@ALBUM: Vs. (Five Against One) Band: Pearl Jam Lyrics: Eddie Vedder Anything _but_ perfect Transcription: Michael Stevenson mikes@devnull.acs.umbc.edu @SONG: GO oh please don't go out on me.. don't go out on me now never acted up before.. don't go on me now I swear I never too it for granted.. just thought of it now. suppose I abused you.. just passing it on once fastened servile.. now your getting sharp. moving oh so swiftly.. with such disarm. I pulled the covers over him.. shoulda' pulled the alarm.. turned to my nemesis.. a full on fucking god (???) pleeeeease... don't go on me pleeeeease... don't go on me pleeeeease... don't go on me pleeeeease... don't go on me please don't go on me please don't go on me please don't go on me don't go on me don't go on me don't you want me don't go on me (x2) @SONG: ANIMAL torture from you to me abducted from the street I'd rather be.. I'd rather be with.. I'd rather be with an animallll why would you wanna hurt me so frightened of your pain I'd rather be.. I'd rather be with.. I'd rather be with an animal I'd rather be.. I'd rather be.. I'd rather be with an animal I'd rather be.. I'd rather be with.. I'd rather be with an animal I'd rather be.. I'd rather be with.. I'd rather be with an animal. Daughter alone.. listless.. breakfast table in an otherwise empty room. a young girl.. violens.. center of her own attention. mother reads aloud, child tries to understand it tries to make her proud. the shades go down its in her head painted room can't deny theres something wrong. don't call me daughter not fit to the picture kept will remind me don't call me daughter not fit to the picture kept will remind me don't call me she holds the hand.. that holds her down she will... rise above don't call me daughter not fit to the picture kept will remind me don't call me daughter not fit to be the picture kept will remind me don't call me daughter not fit to the picture kept will remind me don't call me daughter not fit to be the picture kept will remind me don't call me @SONG: GLORIFIED G got a gun 'fact I got two thats ok man cuz I love god glorified version of a pellet gun feels so manly when armed glorified version of a pellet gun glorified version of a pellet gun glorified version of a pellet gun glorified version of a pellet gun don't think dumb is strength never shot at a living thing glorified version of a pellet gun feels so manly when armed glorified version of a pellet gun glorified version of a pellet gun glorified version of a pellet gun glorified version of a always leave it loaded always leave it loaded always leave it loaded @SONG: DISSIDENT she nursed him there over a night I wasn't so sure she wanted him to stay what to say.. what to say but soon she was down soon he was low at a quarter past.. a holy no she had to turn around when she couldn't hold.. she folded a dissident is here escape is never.. the safest path oh.. a dissident.. a dissident is here and to this day.. she's glided on always home but so far away like a word misplaced nothing said.. what a waste when she had contact.. with the conflict there was meaning but she sold him to the state she had to turn around when she couldn't hold.. she folded a dissident is here escape is never the safest path oh.. a dissident.. a dissident is here she gave him away when she couldn't hold.. no.. she folded a dissident is here escape is never the safest path oh.. a dissident.. a dissident is here couldn't hold on.. she couldn't hold she folded a dissident is here escape is never the safest place a dissident is here @SONG: WMA he won the lottery when he was born took his mothers white breast to his tongue trained like dogs color and smell walks by me to get to him police man police man he won the lottery by being born big hand slapped a white male 'merican do no wrong so clean cut dirty his hands it comes right off police man police man police stopped my brother again police stopped my brother again police stopped my brother again police man police man jesus greets me.. looks just like me do no wrong so clean cut dirty his hands it comes right off police man police man police man police stopped my brother again police stopped my brother again police stopped my brother again police man police man police stopped my brother again police stopped my brother again police stopped my brother again police man police man police man @SONG: BLOOD spin me 'round roll me over fuckin' circus stab it down one way needle pull so slowly drains and spills soaks the pages fills there sponges its my blood its my blood painted big turn it into one of his enemies its my blood its my blood its my blood stab it down fill the pages ???????????? ??? of my enemies @SONG: REARVIEWMIRROR I took a drive today time to emancipate I guess it was the beatings made me wise I'm not about to give thanks or apologize I couldn't breath holdin' me down hand on my face kiss the ground enmity guaged knotted by fear 'posed to endure what I could not.. forgive I seemed to look away wounds in the mirror waved it wasn't my surface most defiled head at your feet fool to your crown fist on my plate swallowed it down enmity guage knotted by fear tried to endure what I could not forgive saw things saw things saw things saw things clearer clearer once you.. were in my rearviewmirror I gather speed from you fucking with me once and for all I'm far away hardly believe finally the shades are raised. saw things so much clearer once you.. once you.. rearviewmirror saw things so much clearer once you.. once you.. rearviewmirror saw things so much clearer once you.. once you.. rearviewmirror saw things so much clearer once you @SONG: RATS they don't eat don't sleep they don't feed they don't seethe bare their gums when they moan and squeak lick the dirt off a larger ones feet they don't push don't crowd congregate until they're much too loud fuck to procreate til they are dead drink the blood of their so called best friend they don't scurry when something bigger comes their way don't pack themselves together and run as one don't shit where they're not supposed to don't take whats not theirs they don't compare they don't scam don't fight don't oppress an equals given rights starve the poor so they can be well fed line their holes with the dead ones breed they don't scurry when something bigger comes their way don't pack themselves together and run as one don't shit where they're not supposed to don't take whats not theirs they don't compare they don't scurry when something bigger comes their way don't pack themselves together and run as one don't shit where they're not supposed to don't take whats not theirs they don't compare rats they don't compare rats they don't compare ben... the two of us need look no more ben... the two of us need look no more ben... the two of us need look no more ben... the two of us need look no more ben... the two of us need look no more @SONG: ELDERLY WOMAN BEHIND THE COUNTER IN A SMALL TOWN I seem to recognize.. your face haunting familiar yet I can't seem to place it cannot find the candle of thought to light your name lifetimes are catching up with me all these changes taking place I wish I'd seen the place but no ones ever taken me hearts and thought they fade fade away hearts and thoughts they fade fade away I swear I recognize your breath memories like fingerprints are slowly raising me you wouldn't recall for I'm not my former its hard when your stuck upon the shelf I changed by not changing at all small town predicts my fate perhaps thats what no one wants to see I just want to scream.. hello my god its been so long never dreamed you'd return but now here you are and here I am hearts and thoughts they fade away hearts and thoughts they fade fade away hearts and thoughts they fade fade away hearts and thoughts they fade away hearts and thoughts they fade fade away hearts and thoughts they fade fade away hearts and thoughts they fade fade away @SONG: LEASH troubled souls unite we got ourselves tonight(?) I am a fuel.. you are friends we got the means to make amends I am lost.. I'm lucky but I'm by your side I am right by your side young lover I stand it was their idea I proved to be a man take my fucking hand it was their idea I proved to be a man will myself to find a home a home within myself we will find a way we will find our place drop the leash drop the leash get outta' my fuckin' face drop the leash drop the leash get outta' my fuckin' face drop the leash drop the leash get outta' my fuckin.. face drop the leash drop the leash drop the leash we are young drop the leash we are young get outta' my fuckin' face drop the leash drop the leash get outta' my drop the leash my delight delight delight in our youth get outta' my fuckin face @SONG: INDIFFERENCE I will light the match this mornin' so I won't be alone watch as she lies silent but soon light will be gone oh I will stand arms outstretched pretend I'm free to roam oh I will make my way through one more day how much difference does it make how much difference does it make I will hold the candle 'til it burns up my arm oh I'll keep takin' punches 'til their will grows tired oh I will stare the sun down until my eyes go blind hey, I won't change direction and I won't change my mind how much difference does it make how much difference does it make I'll swallow poison until I grow immune I will scream my lungs out 'til it fills this room how much difference how much difference how much difference does it make how much difference does it make