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Key
Eₘ
bpm
77
Tuning
440 Hz
Genre
Alternative rockRock
Artist
Pearl Jam
jam sessions
25847
Release year
1991
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Hey, ohSheets of empty canvasUntouched sheets of clayWere laid spread out before meAs her body once didAll five horizonsRevolved around her soulAs the earth to the sunNow the air I tasted and breathedHas taken a turnOh and all I taught her was everythingOh I know she gave me all that she woreAnd now my bitter handsChafe beneath the cloudsOf what was everythingOh the pictures haveAll been washed in blackTattooed everythingI take a walk outsideI'm surrounded bySome kids at playI can feel their laughterSo why do I searOh, and twisted thoughts that spinRound my headI'm spinningOh, I'm spinningHow quick the sun can, drop awayAnd now my bitter handsCradle broken glassOf what was everythingAll the pictures haveAll been washed in blackTattooed everythingAll the love gone badTurned my world to blackTattooed all I seeAll that I amAll that I'll be, yeahUh huh, uh huh, ohI know someday you'll have a beautiful lifeI know you'll be a starIn somebody else's skyBut whyWhyWhy can't it beOh can't it be mineLyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind | By: Stone C. Gossard, Eddie Jerome Vedder | Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Intro

Hey, oh
Sheets of empty canvas

Verse

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
Oh and all I taught her was everything

Chorus

Oh I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands
Chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything
Oh the pictures have
All been washed in black
Tattooed everything

Verse

I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by
Some kids at play
I can feel their laughter
So why do I sear
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin

Chorus

Round my head
I'm spinning
Oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can, drop away
And now my bitter hands

Bridge

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 that I'll be, yeah

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Uh huh, uh huh, oh
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life
I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky
But why
Why
Why can't it be
Oh can't it be mine

By: Stone C. Gossard, Eddie Jerome Vedder · Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind · Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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