Pearl Jam

Genre: Rock

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Song score

Rhythm	9.8
Melody	9.8
Instruments	9.9
Lyrics	9.9
Vocal	10.0
This song has been reviewed 53 times. Overall score for this song, 9.9.

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Pearl Jam - Black Lyrics

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Song details
Title	Black
Artist	Pearl Jam
Album	Ten (1991) , Track 5 , rearviewmirror (2004) , Track 1 Disc 2, Live At Benaroya Hall (2004) , Track 20 , Live On Two Legs (1998) , Track 15
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Song lyrics

Send "Black" ringtones to your cell

Hey...oooh... 
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay 
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did 
All five horizons revolved around her soul 
As the earth to the sun 
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn 
Ooh, and all I taught her was everything 
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore 
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds 
Of what was everything? 
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed Everything... 

I take a walk outside 
I'm surrounded by some kids at play 
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear 
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head 
I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning 
How quick the sun can, drop away 
And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass 
Of what was everything 
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything... 
All the love gone bad turned my world to black 
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I will be...yeah... 
Uh huh...uh huh...ooh... 
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star 
In somebody else's sky why, why, why 
Can't it be, why can't it be mine

Send "Black" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by Jennifer

lyrics corrected by .cms on 30-05-2009

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07-06-2006 21:30 tcullen513
35 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Pearl Jam, enough said.
17-09-2006 03:11 usafddh
84 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal yes please!
17-09-2006 19:00 Lesliles
7 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This was the first Pearl Jam song I heard and since then I loved it!!!
23-12-2006 13:04 adidin
102 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal great song. I have no words.
22-02-2007 20:04 WiseOne89
66 posts	this is by Pearl Jam, so yeah, it pretty much kicks ass. XD
02-04-2007 20:29 STFU
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal GREATEST SONG EVER WRITTEN, SANG, PLAYED, THIS AND PORCH ARE THE BEST PJ ROCKS, GO BACK ON THE SECOND U.S. LEG SOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!
05-04-2007 15:24 hofche
30 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal The last part of "Why, why can't it be, why can't it be mine..." actually makes me shiver. Eddie's singing is so powerfull, and it's such a great song, with great words... Go Pearl Jam!
09-05-2007 21:07 lizzy1989
12 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I don't really know many pearl jam songs but I absolutely LOVE this one. Especcialy the ending, after his yeah-eah, he makes such high and emotional little sounds, it's just amazing.. And then his 'I know someday you'll have a beautiful life ..' etcet. It's just SO beautiful!
11-06-2007 16:26 andy_the_spy
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal
30-08-2007 17:07 echoes_71
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i really like this song, the lyrics are great at the end. another great song is Echoes with Pink Floyd
04-06-2008 03:52 BlinkGirl88
58 posts	This song is so amazing I love the part when it's like "I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be the sun in somebody else's skies but why can't it be mine" I'm living those lyrics as we speak........but I must say I like Staind's version better but lovely song
17-07-2008 00:14 Smuck
36 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song rocks one of my favorites of Pearl Jam, the lyrics are strong and I love the way the song ends
31-08-2009 15:10 Doone
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this is the best song ever, so sad. "i know you´ll have a beautiful life someday, i know you´ll be the star in sombody elses sky" .. makes me shiver.