Song of the Moment: Just Breathe

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Everyone always assumes this song is about a spouse or loved one, but I think it's a song Ed is singing to himself and his breathy vocal delivery
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pearl jam sucks now
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tragabigzanda wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:Everyone always assumes this song is about a spouse or loved one, but I think it's a song Ed is singing to himself and his breathy vocal delivery
He's singing to his own vocal chords:
"Yes I know that someday we must go..."
"Stay with meeeeeee...."
:haha:

It's not entirely implausible. Once I found out that "Go" was actually about a pickup truck – and he was able to sing it with that much passion – I figure nothing is off the table with this guy.
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Worst song in the catalog.
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pearl jam sucks now
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Ed ruins everything.
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i think i hate this song. listening now to confirm.

can confirm, i hate it.
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It's not good.
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tragabigzanda wrote:I think it's a great "song," but it's just a crappy production on the album, and modern day Ed tends to overdo the delivery so as to make it sound quite treacly. I used to just flat out hate it, but once I heard Willie Nelson's version, it occurred to me that the composition is actually really nice.
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Whenever my bros and I finish a new Busch Light beer tower, we pop this on and just slip away.

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Worst song in the catalog.
While it is a bad song, this isn't even the worst song on this album. SAD!
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Worst song in the catalog.
It would be a bad song even by Creed standards, which it sounds like a rip-off from.
Think I’m going to try being kind to everyone a chance.
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wease wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:I think it's a great "song," but it's just a crappy production on the album, and modern day Ed tends to overdo the delivery so as to make it sound quite treacly. I used to just flat out hate it, but once I heard Willie Nelson's version, it occurred to me that the composition is actually really nice.
This.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Worst song in the catalog.
It's either this or Future Days
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Future Days is 5 billion times better than this dogshit
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Future Days is 5 billion times worse than this dogshit
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Future Days is one of the only LB songs I enjoy so what do I know
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:Future Days is one of the only LB songs I enjoy so what do I know
what.
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i knew i had wildly differing opinions and tastes in music than LV, but that's just inexcusable.
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