Black - Pearl Jam: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Black

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Rock

Black was released on August 27, 1991 by Epic/Legacy as a part of the album Ten

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Stone Gossard

Electric Guitar

Eddie Vedder

Lead Vocals

Jeff Ament

Bass Guitar

Dave Krusen

Drums

Mike McCready

Electric Guitar

Rick Parashar

Piano

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Stone Gossard

Composer

Eddie Vedder

Lyrics

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Pearl Jam

Producer

Don Gilmore

Additional Engineer

Dave Hillis

Additional Engineer

Adrian Moore

Additional Engineer

Tim Palmer

Mixing Engineer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Rick Parashar

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Sheets of empty canvas

Untouched sheets of clay

Were laid spread out before me

As her body once did

[Verse 2]

All five horizons

Revolved around her soul

As the earth to the sun

Now the air I tasted and breathed

Has taken a turn

[PreChorus]

Ooh, and all I taught her was everything

Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore

[Chorus]

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 3]

I take a walk outside

I'm surrounded by some kids at play

I can feel their laughter

So why do I sear?

[PreChorus]

Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin 'round my head

I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning

How quick the sun can, drop away

[Chorus]

And now my bitter hands

Cradle broken glass

Of what was everything

All the pictures have

All been washed in black

Tattooed everything

[Bridge]

All the love gone bad

Turned my world to black

Tattooed all I see

All that I am

All that I'll be, yeah

[Bridge]

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

Can't it be mine?

Written by: Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard

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