Black Songtext
von Pearl Jam

Hey, oh

Sheets of empty canvas
Untouched sheets of clay
Laid spread out before me
As her body once did

All five horizons
Revolved around her soul
Like the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed
Has taken a turn

Oh, and all I taught her was
Everything
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

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
Round my head
I'm spinning, oh, I′m spinning
How quick the sun can
Drop 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 will be, yeah

I hope someday you'll have a beautiful life
I hope you'll be a star
In somebody else′s sky
But why, why, why
Can′t it be
Can't it be mine