Dark Matter (song)

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5 Stars
33
17%
4 Stars
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48%
3 Stars
56
29%
2 Stars
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1 Star
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2%
 
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stip wrote:this will be a great sing along chorus live
OMG the sound of an arena singing this shit!
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stip wrote:how are the drums?
The online BMI calculator says...HEALTHY WEIGHT :heartbeat:
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RockPusher wrote:
stip wrote:this will be a great sing along chorus live
OMG the sound of an arena singing this shit!
and they should flicker the lights like in rearview
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3:05 - love that Eddie moment
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artwork:

"... crafted using a large self-made kaleidoscope. Each letter visible on the cover was individually captured and handwritten midair with a specially designed flashlight to create the pearlescent effect."
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Fattie_Vedder wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:Matt's drumming made me cream

I can't remember the last time they brought the funk like that

DUCK WALK TIME

what is that harsh grating fast tremolo on the guitar that appears once in a while? it's amazing

they sound passionate, I'm all in
my only real crit is that 3.30 wasn't long enough, PJ have recently got this bad habit of giving us 2 bars of good instrumental stuff (intro, solo, etc.) when there should be four, or even eight
I want this to be longer so bad too. I would have loved to hear just that instrumental part before the chorus that we had the snippet from.
I think that was in there? but it was either shorter in the song or felt longer when nothing was around it
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well done everyone. solid 4 star late period pearl jam. huzzah's are in order. see you tomorrow.
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stip wrote:Very rough stab at some lyrics. People should go to work on this. I want a complete song by morning



Steal the light from my eyes
Steal the blood from my heart
In all of this dark matter
Take the … from my chest
We're losing count, dark matter

Denounce the demigods
King diamond to destroy
Deploy the dialogue
Your word against the lord

It’s strange these days
When everyone else pays for someone else’s mistake
Display ….
Till everyone else pays for someone else's mistake

Your rolling away
Your pulling apart
In all of this dark matter


I want you to sit and ……
Arrest….
No one knows what happened next


Denounce the demigods
King diamond to destroy
Deploy the dialogue
Your word against the lord

It’s strange these days
When everyone else pays for someone else’s mistake
Display ….
Till everyone else pays for someone else's mistake

No tolerance for intolerance
No patience left for impatience no more
No love lost for lost loves
No sorrow for the unaccountable
it’s strange these days, when everybody else pays for someone else’s mistake / this blame takes shape, still everybody else pays for someone else’s mistake.
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B wrote:buy the single and you get a download with the instrumental with a cool Ed on the Arc machine opening.

Where? I bought it in iTunes and no sign of that
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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The pee is strong and clear

The poop is firm, but not too firm. Little to no wiping.

BMI is a HEALTHY WEIGHT
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Very rough draft if someone is looking for a little of Eddie translation/guesses. Maybe 75%


Dark Matter

Steal the light from my eyes
Steal the blood from my heart
when all of it is dark matter

Take the breath from my chest
Don’t know?????
well listens dark matter????

denounce the demigods
king diamonds??? to destroy
deplore the dialogue
your word against the law

it’s strange/strained these days
when everybody else pays
for someone else’s mistake

display??? these days
still everybody else pays
for someone else’s mistake

you’re running away
you’re pulling apart
and all there is dark matter

I went to the sphere???
and it spits on my head
arrested the press
no one knows what happened next

renounce the demigod
king diamonds to destroy
deplore the dialogue
your word against the law

it’s strange these days
when everybody else pays
for someone else’s mistake

there’s rain these days
still everybody else pays
for someone else’s mistake

no tolerance for
intolerance or
no faces left for
impatience no more
no love lost for
lost dogs
no sorrow for
the unaccountable

<<solo>>

it’s strange these days
when everybody else pays
for someone else’s mistake

there’s rain these days
still everybody else pays
for someone else’s mistake
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Definitely feel like I’m listening to something from a foregone era with Ed’s voice. I think they were in great hands with Andrew. This is special. Buckle up. The single is never the best song. Can’t wait.
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you know what else this reminded me of in the funk aspect? late Paramore, and probably because they're also influenced by Talking Heads a lot lately
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dimejinky99 wrote:
B wrote:buy the single and you get a download with the instrumental with a cool Ed on the Arc machine opening.

Where? I bought it in iTunes and no sign of that
the 7" vinyl.
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I liked that a lot
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Kevin Davis wrote:I liked that a lot
:hooray:
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I’m in the basement in the middle of listen #15 and my dog keeps staring at me like I’ve gone insane because of all the aggressive head bopping and fist pumping.
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I can't get over how urgent the singing is- really everyone in the band has such agency in this track! I can see why Jeff said he couldn't be prouder. We are so lucky.
Be mighty...Be humble...Be mighty humble...
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Strat wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:I liked that a lot
:hooray:
Let us celebrate this moment of agreement!
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I like it a lot. That guitar solo at the end just rocks and hits all the right spots.

Gets catchier after a few more listens.

New Pearl jam, woo hoo!

Ok off to bed.
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