Dissident (Lyrics)

Artist: Pearl Jam

Lyrics:

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, oh...she folded...
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
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
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
A dissident, a dissident is here
Couldn't hold on...she couldn't hold...no...she folded...
A dissident is here
Escape is never the safest place
A dissident is here
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Dissident
Touring Band 2000
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Live at The Gorge 05/06
Vs. and Vitalogy - 20th Anniversary Editions
First PlayedThu May 13, 1993San Francisco, CASlim's Cafe
Last PlayedWed Nov 09, 2011Curitiba, BrazilEstadio Parana do Clube
Times Played177
DateLocationVenue
Wed Nov 09, 2011Curitiba, BrazilEstadio Parana do Clube
Mon Sep 19, 2011Saskatoon, SaskatchewanCredit Union Center
Mon Sep 12, 2011Toronto, OntarioAir Canada Centre
Fri Jul 09, 2010Bilbao, SpainBBK Live Festival
Sun Jun 27, 2010Nijmegen, HollandGoffertpark
Sat May 15, 2010Hartford, CTXL Arena
Sun Nov 22, 2009Sydney, AustraliaSydney Football Stadium
Tue Oct 27, 2009Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaWachovia Spectrum Arena
Thu Oct 01, 2009Universal City, CaliforniaGibson Amphitheater
Tue Sep 22, 2009Seattle, WashingtonKey Arena
Sun Aug 23, 2009Chicago, IllinoisUnited Center
Thu Aug 13, 2009Rotterdam, NetherlandsSportspaleis Ahoy
Tue Aug 11, 2009London, UKShepherd's Bush Empire
Sat Aug 08, 2009Calgary, Alberta, CACanada Olympic Park
Fri Jun 20, 2008Camden, New JerseySusquehanna Bank Center
Wed Jun 11, 2008West Palm Beach, FloridaCruzan Amphitheatre
Fri Jun 29, 2007Werchter, BelgiumWerchter Festival
Sun Jun 24, 2007Scheessel, GermanyHurricane Festival
Sat Jun 16, 2007Vienna, AustriaNova Rock Festival
Tue Jun 12, 2007Munich, GermanyOlympiahalle
Thu Nov 16, 2006Melbourne, AustraliaRod Laver Arena
Sat Nov 11, 2006Brisbane, AustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
Wed Nov 08, 2006Sydney, AustraliaAcer Arena
Wed Sep 20, 2006Pistoia, ItalyDuomo Square
Wed Sep 13, 2006Bern, SwitzerlandBern Arena
Mon Sep 11, 2006Paris, FranceBercy
Tue Sep 05, 2006Lisbon, PortugalPavilhao Atlantico
Fri Sep 01, 2006Barcelona, SpainPavello Olimpic de Badalona
Sun Aug 27, 2006Reading, EnglandReading Festival
Sun Jul 16, 2006San Francisco, CaliforniaBill Graham Civic Auditorium
Wed Jul 12, 2006Hollywood, CaliforniaHenry Fonda Theater
Fri Jun 23, 2006Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMellon Arena
Thu Jun 01, 2006E. Rutherford, New JerseyContinental Arena
Thu May 25, 2006Boston, MassachusettsTD Garden
Sat May 13, 2006Hartford, ConnecticutNew England Dodge Music Arena
Wed May 10, 2006Toronto, OntarioAir Canada Centre
Sun Dec 04, 2005Rio De Janeiro, BrazilApoteose
Wed Nov 30, 2005Curitiba, BrazilPedreira Paulo Leminsky
Wed Oct 05, 2005Chicago, IllinoisHouse of Blues Chicago
Sat Oct 01, 2005Atlantic City, New JerseyBorgata Events Center
Sun Sep 25, 2005St. Johns, NewfoundlandMile One Stadium
Thu Sep 22, 2005Halifax, Nova ScotiaMetro Centre
Thu Sep 01, 2005George, WashingtonGorge Amphitheatre
Wed Oct 06, 2004Asheville, North CarolinaCivic Center Asheville
Tue Sep 28, 2004Boston, MassachusettsFleet Center
Fri Jul 18, 2003Mexico City, MexicoPalacio De Los Deportes
Mon Jul 14, 2003Holmdel, New JerseyPNC Bank Arts Center
Wed Jul 09, 2003New York, New YorkMadison Square Garden
Sun Jul 06, 2003Camden, New JerseyTweeter Center at the Waterfront
Wed Jul 02, 2003Mansfield, MassachusettsTweeter Center
Sat Jun 28, 2003Toronto, OntarioMolson Amphitheatre
Fri Jun 13, 2003Council Bluffs, IowaMid-America Center
Mon Jun 09, 2003Dallas, TexasSmirnoff Music Centre
Wed Apr 23, 2003Champaign, IllinoisAssembly Hall
Sun Apr 13, 2003Tampa, FloridaSt. Pete Times Forum
Thu Apr 03, 2003Oklahoma City, OklahomaFord Center
Mon Mar 03, 2003Tokyo, JapanBudokan
Thu Feb 20, 2003Melbourne, AustraliaRod Laver Arena
Fri Feb 14, 2003Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
Mon Nov 06, 2000Seattle, WashingtonKey Arena
Thu Nov 02, 2000Portland, OregonRose Garden Arena
Fri Oct 27, 2000Fresno, CaliforniaSelland Arena
Sun Oct 22, 2000Las Vegas, NevadaMGM Grand
Sat Oct 21, 2000Phoenix, ArizonaDesert Sky Pavilion
Wed Oct 18, 2000Lubbock, TexasUnited Spirit Arena
Sat Oct 14, 2000The Woodlands, TexasCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Sun Oct 08, 2000East Troy, WisconsinAlpine Valley Music Theatre
Thu Oct 05, 2000Toronto, OntarioAir Canada Centre
Mon Sep 04, 2000Columbia, MarylandMerriweather Post Pavilion
Fri Sep 01, 2000Camden, New JerseyE-Centre
Sun Aug 27, 2000Saratoga Springs, New YorkSaratoga Performing Arts Center
Thu Aug 24, 2000Wantagh, New YorkJones Beach Music Theatre
Mon Aug 21, 2000Columbus, OhioPolaris Amphitheatre
Fri Aug 18, 2000Noblesville, IndianaDeer Creek Music Center
Wed Aug 09, 2000West Palm Beach, FloridaMars Music Amphitheatre
Fri Jun 23, 2000Zurich, SwitzerlandHallenstadion
Fri Jun 16, 2000Katowice, PolandSpodek
Sun Jun 11, 2000Nurnberg, GermanyRock im Park
Sat Jun 03, 2000Glasgow, ScotlandS.E.C.C.
Tue May 30, 2000London, EnglandWembley Arena
Sat Sep 19, 1998Washington, DCConstitution Hall
Wed Sep 16, 1998Mansfield, MassachusettsGreat Woods Center
Sun Sep 13, 1998Hartford, ConnecticutDodge Music Center
Thu Sep 10, 1998New York, New YorkMadison Square Garden
Tue Sep 01, 1998Atlanta, GeorgiaLakewood Amphitheatre
Sat Aug 29, 1998Camden, New JerseyBlockbuster Music Entertainment Center
Sat Aug 22, 1998Barrie, OntarioMolson Park
Tue Aug 18, 1998East Lansing, MichiganBreslin Center
Tue Jul 21, 1998Seattle, WashingtonMemorial Stadium, Seattle
Sun Jul 19, 1998Vancouver, British ColumbiaPacific Coliseum
Mon Jul 13, 1998Inglewood, CaliforniaGreat Western Forum
Sat Jul 11, 1998Las Vegas, NevadaThomas and Mack Center
Tue Jul 07, 1998Albuquerque, New MexicoTingley Coliseum
Fri Jul 03, 1998Kansas City, MissouriSandstone Amphitheatre
Mon Jun 29, 1998Chicago, IllinoisUnited Center
Fri Jun 26, 1998East Troy, WisconsinAlpine Valley Music Theatre
Tue Jun 23, 1998Denver, ColoradoFiddler's Green Amphitheatre
Thu Mar 19, 1998Perth, AustraliaPerth Entertainment Centre
Thu Mar 12, 1998Sydney, AustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
Sat Mar 07, 1998Adelaide, AustraliaThebarton Oval
Mon Mar 02, 1998Melbourne, AustraliaMelbourne Park
Thu Feb 26, 1998Wellington, New ZealandQueen's Wharf Events Center
Sat Feb 21, 1998Maui, HawaiiAlexander M. Baldwin Amphitheatre
Wed Nov 19, 1997Oakland, CaliforniaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium
Tue Nov 18, 1997Oakland, CaliforniaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium
Fri Nov 14, 1997Oakland, CaliforniaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium
Wed Nov 12, 1997Santa Cruz, CaliforniaThe Catalyst
Sun Nov 24, 1996Lisbon, PortugalCascais Pavilion
Fri Nov 22, 1996San Sebastian, SpainAnoeta Velodrome
Sun Nov 17, 1996Budapest, HungarySports Hall Budapest
Tue Nov 12, 1996Rome, ItalyPalaeur
Sat Nov 09, 1996Zurich, SwitzerlandHallenstadion
Wed Nov 06, 1996Amsterdam, NetherlandsParkhal
Mon Nov 04, 1996Hamburg, GermanySporthalle
Mon Oct 28, 1996London, EnglandWembley Arena
Thu Oct 24, 1996Cork, IrelandMillstreet Arena
Mon Oct 07, 1996Ft. Lauderdale, FloridaF.L. Baseball Stadium
Sat Oct 05, 1996Charleston, South CarolinaN. Charleston Coliseum
Sat Sep 28, 1996New York, New YorkDowning Stadium, Randall's Island
Mon Sep 16, 1996Seattle, WashingtonKey Arena
Sat Sep 14, 1996Seattle, WashingtonThe Showbox
Mon Nov 06, 1995San Diego, CaliforniaSan Diego Sports Arena
Thu Nov 02, 1995Salt Lake City, UtahDelta Center
Wed Nov 01, 1995Salt Lake City, UtahDelta Center
Sun Sep 17, 1995New Orleans, LouisianaTad Gormley Stadium
Sat Sep 16, 1995Austin, TexasSouth Park Meadows
Wed Sep 13, 1995Phoenix, ArizonaVeterans Memorial Coliseum
Tue Jul 11, 1995Chicago, IllinoisSoldier Field
Sun Jul 09, 1995Milwaukee, WisconsinSummerfest
Sat Jul 08, 1995Milwaukee, WisconsinSummerfest
Thu Jun 22, 1995Sacramento, CaliforniaCal Expo
Mon Jun 19, 1995Morrison, ColoradoRed Rocks
Mon Mar 06, 1995Perth, AustraliaPerth Entertainment Centre
Fri Mar 03, 1995SingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium
Sat Feb 18, 1995Sendai, JapanIzumity 21
Sun Jan 15, 1995Washington, DCConstitution Hall
Sun Apr 17, 1994New York, New YorkParamount Theater, NYC
Mon Apr 11, 1994Boston, MassachusettsBoston Garden
Sun Apr 10, 1994Boston, MassachusettsBoston Garden
Fri Apr 08, 1994Fairfax, VirginiaPatriot Center
Thu Apr 07, 1994Rochester, New YorkWar Memorial
Wed Apr 06, 1994Springfield, MassachusettsCivic Center Springfield
Sun Apr 03, 1994Atlanta, GeorgiaFox Theater
Sat Apr 02, 1994Atlanta, GeorgiaFox Theater
Tue Mar 29, 1994St. Petersburg, FloridaBayfront Arena
Mon Mar 28, 1994Miami, FloridaBayfront Amphitheater
Sat Mar 26, 1994Murfreesboro, TennesseeMurphy Athletic Center
Fri Mar 25, 1994Memphis, TennesseeMid-South Coliseum
Thu Mar 24, 1994Louisville, KentuckyLouisville Gardens
Tue Mar 22, 1994Cleveland, OhioCleveland State University Convocation Center
Sun Mar 20, 1994Ann Arbor, MichiganCrisler Arena
Sat Mar 19, 1994Detroit, MichiganMasonic Theater
Thu Mar 17, 1994West Lafayette, IndianaElliot Hall, Purdue University
Mon Mar 14, 1994St. Louis, MissouriFox Theatre
Thu Mar 10, 1994Chicago, IllinoisChicago Stadium
Wed Mar 09, 1994Pensacola, FloridaCivic Center Pensacola
Sun Mar 06, 1994Denver, ColoradoParamount Theater, Denver
Thu Dec 09, 1993Seattle, WashingtonCenter Arena
Wed Dec 08, 1993Seattle, WashingtonSeattle Center Arena
Tue Nov 30, 1993Las Vegas, NevadaAladdin Theater
Fri Nov 26, 1993Boulder, ColoradoBalch Fieldhouse, University of Colorado
Wed Nov 24, 1993Wichita, KansasCentury II
Fri Nov 19, 1993New Orleans, LouisianaUNO Lakefront Arena
Tue Nov 16, 1993New Orleans, LouisianaUNO Lakefront Arena
Fri Nov 12, 1993Dallas, TexasMoody Coliseum, SMU
Thu Nov 11, 1993Denton, TexasUniversity of North Texas Coliseum, Super Pit
Tue Nov 09, 1993Albuquerque, New MexicoConvention Exhibition Hall
Sat Nov 06, 1993Mesa, ArizonaMesa Amphitheater
Wed Nov 03, 1993San Diego, CaliforniaCivic Theatre
Sun Oct 31, 1993Berkeley, CaliforniaGreek Theatre
Thu Oct 28, 1993San Francisco, CaliforniaWarfield Theater
Mon Oct 25, 1993Seattle, WashingtonOff Ramp Cafe
Sun Sep 05, 1993George, WashingtonGorge Amphitheatre
Tue Jul 13, 1993London, EnglandBrixton Academy
Tue Jul 06, 1993Rome, ItalyStadio Flaminio
Wed Jun 16, 1993Missoula, MontanaUniversity Theatre, University of Montana
Thu May 13, 1993San Francisco, CASlim's Cafe