Song of the Day: "Just Breathe" by Pearl Jam

I've been a huge Pearl Jam fan since the age of 16. In my high school days, ten years after grunge music was the big fad, I was walking in flannel shirts and Doc Marten boots in honor of Eddie Vedder and the other Seattle rock heroes. Much of my musical taste of those days, thankfully, has fallen by the wayside over the years... but Pearl Jam has really stuck with me. In my mind, they always had deeper message and a more engaged conscience than some of their more narcissistic 90's rock peers. Their later albums, including their newest one Backspacer, have showcased a group of maturing and conscientious musicians concerned with the state of our world and the state of our souls. I particularly love one song off of Backspacer, entitled "Just Breathe." It speaks of appreciating what we have, of the importance of love and connection to others in the face of our earthly mortality. And, of course, as a practitioner of yoga and meditation, I like Eddie's advice to "just breathe". Hope you enjoy.

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"Just Breathe"

Yes, I understand
That every life must end, uh huh
As we sit alone
I know someday we must go, on home
I'm a lucky man,
To count on both hands
The ones I love
Some folks they have one,
Others, they've got none, uh huh

Stay with me
Let's just breathe

Practiced are my sins
never gonna let me win, uh huh
Under everything,
Just another human being, uh huh
I don't wanna hurt
There's so much in this world
To make me bleed

Stay with me
You're all I see

Did I say that I need you?
Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see,..
No one knows this more than me.
As I come clean.

I wonder everyday
as I look upon your face, uh huh
Everything you gave
And nothing you would take, uh huh
Nothing you would take
Everything you gave

Did I say that I need you?
Oh, did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see
No one knows this more than me.
As I come clean, uh huh

Nothing you would take
Everything you gave
Hold me till I die
Meet you on the other side