Pieces Of You

She's an ugly girl, does it make you want to kill her?
She's an ugly girl, do you want to kick in her face?
She's an ugly girl, she doesn't pose a threat
She's an ugly girl, does that make you feel safe?

Ugly girl, ugly girl, do you hate her
'Cause she's pieces of you?

She's a pretty girl, does she make you think nasty thoughts?
She's a pretty girl, do you want to tie her down?
She's a pretty girl, do you call her a bitch?
She's a pretty girl, did she sleep with your whole town?

Pretty girl, pretty girl, do you hate her
'Cause she's pieces of you?

You say he's a faggot, does that make you want to hurt him?
You say he's a faggot, do you want to bash in his brain?
You say he's a faggot, does he make you sick to your stomach?
you say he's a faggot, are you afraid you're just the same?

Faggot, faggot, do you hate him
'Cause he's pieces of you?

You say he's a Jew, does it mean the he's tight?
You say he's a Jew, do you want to hurt his kids tonight?
You say he's a Jew, he'll never wear that funny hat again
You say he's a Jew, as though being born were a sin

Oh Jew, Oh Jew, do you hate him
'Cause he's pieces of you?






Painters

eighty years, and old lady now, sitting on the front porch
watching the clouds roll by
they remind her of her lover, how he left her, and of times long ago
when she used color carelessly, painted his portrait
a thousand times- or maybe just his smile-
and she and her canvas would follow him wherever he would go
cause they were painters and they were painting themselves
a lovely world
oil streaked daisies covered the living room wall
he put water colored roses in her hair
he said, ?love, I love you, I want to give you mountains, the sunshine,
the sunset too
I want to give you everything as beautiful as you are to me
cause they were painters and they were painting themselves
a lovely world
so they sat down and made a drawing of their love, an art to live by
they painted ever, passion every home, created every beautiful child
in the winter they were weavers of warmth,
in summer they were carpenters of love
they thought blue prints were too sad so they made them yellow
cause the were painters and they were painting themselves
a lovely world

until one day the rain fell as thick as black oil
and in her hear she knew something was wrong
she got to where he lay, water colored roses in his hands for her
she threw them down screaming, ?Damn you man, don?t leave me
with nothing left behind but these cold paintings, these cold portraits
to remind me

he said, ?love I leave, but only a little, try to understand
I put my soul in this live we created with these four hands
love, I leave, but only a little, this world holds me still
my body may die now, but these paintings are real?
so many seasons came and many seasons went
and many times she saw her love?s face watering the flowers
talking to the trees and singing to his children
and when the wind blew, she knew he was listening
and how he seemed to laugh along, and how he seem to hold her
when she was crying
cause they were painters and they were painting themselves
a lovely world
eighty years, an old lady now, sitting on the front porch
watching the clouds roll by, they remind here of her lover
how he left her and of times long ago, when she used to color
carelessly
painted his portrait a thousand times, or maybe just his smile
and she and her canvas would follow him where ever he would go
yes, she and her canvas still follow
because the are painters and they are painting themselves
a lovely world






Adrian

Adrian came home again last summer
things just haven't been the same around here
people talk
people stare
oh, Adrian, come out and play
an unfortunate accident in a canoe
Dr. said, I'm sorry not much I can do
the air was so still
his eyes they did not blink
oh, Adrian, come out and play
Little Mary Epperson like him
she vowed always to watch after him
still he did not move
Dr. said it's no use
oh, Adrian, come out and play

She sat by his side, watched the years fly by
he looked so fragile, he looked so small
she wondered why he was still alive at all

Everyone in town had that I'm sorry look
they talked in a whispered hush, said
I'd turn the machines off
but still she sat by his side
said, life he won't be denied
oh, Adrian, come out and play
yellow flowers decorate his bedroom
sign above the door says, welcome home
but he just sits and stares
he's awake but he's still not there
oh, Adrian, come out and play

she sat by his side
and watched the years fly by
he look so fragile, he look so small
she wondered why he was still alive at all

little Mary Epperson grew up lovely
and she still comes to visit him on Sundays
he's like and unused toy
he's got big hands but the mind of a little boy
oh, Adrian, come out and play

Adrian came home again last summer
things just haven't been the same around here





I was thinking that I might fly today
just to disprove all the things that you say
it doesn?t take a talent to be mean
your words can crush things that are unseen

so please be careful with me, I?m sensitive
and I?d like to stay that way

you always tell me that it?s impossible
to be respected and be a girl
why?s it gotta be so complicated?
Why you gotta tell me if I?m hated?

So please be careful with me, I?m sensitive
and I?d like to stay that way

I was thinking that it might do some good
if we robbed the cynics and took all their food
that way what they believe will have taken place
and we can give it to the people who have some faith

so please be careful with me, I?m sensitive
and I?d like to stay that way

I have this theory that if we?re told we?re bad
then that?s the only idea we?ll ever have
but maybe if we are surrounded in beauty
someday we will become what we see
cause anyone can start a conflict
it?s harder yet to disregard it
I?d rather see the world from another angle
we are everyday angels
be careful with me cause I?d like to stay that way





Foolish Games

you took your coat off and stood in the rain
you were always crazy like that
I watched from my window,
always felt that I was outside looking in on you
you were always the mysterious one
with dark eyes and careless hair,
you were fashionably sensitive, but too cool to care
then you stood in my doorway, with nothing to say
besides some comment on the weather
well in case you failed to notice,
in case you failed to see,
this is my heart bleeding before you,
this is me down on my knees

these foolish games are tearing me apart
your thoughtless words are breaking my heart
you're breaking my heart

you were always brilliant in the morning
smoking your cigarettes, talking over coffee
your philosophies on art, Baroque moved you,
you loved Mozart and you'd speak of your loved ones
as I clumsily strummed my guitar
you'd teach me of honest things
things that were daring, things that were clean
things that knew what an honest dollar did mean
so I hid my soiled hands behind my back
somewhere along the line I must've gone off track with you
excuse me, think I've mistaken you for somebody else
somebody who gave a damn
somebody more like myself

these foolish games are tearing me apart
your thoughtless words are breaking my heart
you're breaking my heart

you took your coat off and stood in the rain
you were always crazy like that





Little Sister

hey little sister I heard you went to Mr. So and So, knocking on his door
again last night, said you needed it bad
you know that ain?t right
cause so many times you?ve come to me crying
trying to stop, you said it hurts so bad
but please don?t let you
go back for more
my little sister is a Zombie in a body
with no soul a role she has learned to play
in a world today where nothing else matters
but it matters, we gotta start feeding our souls
have been lost to the millions with lots
who feed on addiction selling pills and what?s hot
I wish I could save her from all their delusions
all the confusion
of a nation that starves for salvation
but clothing is the closes approximation
to God and He only knows that drugs
are all we know of love
every day we starve while we eat white bread
and beer instead of a handshake or hug
we spill the pills and sweep them
under the rug
my little sister is a Zombie in a body
with no soul a role she has learned to play
in a world today where nothing else matters
but it matters, we gotta start feeding our souls
hey little sister I heard you went to Mr. So and So?s
knockin? on his door again last night
said you needed more






people live their lives for you on TV
they say they're better than you and you agree
another burger, another hot dog, some fries
a wish in the well, hope your health don't go to hell, well
another doctor's bill, another lawyer's bill
another cute cheap thrill
you know you love him, if you put him in your will but

who will save your soul when it comes to the flowers now
who will save your soul after all the lies that you told, boy
who will save your soul if you won't save your own

we try to hustle them, try to bustle them, try to cuss them
the cops want someone to bust down on Orleans Avenue
another day, another dollar, another war, another tower
went up where the homeless had their homes
so we pray to as many different gods as there are flowers
but we call religion our friend
we're so worried about saving our souls
afraid that God will take His toll
that we forgot to begin but

who will save your soul when it comes to the flowers now
who will save your soul after all the lies that you told, boy
who will save your soul if you won?t save your own

some are walking, some are talking, some are stalking their kill
you got social security, but it doesn't pay your bills
there are addictions to feed and there are mouths to pay
so you bargain with the Devil, say you're ok for today
you say that you love them, take their money and run
say, it's been swell, sweetheart, but it was just one of those things
those flings, those strings, you've got to cut
so get out on the streets, girl, and bust your butts

who will save your soul when it comes to the flowers now
who will save your soul after all the lies that you told boy
who will save your soul if you won't save your own





You Were Meant For Me

I hear the clock it's six am
I feel so far from where I am
got my eggs, got my pancakes too
got my maple syrup, everything but you
break the yolks, make a smiley face
I kinda like it in my brand new place
I wipe the spots off of the mirror
don't leave the keys in the door
never put wet towels on the floor anymore cause

dreams last for so long
even after you're gone
I know you love me
and soon you will see
you were meant for me
and I was meant for you

called my momma she was out for a walk
consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't wanna talk
picked up a paper, it was more bad news
more hearts being broken or people being used
put on my coat in the pouring rain
saw a movie it just wasn't the same
cause it was happy and I was sad
it made me miss you oh so bad

dreams last for so long
even after you're gone
I know you love me
and soon you will see
you were meant for me
and I was meant for you

go about my business, I'm doing fine
besides, what would I say if I had you on the line
same old story, not much to say
hearts are broken every day
brush my teeth and put the cap back on
I know you hate it when I leave the light on
I pick a book up, turn the sheets down
take a deep breath and a good look around
put on my pjs and hop into bed
I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead
I try and tell myself it'll be all right
I just shouldn't think anymore tonight

dreams last for so long
even after your gone
I know you love me
and soon you will see
you were meant for me
and I was meant for you

Wish List (Lyrics/Music - E. Vedder) I wish I was a neutron bomb, for once I could go off I wish I was a sacrifice but somehow still lived on I wish I was a sentimental ornament you hang on The Christmas tree, I wish I was the star that went on top I wish I was the evidence, I wish I was the grounds Or fifty million hands up raised and opened toward the sky I wish I was a sailor with someone who waited for me I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me I wish I was a messenger and all the news is good I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro's hood I wish I was an alien at home behind the sun I wish I was the souvenir you kept your house key on I wish I was the pedal break that you depended on I wish I was the verb to trust and never let you down (Fades Out) I wish I was the radio song, the one that you couldn't turn up



Given To Fly (Lyrics - E. Vedder / Music - M. McCready) he could have tuned in...tuned in..but he tuned out a bad time, nothing could save him alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out he got up out of their way, ran for hundreds of miles he made it to the ocean, had a smoke and tea the wind rose up, set him down on his knees A wave came crashin' like a fist to the jaw delivered him.. wings high, look at him now arms wide open with the sea as he's flung oh how...ohhhh... he is flyin...ohhh....high....whyyy....ohhhh..... he floated back down cause he wanted to share his key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere... but first he was stripped, and then he was stabbed by a faceless man, the fuckers he still stands... and he still gives his love, he just gives it away the love he receives is the love that is saved and sometimes is seen a strange spot in the sky... A HUMAN BEING THAT WAS GIVEN TO FLY flying....ohhhh....high....flying.....ohhhh.....he is....flying.....ohhhh.....



Do The Evolution (Lyrics - E. Vedder / Music - S. Gossard) I'm ahead, I'm the man I'm the first mammal to wear pants, yeah I'm at peace with my lust I can kill 'cause in God I trust, yeah It's Evolution Baby!! I'm a piece I'm the man I'm the stocks on the day of the crash, yeah On the loose, I'm a truck I'm a rolling, til I'll flatten 'em out, yeah It's heard behavior, uh huh It's evolution baby Admire me, admire my home Admire my song, here's my coat Yeah, yeah, This land is mine, this land is free I'll do what I want but live iresponsibly It's Evolution Baby I'm a thief, I'm a liar Here's my church, I sing in the choir: Hallelujah, Hallelujah! Admire me, admire my home Admire my song, admire my clothes Everynight a nightly feast Those ignorant Indians got nothin' on me Nothin', why? Because it's evolution baby I am ahead. .I am advanced! I am the first mammal to make plans, yeah! I crawled the earth, but now I'm hot I tried to chill but you cooled to fire It's evolution baby! It's evoultion baaaaby! Do The evolution! Come on, come on, come on



All Those Yesterdays (Lyrics/Music - S. Gossard) Don't you think you oughtarest Don't you think you oughta lay your head down Don't you think you want to sleep Don't you think you oughta lay your head down.....tonight Don't you think you've done enough Oh, don't you think you've got enough, well maybe You don't think there's time to stop There's time enough for you to lay your head down, tonight, Tonight Maybe it'll wash away All those yesterdays What are you running from?? Taking pills to get along Creating walls to call your own So no one catches you drifting off and Doing all the things that.....we all do And now wash away All those yesterdays (echo) All those paper plates All those yesterdays You've got time, you've got time to escape There's still time, it's no crime to escape It's no crime to escape, it's no crime to escape There's still time, so escape.... It's no crime, crime All those yesterdays All those yesterdays All those yesterdays All those yesterdays All those yesterdays ..........etc.