Originally Posted by nutz
You can sit forever, lamenating how bad you've been,
feeling guilty until your death, and not one tiny slice of that
guilt will do anything ot rectify past behavior.
Powerful words, Nuts, that went straight to my core. You have a gift for getting to the root of things for me.
I have huge guilt, regret and shame about how my addiction hurt the person I loved most in this world. This Pearl Jam speaks to my soul - powerful words, powerful music....
"Present Tense" do you see the way that tree bends?
does it inspire?
leaning out to catch the sun's rays
a lesson to be applied
are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
have you ideas on how this life ends?
checked your hands and studied the lines
have you the belief that the road ahead ascends off into the light?
seems that needlessly it's getting harder
to find an approach and a way to live
are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense
And that guilt, regret and shame I still carry? Like you said, Mike, not one tiny slice of that guilt will do anything to rectify past behavior. Time to do some letting go....
--phinny