Pearl Jam - I Got Shit

[_om_]

Salute to you, Smirks. I'm liking what I'm seeing here so far.. I think you're on to something. Plus, I see people that I haven't seen in ages. (hello layladoll)

So, I was listening to "I Got Shit" last night and just now while I was talking to a friend, and I got to thinking about it again (oh no..)

I think maybe one of the reasons I love this song so much is that to me, it's about loneliness. Loneliness is one of the strongest emotions, I think. To admit loneliness to yourself, I think, is something that takes a lot of courage to do.
To *sing* about loneliness, I can't even imagine. I've known a lot of people that are in denial of loneliness.. but sometimes, it takes a really strong person to admit weakness. That strength, I think, is something to be respected. Especially when a song like this nails the feeling right on the head.

love,
om

[layla]

Om1 is that you! he he he...great to see you!
Now this place is just complete. :)
Ya know your post totaly freaked me out...because
i swear i was driving home from class the other day...i think, wednesday, and i was struck by
how awful a thing lonliness is...don't know what
song was on, but i really strated thinking about how scary lonliness is. :(
well good to see ya SWEET-T!

"I want to live, I want to give." ~Neil Young

[Ger]

Being alone, lonely, living with loneliness...you could be surrounded by crowds of people, yet the core is still somehow empty. What fills it up, what brings peace, satisfaction, contentedness?...I dunno...however I think it has something to do with those things that can reach your soul, your depths, affect your inner rhythms. I think it's music. Another person can't do it, all the outer trappings, material things, the chores of daily life - none of it. It's inspiring in ways that reading something or listening to someone speak cannot do. It's a pure response...

Music is my lover, my friend, my inspiration. Nothing else comes close. Just some recorded sound waves, deciphered through electronics...affects me so much...is it real? Can I hold it close to my heart anyway? I would die without it.

Love you,
Ger

*All is Love, Love is All*

[jennie10]

Hi!/images/smile.gifI used to go to synergy and look for your 'I like...' posts./images/laugh.gif/images/cool.gif/images/laugh.gif

"I allow myself true love, a love that is invincible-I love music" Henry Rollins

[poetrywriter]

Hey Om1. Thanks for the kind words regarding my poem...I have missed
you as well. I am glad to see you are still around from time to time.
I haven't been such a frequent visitor to the sony bbs these days with
work and school and such. I hope you are doing well. From what I have
seen on the bbs..your insight and honesty is glaringly missing from the
board. I hope school is going well for you. I still think you should
become a writer and forget the whole doctor thing, but I guess the
world needs healers as well. :) Good to hear from you again. Oh, and
you are absolutely right about I Got Shit. Just about as always.

[brokenarrow]

Hey Om! Welcome to Smirks' Sun Porch!

This song is one of my favorites......I can only listen to it when I'm feeling that loneliness you're describing though...It seems to sum up such emotion.......At times, I can be surrounded by people..and yet, feel all alone. It could be a number of things that might be making me feel that way at a particular time.
I got Shit is such a powerful song. Pain, longing, loss......loneliness.
It's one of those pieces that can rip my heart out. Everything about it is perfect. When it was first released, I couldn't stop listening to it......

Loneliness IS a very difficult thing to admit...I feel full and blessed at times, but there are those other times, when I just feel like crawling into myself....just floating away...
that's what this song does to me....
One of my favorite lines is
"Picture a cup in the middle of the sea"

I've pictured myself all alone in that cup 'questing' many a time.

This is a cool place Om...you'll like it here. Just friends gabbing, sharing thoughts, and having some fun....no flame fests like we've been witnessing over at poor little synergy..
Love, brokenarrow>