon
For you to walk on (x2)
Eddie can really achieve no more that is new and exciting, at least in regards to Pearl Jam, fame, money, adulation, etc... Not that he's in to being adulated, but you get what I mean. This is him letting us know:
Nothing left
Nothing left
Nothing there
Nothing left (3x)
During the last show of Pearl Jam's 2010 summer Euro tour, Eddie said in so many words that you will not be hearing from the band for a very long time.
Right or wrong about the interpretation, what a killer song! One of my favorites of all time. Apparently this was written by Vedder after "pushing the limits" of drinking and smoking in a hotel room after his 2008 solo tour. If these are the kind of lyrics that come out of him when he's abusing himself, keep on inflicting the pain, Eddie.
I think a big reason why Bob Dylan is so popular is because he ploughed deep into his own mind in his songs but he used what he dug out with his mental shovel to inspire others to pick up theirs. In this song though it's like Eddie's trying to push his own treasure on to others and, well... not everyone values everything the same
This song just doesn't really challenge or inspire me, even if the sentiment is quite noble. I think you have to be someone who already identifies strongly with Eddie's frame of mind to embrace the lyrics
Still though, the music's f'n brilliant!
Beautiful song. Thanks Eddie.
Give your self and the others chance to be happy and do something for it.
I love how song start izzy, and then go hyer and hyer.
Life is ultimately a sequential series of decisions.
Often, these decisions are influenced by our dreams.
Continue to dream. Dream often. Follow what's true.
Realize that others may dream about the current point in your life.
Can you help them achieve that dream to some degree?
What will you give?
Unthought Known “It’s about a conversation with (actress) Catherine Keener, and a book – I think it might have even been called Unthought Known . I got back late to my hotel in New York, and I pushed it that extra hour. I pushed the limits of how much you can drink and smoke, and this song came out of it. I think the thought of the song is that there are things that you know, and they’re in us, but we just haven’t thought of them. But they’re there, and we base decisions on them.”
Life is ultimately a sequential series of decisions.
Often, these decisions are influenced by our dreams.
Continue to dream. Dream often. Follow what's true.
Realize that others may dream about the current point in your life.
Can you help them achieve that dream to some degree?
What will you give?
The words "Dream the dreams of other men..." for me was something i have thought about a long time. When I figured it out i came to the conclusion that its also about putting away your ego. Getting along ... showing compassion for other people's dreams and not standing in the way if you dont have to. Brilliant lyrics.
Unthought Known kind of reminds me of Wishlist a bit, but where Wishlist wasn't exactly deep in thought, Unthought Known is masterfully written and beautifully insightful, giving us a list of things that we all should consider, we all can appreciate, and even things we should do to be responsible humans.
This is my interpretation of the song, please feel free to disagree!
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- All the thoughts you never see, You are always thinking
- Brain is wide, brain is deep, Oh are you sinking?
- Feel the path of everyday, Which road you taking?"
These 3 lines set up the problem. Our brains never stop, always making decisions whether we're aware or not. Are we letting these choices consume us? Stress us out? Overwhelm us? Keep us down? Or are we using our brains to make us happy? For the betterment of life?
- Breathing hard. Making hay. Yeah, this is living.
Eddie provides us his answer, breathing hard and making hay. That's what is living to him. "Making Hay" is an expression that means "To be highly productive for a limited period of time when the opportunity is present." And if you're not breathing hard, you're not doing much, are you?
- Look for love and evidence that you're worth keeping
- Swallowed whole in negatives It's so sad and sickening
These lines give us examples of common pitfalls we should try to avoid. Such as appealing to others to determine our own self-worth, and allowing the bad things in life to define us, swallow us whole.
- Feel the air up above, Full of blue sky
- Fill the air up with love, Black with starlight
- Feel the sky blanket you, With with gems and rhinestones
- Feel the path cut by the moon, For you to walk on
Here we are asked to go out and actually *do* these things. I think even the most hardened of us can look up on a beautiful night, bathed in moonlight, and feel *something* good. Many of us feel overwhelmingly inspired when doing this. This feeling of awe is something we all share, it unites us, and must be protected.
- Nothing left. Nothing left. Nothing there. Nothing left.
Now Eddie snaps us out of our euphoric state, reminding us that these things are in danger. Hate, war, intolerance, environmental destruction, all threatens this feeling for future generations.
- See the path cut by the moon for you to walk on
- See the waves on distant shores waiting your arrival
But there is a path we can take to protect it all. On distant shores, to me, means that other people, different people, those we fear out of ignorance, ideological differences and simply geography, those people are waiting for us to come to them to be understood. Everyone wants to be understood, and when we understand each other, we'll finally realize that we're not so different after all.
- Dream the dreams of other men you'll be no one's rival
I wasn't sure at first if "dreaming dreams of other men" was meant to be taken as a good thing or a bad thing. But now I'm convinced that it's a good thing. We all have common dreams, to be happy, protect the ones we love, and make the future better for our children. When we all acknowledge this commonality, we won't have rivals.
- Distant time, distant space, That's where we're living
- A distant time, a distant place, So what are you giving?
A challenge. What are you doing to protect our future?
-Dream the dreams of other men... I think this means to put yourself in the shoes of others, especially those less fortunate than you. Think about their dreams, and what you can do to help.
Very inspirational.