Black lyrics

Song information

Artist: Pearl Jam
Album: Ten

Lyrics

Hey... oooh..
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed, has taken a turn

Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she would
And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything?
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything..

I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I see her?
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can drive away

And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything?
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything..

All the love gone bad, turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I'll be... yeah..
Uh huh... uh huh... ooh..

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life
I know someday you'll be the sun in somebody else's sky
But why, why, why can't it be, can't it be mine

Aah... uuh.