I really think people are missing something fairly obvious here. If you know anything about Eddie Vedder, you know he had a really screwed up childhood. In fact Once, Breath (I believe), is a series of 3 songs he wrote about his childhood, before he was even in Pearl Jam. Ill take Alive for my example here since its very well known. His mother really did reveal to him somewhere around age 10 that his real father was dead, and the person he thought was his dad was in fact not. "Faces that he sees time again aint that familiar" The person he was raised to believe was his father is not, he knows the face, but it "aint that familiar". "Thoughts arrive like butterflies" to a child things are light and 'floaty' for lack of a better word at the moment. He has thoughts of a real father and a real childhood but he doesnt understand them so he ignores them, because hes never had that luxury. "Whispering hands gently lead him away", leading the child to believe that this is the way things are supposed to be. Leading him away from the dream of a real home. So in this way he IS homeless in a sense. Notice at the end hes saying mommy...mommy. Notice you never hear a PJ song where he talks about a father with any need or affection. This is just my take on it. I think maybe its him comparing his childhood to being alone and homeless. And always trying to to find an "Even Flow"
@bluboy31 Today I had this idea that the person feeling homeless was Eddie who felt love to a girl where his love was not returned in the end and he has to cope with it. Chasing away butterfly thoughts and somehow begin his life again. Though, the song is a good abstraction for any kind of situation leaving the subject feeling "homeless", including Eddie's childhood trouble.
@bluboy31 Today I had this idea that the person feeling homeless was Eddie who felt love to a girl where his love was not returned in the end and he has to cope with it. Chasing away butterfly thoughts and somehow begin his life again. Though, the song is a good abstraction for any kind of situation leaving the subject feeling "homeless", including Eddie's childhood trouble.
@bluboy31 Today I had this idea that the person feeling homeless was Eddie who felt love to a girl where his love was not returned in the end and he has to cope with it. Chasing away butterfly thoughts and somehow begin his life again. Though, the song is a good abstraction for any kind of situation leaving the subject feeling "homeless", including Eddie's childhood trouble.
@bluboy31 Today I had this idea that the person feeling homeless was Eddie who felt love to a girl where his love was not returned in the end and he has to cope with it. Chasing away butterfly thoughts and somehow begin his life again. Though, the song is a good abstraction for any kind of situation leaving the subject feeling "homeless", including Eddie's childhood trouble.
@bluboy31 I think the "homeless man" interpretation holds more merit. In the middle of the song, very hushed, he says:
"Hey man, you got a dollar?"
"Come on man just come spare change I know you got-"
"Well, God bless you man, God bless you"
Which are all common things for a stereotypical homeless man to say
@bluboy31 I think the "homeless man" interpretation holds more merit. In the middle of the song, very hushed, he says:
"Hey man, you got a dollar?"
"Come on man just come spare change I know you got-"
"Well, God bless you man, God bless you"
Which are all common things for a stereotypical homeless man to say
I really think people are missing something fairly obvious here. If you know anything about Eddie Vedder, you know he had a really screwed up childhood. In fact Once, Breath (I believe), is a series of 3 songs he wrote about his childhood, before he was even in Pearl Jam. Ill take Alive for my example here since its very well known. His mother really did reveal to him somewhere around age 10 that his real father was dead, and the person he thought was his dad was in fact not. "Faces that he sees time again aint that familiar" The person he was raised to believe was his father is not, he knows the face, but it "aint that familiar". "Thoughts arrive like butterflies" to a child things are light and 'floaty' for lack of a better word at the moment. He has thoughts of a real father and a real childhood but he doesnt understand them so he ignores them, because hes never had that luxury. "Whispering hands gently lead him away", leading the child to believe that this is the way things are supposed to be. Leading him away from the dream of a real home. So in this way he IS homeless in a sense. Notice at the end hes saying mommy...mommy. Notice you never hear a PJ song where he talks about a father with any need or affection. This is just my take on it. I think maybe its him comparing his childhood to being alone and homeless. And always trying to to find an "Even Flow"
@bluboy31 Today I had this idea that the person feeling homeless was Eddie who felt love to a girl where his love was not returned in the end and he has to cope with it. Chasing away butterfly thoughts and somehow begin his life again. Though, the song is a good abstraction for any kind of situation leaving the subject feeling "homeless", including Eddie's childhood trouble.
@bluboy31 Today I had this idea that the person feeling homeless was Eddie who felt love to a girl where his love was not returned in the end and he has to cope with it. Chasing away butterfly thoughts and somehow begin his life again. Though, the song is a good abstraction for any kind of situation leaving the subject feeling "homeless", including Eddie's childhood trouble.
@bluboy31 Today I had this idea that the person feeling homeless was Eddie who felt love to a girl where his love was not returned in the end and he has to cope with it. Chasing away butterfly thoughts and somehow begin his life again. Though, the song is a good abstraction for any kind of situation leaving the subject feeling "homeless", including Eddie's childhood trouble.
@bluboy31 Today I had this idea that the person feeling homeless was Eddie who felt love to a girl where his love was not returned in the end and he has to cope with it. Chasing away butterfly thoughts and somehow begin his life again. Though, the song is a good abstraction for any kind of situation leaving the subject feeling "homeless", including Eddie's childhood trouble.
@bluboy31 I think the "homeless man" interpretation holds more merit. In the middle of the song, very hushed, he says: "Hey man, you got a dollar?" "Come on man just come spare change I know you got-" "Well, God bless you man, God bless you" Which are all common things for a stereotypical homeless man to say
@bluboy31 I think the "homeless man" interpretation holds more merit. In the middle of the song, very hushed, he says: "Hey man, you got a dollar?" "Come on man just come spare change I know you got-" "Well, God bless you man, God bless you" Which are all common things for a stereotypical homeless man to say