Jeremy

At home, drawing pictures of mountain tops,
with him on top
Lemon yellow sun, arms raised in a V
The dead lay in pools of maroon below
Daddy didn't give attention Oh!
To the fact that mommy didn't care

King Jeremy the wicked, oh,
ruled his world
Jeremy spoke in class today

Clearly I remember pickin' on the boy
Seemed a harmless little fuck
But we unleashed a lion
Gnashed his teeth and bit the recess lady's breast
How could I forget? And he hit me with a surprise left
My jaw left hurtin', ooh, dropped wide open like the day,
oh, like the day I heard
Daddy didn't give affection, oh,
And the boy was something mommy wouldn't wear

King Jeremy the wicked,
ruled his world
Jeremy spoke in class today

Try to forget this...
try to forget this...
Try to erase this...
try to erase this...
From the blackboard...

Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in, spoke in
Jeremy spoke in class today

Pearl Jam, “Ten”, 1991

Esta é a minha música preferida dos Pearl Jam. Quando em 1992 toda a gente em todo o lado vibrava com o grunge, eu emocionava-me mais com outros estilos musicais, mas esta música ficou-me sempre na memória. São, sem dúvida, uma grande banda.