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Black

Black lyrics by Eddie Vedder. Hey, oh Sheets of empty canvas Untouched sheets of clay Were laid spread out before me As her body once did Oh all five horizons...

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Black

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Hey, oh

Sheets of empty canvas

Untouched sheets of clay

Were laid spread out before me

As her body once did

Oh all five horizons

Revolved around her soul

As the earth to the Sun

Now the air I tasted and breathed

Has taken a turn

Oh and all I taught her was everything

How quick the Sun can drop away

And now my bitter hands

Chafe beneath the clouds

Of what was everything?

All 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'll

Be... Yeah

I hope someday you'll have a beautiful life

I know you'll be star

In somebody else's sky

But why, why, why

Can't it be, oh can't it be mine?

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