Sleight Of Hand (Lyrics)

Artist: Pearl Jam
Composer: Ament/Vedder

Lyrics:

Routine was the theme,... he'd wake up,..wash and pour himself
Into uniform,... something he hadn't imagined being...

As the merging traffic passed,... he found himself staring,..
Down,... at his own... hands..
Not remembering the change,... not recalling the plan,
Was it...?

He was okay,... but wondering... about wandering
Was it age?... By consequence?... or was he moved by
Sleight of hand?

Mondays were made to fall,... lost on a road he knew by heart
It was like a book he read in his sleep,... endlessly...
Sometimes he hid in his radio,... watching others pull into their homes
While he was drifting...

On a line,... of his own,... off the line,... on the side
Bye the by,.... as dirt turned to sand,
As if moved by sleight of hand...

When he reached the shore of his... clip-on world...
He resurfaced to the norm
Organized his few things,... his coat and keys...
Any new realizations... would have to wait...
Til he had more time,... more time...
Time to dream,... to himself... he waves goodbye,
To himself... I'll see you on the other side...

Another man...moved by sleight of hand...

Binaural
Live At Benaroya Hall
First PlayedWed Jun 14, 2000Prague, Czech RepublicPaegas Arena
Last PlayedWed Sep 07, 2011Montreal, QuebecBell Center
Times Played40
DateLocationVenue
Wed Sep 07, 2011Montreal, QuebecBell Center
Sun May 09, 2010Cleveland, OHQuicken Loans Arena
Mon Aug 17, 2009Manchester, EnglandManchester Evening News Arena
Tue Jun 17, 2008Virginia Beach, VirginiaVerizon Amphitheatre
Wed Sep 13, 2006Bern, SwitzerlandBern Arena
Mon Jun 26, 2006St. Paul, MinnesotaXcel Energy Center
Wed May 31, 2006New York, New YorkThe Avalon
Fri May 19, 2006Grand Rapids, MIVan Andel Arena
Sat May 13, 2006Hartford, ConnecticutNew England Dodge Music Arena
Fri Sep 16, 2005Ottawa, OntarioScotiabank Place
Sun Sep 04, 2005Calgary, AlbertaScotiabank Saddledome
Mon Aug 29, 2005Missoula, MontanaAdams Field House
Wed Oct 06, 2004Asheville, North CarolinaCivic Center Asheville
Wed Oct 22, 2003Seattle, WashingtonBenaroya Hall
Fri Jul 11, 2003Mansfield, MassachusettsTweeter Center
Thu Jun 26, 2003Clarkston, MichiganDTE Energy Music Theatre
Sun Jun 15, 2003Fargo, North DakotaFargo Dome
Tue Jun 10, 2003Little Rock, ArkansasAlltel Arena
Tue Apr 22, 2003St. Louis, MissouriSavvis Center
Sat Apr 12, 2003Orlando, FloridaHouse Of Blues Orlando
Wed Feb 19, 2003Melbourne, AustraliaRod Laver Arena
Tue Oct 31, 2000Mountain View, CaliforniaShoreline Amphitheatre
Sat Oct 14, 2000The Woodlands, TexasCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Thu Oct 12, 2000Kansas City, MissouriSandstone Amphitheatre
Mon Oct 09, 2000Chicago, IllinoisAllstate Arena
Thu Oct 05, 2000Toronto, OntarioAir Canada Centre
Tue Sep 05, 2000Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPost-Gazette Pavilion
Tue Aug 29, 2000Mansfield, MassachusettsTweeter Center
Sun Aug 27, 2000Saratoga Springs, New YorkSaratoga Performing Arts Center
Wed Aug 23, 2000Wantagh, New YorkJones Beach Music Theatre
Sun Aug 20, 2000Cincinnati, OhioRiverbend Music Center
Sat Aug 12, 2000Tampa, FloridaIce Palace
Thu Aug 03, 2000Virginia Beach, VirginiaVirginia Beach Amphitheatre
Thu Jun 29, 2000Oslo, NorwaySpektrum
Sun Jun 25, 2000Berlin, GermanyWuhlheide
Fri Jun 23, 2000Zurich, SwitzerlandHallenstadion
Thu Jun 22, 2000Milan, ItalyForum Milan
Mon Jun 19, 2000Ljubljana, SloveniaHala Tivoli
Fri Jun 16, 2000Katowice, PolandSpodek
Wed Jun 14, 2000Prague, Czech RepublicPaegas Arena

Comments

Gloomy... I'm in a loop with it.. Has someone promise something us? Then, why are we waiting? (C. Pavese)

one of their best songs. i really wish they'd play it more often.

How I love this song...Hopefully I'll be one of the lucky ones to get to hear it live one day... <3

play rare songs in australia pearl jam!!! only been played once in the land down under for shame