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[1991]

Let Me Sleep

Cold wind blows on the soles of my feet
Heaven knows nothing of me
I’m lost nowhere to go

Oh when I was a kid, oh how magic it seemed
Oh please let me sleep its Christmas time

Flowered winds was where I lived
Thought you burned not froze for your sins
Oh I’m so tired and cold

Oh when I was a kid
Oh how magic it seemed
Oh please let me sleep its Christmas time

Ramblings

But i think your drums are
No cheap ones
Hey everybody, uh this is Eddie from Pearl Jam
And Jeff
And me too
And Mike
And it’s me Mike
And i’d talk to you if i could fucking see you if i talk i’d fuck up the song so, sorry
And he cusses too, every time he talks
And Dave
Dave’s here
Dave’s not here and
Dave is in the house
Dave is here
I am the chief who undress in a green prom dress
He’s not a quiet percussion one
He’s the new, not quiet, hard hitting one
I’m not the Grinch cause i didn’t have a drink
Anyway we thought we’d wish you a Merry Christmas
And we’re very happy right now cause we’re on tour with the Chili Peppers
And that’s them playing in the background
And a Happy New Year
And God bless everyone, everywhere
That was Mike, he’s Tiny Tim now
And this is Eddie saying i’m a rhino and my skin is two feet thick
So we’ll leave you with this song and thank you again, bye
See you, Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, woo, no cheap ones
Happy, happiness is good
Yes we like that
Happy is good
You think the Slayer tour is out or what?
The Slayer tour’s not happpening this year
We should probabley rap this up cuz
See ya
Being payed right now
Bye, Merry Christmas
Bye Slayer, Happy New Year
That was meant to blow up your speakers
This is my it’s actually the devil in Santa Clause’s suit
All if you switch the letters around in Santa it spells Satan
You gotta switch ’em around and change a couple of them
I just saw that last night on the news you know those little…

[1992]

Sonic Reducer

(The Dead Boys cover)

Don’t need anyone
Don’t need no mom and dad
Don’t need no good advice
Don’t need no human rights
I got some news for you
Don’t even need you too

I got my time machine, got my ‘lectronic dream
Sonic reducer, ain’t no loser
Got a sonic reducer, sonic reducer

People out on the streets
They don’t know who i am
I watch them from my room
They are just passing by
I’m not just anyone, said i’m not just anyone

I got my time machine, my little ‘lectronic dream
Sonic reducer, ain’t no loser
Sonic reducer, sonic reducer

Nothing left here, there’s not really nothing left here

I’ll be your bearer soon
Love on some cotton doom
Things will be different then
The sun will rise from here
Then i’ll be ten feet tall, then you’ll be nothing at all

I got my time machine, got my ‘lectronic dream
Sonic reducer, ain’t no loser
Sonic reducer, sonic reducer
Sonic reducer, sonic reducer

Ramblings II

Let’s do this thing, it’s doing right now hey
Merry Christmas, we thought we’d give you a little insight into our band psychology
Which one of us is really fucked up? That’s the question we pose to you
Is it Eric Johnson or it’ll be the guy on the next record not wearing shoes?
Eric is dead
We just looked at the artwork for the Christmas single and it’s pretty damn good
(Jeff Ament) It’s been a really fun year and
We’re a little more relaxed at this little
We’re much more relaxed right now
Thank you guys very much for supporting us so much
Say something nice to the people, Edward
“Hi”
He’s doing the shy routine right now
“I’m not shy, i’m just pissed”
He’s pissed and shy
Merry pissmas
Alright, bye, see ya

[1993]

Angel

Like an angel, fly over your house
Like an angel, pass out wishes
Like an angel, i will move the arrow
Like an angel, i live alone
I’m not livin’ what was promised
I am close but can’t enjoy
Oh, i’m not dyin’
Oh i’m so tortured cuz i see all
Tortured, and all i cannot do
Tortured, all i should have done
Tortured, while i occupied a man
I’m not livin’ what was promised
I am far from glorified
Oh, i’m not dyin’
Oh, i’m not alone
Mind is not a celestial state with idle hymns of praise
Time is short, i have an appointment
At noon, at noon in hell
Across the waste of space and fields of air, i glide alone at night
Oh please, please, think of me cuz i’m
I’m by your side
I’m by your side
I’m by your side
I’m right in front of you
I’m by your side

Ramblings III

(Live at Empire Polo Fields, Indio, CA, 11/05/93)

Stop!
Fuck me in my brain
Fuck me in my brain
You fuckin’ little cunt
You’re drivin’ me insane
Fuck me in the brain
Fuck me in the brain
You’re drivin’ me, drivin’ me, insane
Fuck me in my life, hah
You wanted to be my wife
Fuck me in my brain… fuck
I’m ready for you
I don’t believe nothin’ even if it’s true, no
Fuck me, fuck me in my brain
Fuck me, my ears are open in my brain
Fuck me
You think i care ’bout those emotions you wear
You think i care ’bout the way you wear your veil
You think our love huh
Is so far above
Ah, fuck me
Fuck me
Fuck me
Fuck me
Fuck me
Fuck me
Fuck

“Me and Jeff are going to go to the front gate and when you guys exit
We are going to beat the shit out of every barefoot person here
Mmm… your dirt is my fuckin’ food
Don’t you understand that by now?
I’m just like you, we’re just like you
So i guess it’s my turn to throw this back
No, no, no, you know what
We’re really good in turning this kind of situation in a good one
I just had this great idea
These are all gonna be donated to charity
Thanks so much, thank you!
Alright, more shoes!
Shoe the shoeless!
More shoes, shoes for my friends
Ok, i don’t think there’s enough
I don’t think there’s more shoes here
I was gonna play your favorite song, but, you know
I might get interrupted by a fuckin’ shoe
Alright, let’s see
I got a shoe, I got a shirt
Let’s see, I need some boxers
Ok, I got some pants
Someone throw some pants
Let’s see some balls out there
I need pants, I got shoes, I got a shirt
I need a cap and some shorts
Somebody throw up a gun
So I can shoot you all
Fuckers
Oh, I meant that with love, you know that
I’m still here, I aint’ goin’ nowhere
You fuckers havo to leave, they’re gonna kick you out
Ok, that’s it. Goodnight “

[1995]

History Never Repeats

(Split Enz cover, live in Auckland with Neil & Tim Finn)

History never repeats
I tell myself before i go to sleep
Don’t say the words you might regret
I lost before, you know i can’t forget

There was a girl i used to know
Well she dealt my love a savage blow
I was so young, too blind to see
But anyway, that’s history

And i say, history never repeats
I tell myself before i go to sleep
And there’s a light shining in the dark
Leading me on towards a change of heart

You say i always played the fool
I can’t go on if that’s the rule
Better to jump than hesitate
I need a change and i can’t wait

I say, history never repeats
I tell myself before i go to sleep
And there’s a light shining in the dark
Leading me on towards a change of heart

Never repeats
History never repeats
History never repeats

Deep in the night it’s all so clear
I lie awake with great ideas
Looking about in no man’s land
I think at last i understand

History never repeats
I tell myself before i go to sleep
And there’s a light shining in the dark
Leading me on towards a change of heart

Swallow My Pride

(Green River
Live @ The Aladdin Theatre in Las Vegas, 11/30/1993)

She looked at me with dignity said
“There’s one thing you gotta see if you know we’re headed for war
This country’s prouder than ever before
Yes there’s a spirit in the air, we’re more american than anywhere”
Well i just smiled cuz i could tell this little girl’s going to hell

Now i wouldn’t mind if you swallowed my pride
Would make me feel alright, deep inside, feel alright
All the warmth in her heart can’t keep my blood from running cold
Keep my blood from running cold
First i fell for her looks, now i just wanna go for the throat
I tried to tell her a hundred times, this little girl didn’t understand at all
Pride comes before a fall

Now i wouldn’t mind if you swallowed my pride
Make me feel alright, deep inside, feel alright
This ain’t the garden of Eden
This ain’t the summer of love
Things ain’t what they used to be
There ain’t no angels above
Ain’t the garden of Eden
Ain’t no angels above
Things ain’t what they used to be
This ain’t, this ain’t the summer… of love

My Way

(Elvis cover w/ Elvis’ impersonator Terry
Live @ The Aladdin Theatre in Las Vegas, 11/30/1993)

And out isn’t perfect
My friends i’ll say it to
State my case of which i’m certain
I’ve lived a life as full
I’ve traveled at every highway
Oh and more as more gets
I did it my way
Regrets i’ve had a few
But they’re too few to mention
I did what i had
It’s all through without exemption
I play each charted course
I’ve traveled each and every by way
And more much more than this
I did it my way
Well twice i’m sure you knew
When i bit off more than i could chew
I knew it all without a doubt
I ate it up and i had to spit it out
I passed it on and i stood tall
And did it my way
I took a look, i took a blow
And did it my way

[1996]

Olympic Platinum

(Nick Didia)

Olympic dream, olympic dream
If i could reach to the sky and touch it for my country
Get some on my finger and take in its smell
The smell of victory, land of the free, olympic dream, olympic dream
Olympic theme
My olympic dream
My promotion scheme
How hard can it be
How high can i jump
How high can i throw
How high can i run (i’m running very fast)
How long can i hold my breath and stay underwater
and wave my legs around in perfect unison
With my partner who doesn’t really understand me
For my olympic dream, my olympic dream
I’ll be like Dwight Stone
I’ll be like Bruce Jenner
I’ll be like that girl who trained all her life as a distance runner
A nd then tripped with a quarter mile to go
But i…i will get up and i will run
I will run with the Georgia peach breeze and i… i will win
I will win my… my olympic dream
My olympic dream
The gold’s just not good enough
And i don’t even think of the bronze
I’m living my life for olympic platinum
Olympic dream, my olympic theme
I’ll sing like Whitney (sing like Whitney)
My olympic dream

[1997]

Happy When I’m Crying

E’ per noi un piacere augurarvi, insieme ai R.E.M. un Buon Cetriolo
[It is a pleasure for us to wish you, together, with R.E.M., a Merry Cucumber] I need a song to help along
When it feels wrong it seems so long
To get to the light
We live in homes, talk on phones
Hear the tone, can you hold?
Moving fast as light, tv’s on at night
Does peace come out of fighting?
Can truth come out of lying?
I’m happy when i’m crying
If reality is what i see newspapers magazines tv
Tell us what’s going on, leading us along
It’s not absurd to all get heard
Put our feelings into words
You have to reach inside, no feelings to hide
Does peace come out of fighting?
Can truth come out of lying?
I’m happy when i’m crying
Bring children into the world
We couldn’t have done it by ourselves
Stop and wonder why
There’s more that meets the eyes
Somewhere inside i did believe
I can’t belong, i was wrong
I have gained insight
I will see the light
Truth isn’t lying
Peace isn’t fighting
Love isn’t dying

Live For Today

(R.E.M.)

You had this bright idea one late summer night
Candy-coated popcorn strung like a beaded curtain hung over your door
I guess the heat got to it, dripped and melted all over the floor
Chocolate-covered cherries in tin foil boats
Float around the floorboard
I had to laugh not to cry
Now all your possessions, all of your things, all of your
Hopes, schemes, desires, all of your dreams
All gone away
“Live for today”, you said, “live for today”
I had to laugh not to cry

[1998]

Last Kiss

(J.Frank Wilson cover)

Oh where, oh where can my baby be
The lord took her away from me
She’s gone to heaven so i got to be good
So i can see my baby when i leave this world

We were out on a date in my daddy’s car
We hadn’t driven very far
There in the road, straight ahead
A car was stalled, the engine was dead
i couldn’t stop so i swerved to the right
I’ll never forget the sound that night
The screaming tires, the busting glass
The painful scream that i heard last

Oh where, oh where can my baby be
The lord took her away from me
She’s gone to heaven so i got to be good
So i can see my baby when i leave this world

When i woke up the rain was pouring down
Yhere were people standing all around
Something warm flowing through my eyes
But somehow i found my baby that night
I lifted her head, she looked at me and said
“Hold me darling just a little while”
I held her close, i kissed her our last kiss
I found the love that i knew i had missed
Well now she’s gone even though i hold her tight
I lost my love, my life, that night

Oh where, oh where can my baby be
The lord took her away from me
She’s gone to heaven so i got to be good
So i can see my baby when i leave this world

Soldier Of Love

(Arthur Alexander cover)

Lay down your arms
And surrender to me
Oh lay down your arms
And love me peacefully
Use your arms for squeezing and pleasing
The one that loves you so
Oh there ain’t no reason for you to declare
War on the one who loves you so
So forget the other boys
Because my love is real
Come off your battlefield
Lay down your arms a
And surrender to me
Lay down your arms
And love me peacefully
Use your arms for squeezing and pleasing
That’s the way it’s got to be
The weapons you’re using
Are hurting me bad
But someday you’re going to retreat
Cause my love baby is the truest you’ve ever had
A soldier of love that’s hard to beat
Lay down your arms
And surrender to me
Lay down your arms
And love me peacefully
Use your arms to hold me tight
Baby i don’t wanna fight no more
Use your arms to hold me tight
Baby i don’t wanna fight no more
Oh baby, lay down your arms (x7)
Please baby lay down your arm
(cha cha cha)

[1999]

Strangest Tribe

It’s five below in evidence
The winded eves and sideways snow
His eminence has yet to show

Follow the ageless tide
Follow the angled light
Follow the strangest tribe
I… I… I…

it’s 6:00 AM, you’re waiting for
You’ve had your feast, you’re wanting more

Follow the wayward mile
Follow the distant high
Follow the strangest tribe
I… I… I…

Follow the ancient stripe
Follow the angels try
Follow the strangest tribe
I… I… I…

Drifting

Drifting, drifting, drifting away
I got myself a mansion then I gave it away
It’s not the world that’s heavy, it’s just the things that you say
And I’m drifting, drifting away

Drifting, drifting, drifting along
I rid myself of worries and the worries were gone
I only run when I want to and I sleep like a dog
I’m just drifting, drifting along

The suitcoats say, “there is money to be made”
They get so damn excited but I guess it’s their way
My road it may be lonely just because it’s not paved
It’s good for drifting, drifting away

All the suitcoats say, “there is money to be made”
They get so damn excited, nothing gets in their way
My road it may be lonely just because it’s not paved
It’s good for drifting, drifting away

Drifting, drifting, drifting, uh huh
I feel like going back there, but never for long
I sometimes wonder if they know that I’m gone
I’m just drifting, drifting along
Drifting, drifting along
Drifting, drifting along
Merry Christmas

[2000]

Crown of Thorns

(Mother Love Bone cover
Live in Las Vegas, 10/22/2000)

You ever heard the story of Mr. Faded Glory?
Say he who rides a pony must someday fall
I was talkin’ to my alter
Says life is what you make it
And if you make it death, well rest your soul away
Away, away

It’s a broken kinda feeling
She’d have to tie me to the ceiling
A bad moons-a-comin’, better say your prayers
I wanna tell you that i love you
But does it really matter?
I just can’t stand to see you draggin’ down again
Again, again

So i’m singing
This is my kinda love
It’s the kind that moves on
It’s unkind and leaves you alone, yeah
This is my kinda love
It’s the kind that moves on
It’s unkind and leaves me alone

I used to treat you like a lady
Now you’re my substitute teacher
This bottle’s not a pretty, not a pretty sight
I owe the man some money, so i’m turnin’ over honey
Ah. Mr. Faded Glory is once again doin’ time, oh yeah

This is my kinda love
It’s the kind that moves on
It’s unkind and leaves me alone, yeah
This is my kinda love
It’s the kind that moves on
It’s unkind and, it’s unkind and
Leaves me alone, yeah
Like a crown of thorns
It’s all who you know
So don’t burn your bridges
‘Cause someday, yeah

So i’m singing
This is my kinda love
It’s the kind that moves on
It’s unkind and leaves me alone, yeah
This is my kinda love
It’s the kind that moves on
It’s unkind and
Leaves me alone
Don’t burn your bridges

Can’t Help Falling In Love

(Elvis Presley cover
Live in Las Vegas, 10/22/2000)

Wise men say only fools rush in
But i can’t help falling in love with you
Should i stay, would it be a sin
If i can’t help falling in love with you
Like a river flows surely to the sea
Darling so it goes
Some things are meant to be
Oh take my hand, take my whole life too
Cuz i can’t help falling in love with you
And i can’t help falling in love
With… you

[2001]

Last Soldier

(Live @ Bridge School Benefit 10/21/2001)

My number’s up, my time has come
Sounds like they’re playin’ my song
On the altar, my picture
Will be there while i’m gone

There’ll be time for laughin’
There’s no time to cry
Soon i will be leavin’
Look me in the eye

No matter what’s in front of me
It’s your face that i’ll see
And the future of our young ones
Yeah this is what fuels me

There’s no time for laughin’
There’s no time to cry
Soon i will be leavin’
Look me in the eye

The oath i took not so seriously
The world’s gathered steam and caught up with me
And my decision’s been made, from some other place
By someone i don’t know and they don’t know me

This is no time for laughin’
There’s no time to cry
Soon i will be leavin’
Look me in the eye

Gimme Some Truth

(John Lennon cover revisited
Live @ Groundwork Benefit, Seattle, 10/22/2001)

I’ve had enough of reading things
From neurotic, psychotic, pig-headed politicians
All i want is the truth
Just give us some truth
I’ve had enough of watching scenes
From short-sighted, narrow-minded, momma’s little hypocritics
All i want is the truth
Just give us some truth

No short-haired, yellow-bellied son-of-tricky-dicky’s
Gonna mother hubbard soft soap me with just a pocket full of hope
Money for rope
Corporate hopes

I’ve had enough of reading things
From tight-lipped, condescending, momma’s little hypocritics
All i want is the truth
Just give me some truth

I’ve had enough of hearing things
From schizophrenic, egocentric, momma’s little chauvinists
All i want is the truth
Just give us some truth

No short-haired, yellow-bellied son-of-georgie-porgie’s
Gonna mother hubbard soft soap me with just a pocket full of hope
Money for rope
Money for rope

No short-haired, yellow-bellied son-of-georgie-porgie’s
Gonna mother hubbard soft soap me with just a pocket full of hope
It’s money for rope
A corporate hope

I’ve had enough of reading things
From tight-lipped, condescending, momma’s little chauvinists
All i want is the truth
Ahh, all we want is the truth

I’ve had enough of reading things
From pig-headed, tight-lipped politicians
All i want is the truth
Just give us some truth
All i want is the truth
Just give us some truth
All i want is the truth
Just give us some truth
Just give us some truth

I Just Want to Have Something To Do

(The Ramones cover by Jeff Ament)

Hangin’ out on 2nd avenue
Eating chicken vindaloo
I just wanna be with you
I just wanna have something to do
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Wait now
Wait now
Wait for me now
Hangin’ out all by myself
I don’t want to be with anybody else
I just wanna be with you
I just wanna have something to do
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Alright
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Tonight, tonight
Alright
Tonight, tonight

[2002]

Don’t Believe In Christmas

(The Sonics cover
Soundcheck @ Seattle Showbox, 12/06/2002)

Well mom and dad said we could
So i did what i should
I hung my stocking on a wall
I didn’t get a thing at all