Behind the eyes

We are all different
behind the eyes.

Pearl Jam

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
and all i taught her was everything
i know she gave me all that she wore
and now my bitter hands
shake beneath the clouds
of what was everything?
all the pictures had
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
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 had
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 ever be...
i know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
i know you'll be a starin somebody else's sky,
but why, why,
why can't it be, why can't it be mine?


dopo quattordici anni, un momento mai sognato
la pienezza può essere semplice
l'emozione più grande, Black (Pearl Jam, Ten, 1992)
14 settembre 2006