Song of the Moment: Sirens

[warehouse]

You need to stop stating stuff you read "from some guy" as fact.

I don't need to do anything except Maybe stop reading this thread go round in circles, at least til the record is out.

u need to put a picture of u and eddie vedder in most, if not all of your posts

[worldwithyourheart]

LBC wasn't a single.

Not officially in the US, but in Canada, Australia, and Europe it was.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Boat_Captain

so we concur?

you're not living up to your avatar.

you uncovered my front....

[Noaheb]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

Your possible explanation of those lyrics works for me; I didn't see that last line connecting with the previous one. Although, didn't Beth (?) cheat on him? Maybe this song is like a throwback to her and that experience, which is then resolved in Future Days, about Jill. Maybe.

Please do not talk about band members personal lives on the forum.

thank you
mgmtnt

[harmless]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

Your possible explanation of those lyrics works for me; I didn't see that last line connecting with the previous one. Although, didn't Beth (?) cheat on him? Maybe this song is like a throwback to her and that experience, which is then resolved in Future Days, about Jill. Maybe.

Please do not talk about band members personal lives on the forum.

thank you
mgmtnt

Yanno, Ed could really avoid the problem of that happening if he'd stop writing about himself.

[warehouse]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

Your possible explanation of those lyrics works for me; I didn't see that last line connecting with the previous one. Although, didn't Beth (?) cheat on him? Maybe this song is like a throwback to her and that experience, which is then resolved in Future Days, about Jill. Maybe.

Please do not talk about band members personal lives on the forum.

thank you
mgmtnt

Yanno, Ed could really avoid the problem of that happening if he'd stop writing about himself.

yes, its eddie vedders fault people gossip about his personal life

[harmless]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

Your possible explanation of those lyrics works for me; I didn't see that last line connecting with the previous one. Although, didn't Beth (?) cheat on him? Maybe this song is like a throwback to her and that experience, which is then resolved in Future Days, about Jill. Maybe.

Please do not talk about band members personal lives on the forum.

thank you
mgmtnt

Yanno, Ed could really avoid the problem of that happening if he'd stop writing about himself.

yes, its eddie vedders fault people gossip about his personal life

It was a joke. And gossiping isn't really what I was doing; I'm trying to understand the song. But hey, I guess it's fine that these lyrics remain a mystery because Ed likes to be vague... it's happened before.

[Noaheb]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

Your possible explanation of those lyrics works for me; I didn't see that last line connecting with the previous one. Although, didn't Beth (?) cheat on him? Maybe this song is like a throwback to her and that experience, which is then resolved in Future Days, about Jill. Maybe.

Please do not talk about band members personal lives on the forum.

thank you
mgmtnt

Yanno, Ed could really avoid the problem of that happening if he'd stop writing about himself.

yes, its eddie vedders fault people gossip about his personal life

It was a joke. And gossiping isn't really what I was doing; I'm trying to understand the song. But hey, I guess it's fine that these lyrics remain a mystery because Ed likes to be vague... it's happened before.

yeah thought that was quite obvious or maybe warehouse was joking too and everyones got it all upside down now...wuts happening here?

PM to link please

[harmless]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

Your possible explanation of those lyrics works for me; I didn't see that last line connecting with the previous one. Although, didn't Beth (?) cheat on him? Maybe this song is like a throwback to her and that experience, which is then resolved in Future Days, about Jill. Maybe.

Please do not talk about band members personal lives on the forum.

thank you
mgmtnt

Yanno, Ed could really avoid the problem of that happening if he'd stop writing about himself.

yes, its eddie vedders fault people gossip about his personal life

It was a joke. And gossiping isn't really what I was doing; I'm trying to understand the song. But hey, I guess it's fine that these lyrics remain a mystery because Ed likes to be vague... it's happened before.

yeah thought that was quite obvious or maybe warehouse was joking too and everyones got it all upside down now...wuts happening here?

PM to link please

Everyone is practicing. But this world's an accident.

[Man in Black]

life is fleeting...
lucky if you can find someone to really love...
hence when it happens it's really profound...
let me tell you Ed's love for Jill is really super duper double extra profound...
yet there will always be a sense of melancholy and longing...
because you see it all ends someday...
and really when you consider the age of the universe...
it's sooner rather than later...
and when you die that it's, finito, kaputt...

totes.

Also, there is no God.

[Man in Black]

Folks, I'll bet Ed broke the "no marijuana in the house" rule to write this one.

It's that profound

[harmless]

Is that the rule you've broken to write these posts?

[stupidmop]

life is fleeting...
lucky if you can find someone to really love...
hence when it happens it's really profound...
let me tell you Ed's love for Jill is really super duper double extra profound...
yet there will always be a sense of melancholy and longing...
because you see it all ends someday...
and really when you consider the age of the universe...
it's sooner rather than later...
and when you die that it's, finito, kaputt...

totes.

Also, there is no God.

The concept album to end all concept albums

[Man in Black]

Is that the rule you've broken to write these posts?

8.7/10

[Noaheb]

life is fleeting...
lucky if you can find someone to really love...
hence when it happens it's really a profound circus...
let me tell you Ed's love for Jill is a really super duper double extra profound circus...
yet there will always be a sense of melancholy and longing...
because you see it all ends someday...
and really when you consider the age of the universe...
it's sooner rather than later...
and when you die that it's, finito, kaputt...

totes.

Also, there is no God.

FTFY

[stip]

Is that the rule you've broken to write these posts?

8.7/10

That's a very precise posting metric

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Is that the rule you've broken to write these posts?

8.7/10

That's a very precise posting metric

Any chance we could see all of your reviews scored to 17 decimal places from now on?

[broken iris]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

I thought he was saying he's not intentionally sabotaging the relationship to avoid having to suffer from it's end, the song being about the fear of losing the ones you love and all.

[harmless]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

I thought he was saying he's not intentionally sabotaging the relationship to avoid having to suffer from it's end, the song being about the fear of losing the ones you love and all.

What's that last line about, in that context?

[stip]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

I thought he was saying he's not intentionally sabotaging the relationship to avoid having to suffer from it's end, the song being about the fear of losing the ones you love and all.

yeah, that's true, but intentionally is the key word here. I think he's acknowledge blame/fault for something (it's a very nonspecific narrative--if you can even call it that), but trying to say that the faults like with his weakness as a person, rather than a conscious choice. Certainly nothing that should reflect on how much he values the person he loves.

[broken iris]

By the way, I think I have an idea what these lines in the song mean, or might mean:

Every choice, mistake I made, is not my plan
To send you in the arms of another man
And if you choose to stay, I’ll wait, I’ll understand

The choices/mistakes could be Ed continuing to smoke or drink or something more serious which we are not privy too. Maybe Jill threatened to leave him over said issue. The last line follows from the previous ones, i.e. her choosing to stay with that other man. He'll wait for her but he'll understand if she doesn't come back. I don't think it's a departure from the rest of the song. He's addressing his insecurities over the relationship which could end due to his mistakes or his impending death.

I understand the fear he talks about here very well. A friend of mine just lost his younger brother (24) in a horrible car accident a few days ago. That kid had his whole life in front of him. You just never know with life.

I thought he was saying he's not intentionally sabotaging the relationship to avoid having to suffer from it's end, the song being about the fear of losing the ones you love and all.

What's that last line about, in that context?

Like Stip said, it's a very nonspecific narrative (good way of putting it), perhaps this refers to him confronting her with the other guy and he says that he recognizes his culpability, but that he won't give up on her even if she has given up on him. The "I studied your face, the fear goes away" line is the result of that confrontation. Her reaction shows that she chooses him.

On the other hand, maybe the intent is much darker and "the fear goes away" because it is replaced by something worse... desperation and thoughts on suicide? Hence the sirens in the night. "Will they come for me this time" because he finally went through with it? I usually defer to Stip's interpretation, but I haven't read it yet to avoid spoilers for the leaked songs.