Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder

[drycreek]

I was just curious what some of y'all thought Eddie is singing about here. I really like the song but I'm not sure I completely understand what he's trying to say.



When I walk beside her
I am the better man
When I look to leave her
I always stagger back again

Once I built an ivory tower
So I could worship from above
When I climb down to be set free
She took me in again

[CHORUS]
There's a big
A big hard sun
Beating on the big people
In the big hard world

When she comes to greet me
She is mercy at my feet
I see her inner charm
She just throws it back at me

Once I dug an early grave
To find a better land
She just smiled and laughed at me
And took her rules back again

[CHORUS]

When I go to cross that river
She is comfort by my side
When I try to understand
She just opens up her hands

[CHORUS]

Once I stood to lose her
And I saw what I had done
Bowed down and threw away the hours
Of her garden and her sun

So I tried to want her
I turned to see her weep
40 days and 40 nights
And it's still coming down on me

[CHORUS]

 

[bevo_daddy]

Can you first explain Yellow Ledbetter to me?

 

[Puffer]

my thought is that he's singing about mother nature, in a sense man -vs- nature, where we (modern society) don't respect or appreciate the beautiful earth (the wild) around us. the singer is struggling to understand both - society and nature - and how they fit in his life.

 

[The Madcap]

“Hard Sun” is actually a cover from Indio, a band fronted by Gordon Peterson. The original version features back up vocals by Joni Mitchell.

 

[Art Vandelay]

I really like that song (the original) and never knew who sang it. Thanks

 

[afat]

Great Album. Robbed of an Oscar.

 

[HOOKMD]

right on afat.

three nominations from enchanted and none for eddie, who had the most complete soundtrack put out last year - except for the winner 'Once'. 'Society' should have been nominated in my opinion.

 

[Horn89]

Yellow Ledbetter explained at last