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Watched from the window with a red mosquito.
I was not allowed to leave the room.
I saw the sun go down and now it's coming up.
Somewhere in the time between I was bitten.
Must have been the devil.
He was just paying me a little visit.
Reminding me of his presence.
Letting me know he's a-waiting. Ohh...
Red man's your neighbor. Call it behavior.
While you're climbing up slippery hills.
Two steps ahead of him. Punctures in your neck.
Hovering just above your bed. (x2)
I was bitten must have been the devil.
He was just paying me a little visit.
Reminding me of his presence.
And letting me know he's a-waiting.
He's a-waiting ohh there. Yeah.
If I had known then what I know now... (x4)
Watched from the window with a red mosquito.
I was not allowed to leave the room.
I saw the sun go down and now it's coming up.
Somewhere in the time between I was bitten.
Must have been the devil.
He was just paying me a little visit.
Reminding me of his presence.
Letting me know he's a-waiting. Ohh...
Red man's your neighbor. Call it behavior.
While you're climbing up slippery hills.
Two steps ahead of him. Punctures in your neck.
Hovering just above your bed. (x2)
I was bitten must have been the devil.
He was just paying me a little visit.
Reminding me of his presence.
And letting me know he's a-waiting.
He's a-waiting ohh there. Yeah.
If I had known then what I know now... (x4)
Lyrics submitted by Trent
Track duration: 04:03
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Replacing Matt with Dave Abbruzzese, who was against the band's beliefs and bringing in a gun to the studio. Later fired for who knows what reason.
Replacing him with Jack Irons who declined the role as drummer. Eddie should have known that Jack Irons has to be the center of attention at all time, and will leave a band re-join then leave again.
Jeff Ament having a fit and wanting to leave the band. Stone Gossard's side projects. Mike McCready's drug addiction. And Eddie Vedder's attitude towards others which is why he has a bad reputation with others, especially the media and Nirvana.
The red mosquito bites resemble bad mistakes, just like the what footsteps are about. Being too cocky and not thinking things through before you do them.
- "if I had known then what I know now" implies regret over a past decision (selling out to the devil)
- "reminding me of his presence, letting me know he's awaiting" the devil will collect at some point in the future for the power he's given the author...like the mob reminding you they loaned you money.
- "stuck in the room when the sun comes up" more vampire lore that sunlight kills them
The second verse, written in the second person (the first and third verses are in the first person) implies that the vampire (author) has wounded a mortal, put "punctures in your neck" as a sacrifice for the devil who is now chasing the mortal up slippery steps, and you are two steps ahead of him but he will be hovering above your bed. Maybe this is a warning to the listener that we've been bitten by the vampire (Ed) and now the devil (rock music?) is coming after us?
of course...maybe I'm on crack
The Mafia was founded by a Satanic/Illuminati cult leader, Guiesseppi Mazzini. The cult allegedly controls the Governments and media. Government leaders and celebrities are often called on to do their dirty work (e.g., divorces, scandals, impeachments, etc.). After I told the Mafia to piss off at the club, they proceeded to force various celebrities to attend and participate in the demonstration of the Mafia's control for 2 weeks. Eddie Vedder was a forced participant. Upon waking and looking out my window in the morning, he was literally seen looking at me from my the window of my neighbor's house across the street. The altercation continued when we were forced to attend the club at 11 pm to 4 am. The song is about how Eddie and others were forced to participate in the evil brainwashing plot that he disagreed with. The devices still remain as a presence of the devil... just waiting... oh yeah, awaiting.