Pearl Jam - Even Flow Lyrics

Pearl Jam Lyrics

"Even Flow"

Freezing
Rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, again
Oh, feeling
Maybe he'll see a little better, set of days, ooh yeah
Oh, hand out
Faces that he sees time again ain't that familiar, oh yeah
Oh, dark grin
He can't help, when he's happy he looks insane, hm yeah

Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away
Oh, someday yet, he'll begin his life again
Life again, life again

Kneeling
Looking through the paper though he doesn't know to read, oh yeah
Oh, praying
Now to something that has never showed him anything
Oh, feeling
Understands the weather of the winters on its way
Oh, ceilings
Few and far between all the legal halls of shame, hey

Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away
Oh, someday yet, he'll begin his life again
...Ah, whispering hands, gently lead him away
Him away, him away

Yeah!
Woo, ah yeah... fuck it up

Hey man, you got a dollar?
Come on, just some spare change, man, I know you got
Well, God bless you, man, God bless you

Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away
Oh, someday yet, he'll begin his life again
Oh, whispering hands, gently lead him away
Him away, him away... yeah!
Woo, ah yeah

Submit Corrections

Thanks to LisaO4321 for adding these lyrics.
Thanks to jan for correcting these lyrics.

Writer(s): Eddie Jerome Vedder, Stone C. Gossard

Unlike most songs from the "Ten" album, recorded in just a few takes, "Even Flow" was an exception, requiring much more attention. Guitarist Mike McCready stated, "We did 'Even Flow' about 50, 70 times. I swear to God it was a nightmare. We played that thing over and over until we hated each other."

Song's lyrics by Eddie Vedder describe the experience of being a homeless man. Once he introduced the song by saying "I thought I'd throw in a bit of street education while you still have an open mind. Right across the street there's a little homeless community that lives under the bridge. You should just know that those people ain't all crazy and sometimes it's not their fault."

album: "Ten" (1991)

You May Also Like

Guns N' Roses - "Live And Let Die" When you were young, and your heart was an open book You used to say, "Live and let live" (You know you did, you know you did, you know you did) But if this ever-changing world in which we live in...

Van Halen - "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" I heard the news baby, all about your disease Yeah you may have all you want, baby, but I got somethin' you need Oh yeah, ain't talkin' 'bout love My love is rotten to the core Ain't talkin'...

Nirvana - "Heart-Shaped Box" She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black Hey!...

Ozzy Osbourne - "No More Tears" The light in the window is a crack in the sky A stairway to darkness in the blink of an eye A levee of tears to learn she'll never be coming back The man in the dark will bring another attack Your...

L7 - "Pretend We're Dead" What's up with what's going down In every city, in every town Cramping styles is the plan They've got us in the palm of every hand When we pretend that we're dead When we pretend that we're dead...

"Even Flow" lyrics

Pearl Jam Lyrics