Haven't listened in awhile but I recall the lyrics to be pretty good overall apart from the chorus bit.stip wrote:this broken wheel is coming undone/and the road's exploded is one of my favorite set of opening lyrics ever. What a shitty day.
Song of the Moment: Lightning Bolt
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Re: New Song: Lightning Bolt
There's the dog. You can't fake that stuff. Confess with your mouth.
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You Are might well be my favorite post-Binaural song. Certainly it's up there.
Lyrically it leaves a little something to be desired but I'm of the opinion that how Ed sounds is more important than what he's saying on that one, and I think he sounds great (maybe different than "underselling the delivery" as Stip points out). I'm glad he's not howling.
Lyrically it leaves a little something to be desired but I'm of the opinion that how Ed sounds is more important than what he's saying on that one, and I think he sounds great (maybe different than "underselling the delivery" as Stip points out). I'm glad he's not howling.
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Yes. When I think of the lyrics, I am pretty much thinking about the chorus.
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Help Help and You Are, are awesome.
They're matt lyrics so they're not too good. And that you are the lock and im the key shit is hilarious. But i think You Are is the closest they have ever gotten to sounding even vaguely 'sexy' if you know what i mean.
They're matt lyrics so they're not too good. And that you are the lock and im the key shit is hilarious. But i think You Are is the closest they have ever gotten to sounding even vaguely 'sexy' if you know what i mean.
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Oh the music is superb. Verystupidmop wrote:Help Help and You Yre , are awesome.
They're matt lyrics so they're not too good. And that you are the lock and im the key shit is hilarious. But i think You Are is the closest they have ever gotten to sounding even vaguely 'sexy' if you know what i mean.
stip wrote:I wanted to punch you in your god's dice loving balls for not loving lightning bolt.
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I don't get the sexy from You Are only because Matt wrote it.
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QOTSA would do a pretty badass cover i'd imagine.
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Oh yeah.
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You Are is my favorite song on Riot Act. I've always loved it. Always.
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Help, Help is top four or five on RA too. 
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The writing credit for "You Are" is Vedder/Cameron. Did Eddie just write some of the lyrics? All of them?stupidmop wrote:Help Help and You Are, are awesome.
They're matt lyrics so they're not too good. And that you are the lock and im the key shit is hilarious. But i think You Are is the closest they have ever gotten to sounding even vaguely 'sexy' if you know what i mean.
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The "lock and key" part I would've written in 3rd grade. Maybe 2nd.
Favorite Riot Act song? Wow. Funny how different all of us fans of the same band can be. I would have dropped You Are and Help, Help from the album entirely.
Favorite Riot Act song? Wow. Funny how different all of us fans of the same band can be. I would have dropped You Are and Help, Help from the album entirely.
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And amazingly I love You Are yet agree with you on Help Help. 
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LetMeSleep wrote:And amazingly I love You Are yet agree with you on Help Help.
You're a hybrid. Nice.
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I think eddie helped with the lyrics but didnt write all of them. I might be wrong though because I forgot that fact entirely until you said that. I thought they we're all matt.mray10 wrote:The writing credit for "You Are" is Vedder/Cameron. Did Eddie just write some of the lyrics? All of them?stupidmop wrote:Help Help and You Are, are awesome.
They're matt lyrics so they're not too good. And that you are the lock and im the key shit is hilarious. But i think You Are is the closest they have ever gotten to sounding even vaguely 'sexy' if you know what i mean.
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I think Matt had a few lyrics done and then brought the demo into Ed who finished it. It was originally called 'Undone' as a Matt demo so I'd assume that was part of the original stuff. The title got changed when Ed bought in his 'Undone.'
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The cheesy melody line (keyboards?) on the end of this song kind of make it sound like Born in the USA.
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PHATJ wrote:You Are is my favorite song on Riot Act. I've always loved it. Always.
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I thought You Are was the worst song I ever heard on first listen but it really clicked when I saw it live. I really like it now.
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the production at the end of the song bothers me. the keys would be fine if they were just a compliment to the guitars (you know, the instruments that the guys who are in pearl jam play?), but there are no guitars to be found.harmless wrote:The cheesy melody line (keyboards?) on the end of this song kind of make it sound like Born in the USA.
it sounds way too empty coming out of the last verse.