7in7, Session 4 - Day 2

VERSE 1:
“This is a dictatorship. It’s not a democracy.”
Those are the very words my, quote, “pastor” would say to me
At every staff meeting, every opportunity
It was an unstable kingdom for me

VERSE 2:
Well I moved to Haiti just after the turn of the century
And I saw tires burned, busses flipped, heard gunshots aplenty
I saw election fraud that led to a coup d’état when I was only twenty
It was an unstable kingdom to say the least

CHORUS 1:
Well I know a thing or two about a lust for power
Oh this is nothing new, the unjust devour
Everything in sight like its their birthright
From their first breath to their final hour
Unstable kingdoms and kings

VERSE 3:
There was a Chief Exec who saw the writing on the wall
Tough times ahead, someone would to take a fall
Set his predecessor up so he could say “HE dropped the ball!”
It was an unstable kingdom for all

CHORUS 1:
Well I know a thing or two about a lust for power
And this is nothing new, the unjust devour
Everything in sight like its their birthright
From their first breath to their final hour
Unstable kingdoms and kings

VERSE 4:
I saw a man shipped away in the middle of the night
By some quiet coward, no regard for wrong or right
Well there was nothing he could say, no way to put up a fight
It was an unstable kingdom alright

CHORUS 2:
Well I know a thing or two about abuse of power
And this is nothing new, the unjust devour
Everything in sight like its their birthright
From their first breath to their final hour
Unstable kingdoms and kings
Unstable kingdoms and kings
Unstable kingdoms and kings

Unstable Kingdoms

Sure, I know we’re miles apart. Yes, I know, it broke your heart.
Were we wrong to even start, or was it worth the effort that it took?
We were young, we thought we knew just enough to get us through.
There were scares, we had a few, but we always played it by the book.
But we both know the love we had is dying.
I don’t care, I still believe in trying.

It was easy way back then, what we didn’t understand
Just how hard it is to plan for a future with unlimited subplots.
Still we thought we had it made, after all the price we paid
We assumed it’d never fade, sometimes warm, but most times burning hot
But we both know the love we had is dying.
I don’t care, I still believe in trying.

Falling in love doesn’t take much effort.
Just one look, sometimes that’s enough.
I saw you, I believed you saw me too.
Maybe not enough to fall in love.

Speculation ends right here, let me make it crystal clear.
Of all the things that I hold dear, the love I have for you is at the top.
Lovers come and lovers go, jump in deep or take it slow.
I believe we already know this is not a love that can be easily stopped.
But we both know the love we had is dying.
I don’t care, I still believe in trying.

I Still Believe (In Trying)

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Lost Dogs

Footsteps (Album Version)

October 22, 2015 officially marked 25 years of Pearl Jam performing live. Ten studio albums, hundreds of unique live performances and hundreds of official live concert bootleg releases later, the band continue to be critically acclaimed and commercially successful -- with over 60 million albums sold worldwide.

Pearl Jam released their Grammy Award-winning tenth studio album, Lightning Bolt, through Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on October 15, 2013. Lightning Bolt debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart as well as #1 on iTunes in over 50 countries and is available now at www.pearljam.com via iTunes and all major retailers.

Footsteps (Album Version)

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