World Wide Suicide – English Lyrics

• By: Pearl Jam

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the raw power and poignant message of Pearl Jam's "World Wide Suicide." This impactful song offers a fantastic opportunity to engage with English through its direct and emotionally charged lyrics. You'll learn vocabulary related to social commentary, war, and personal loss, while appreciating how artists use language to convey strong political and emotional statements. The song's clear narrative and powerful imagery make it special for understanding deeper meanings and the expressive capabilities of English.

[English]

("World Wide Suicide" by Pearl Jam)

♪ I felt the earth on Monday ♪

♪ It moved beneath my feet ♪

♪ In the form of the morning paper ♪

♪ Laid out for me to see ♪

♪ Saw his face in a corner picture ♪

♪ I recognized the name ♪

♪ Could not stop staring at the ♪

♪ Face I'd never see again ♪

♪ It's a shame to awake in a world of pain ♪

♪ What does it mean ♪

♪ When my war has taken over ♪

♪ It's the same every day ♪

♪ And the wave won't break ♪

♪ Tell you to pray while ♪

♪ The devil's on their shoulder ♪

♪ The whole world ♪

♪ World over ♪

♪ It's a world wide suicide ♪

♪ The whole world ♪

♪ World over ♪

♪ It's a world wide suicide ♪

♪ Medals on a wooden mantle ♪

♪ Next to a handsome face ♪

♪ That the president took for granted ♪

♪ Writing checks that others pay ♪

♪ And in all the madness ♪

♪ Thought becomes numb and naive ♪

♪ Yeah-ah-ah-ah ♪ ♪ Can't stop to talk about it ♪

♪ And nothing for to say ♪

♪ It's a shame to awake in a world of pain ♪

♪ What does it mean ♪

♪ When a war has taken over ♪

♪ It's the same every day ♪

♪ And the wave won't break ♪

♪ Tell you to pray while ♪

♪ The devil's on their shoulder ♪

♪ The whole world ♪

♪ World over ♪

♪ It's a world wide suicide ♪

♪ The whole world ♪

♪ World over ♪

♪ It's a world wide suicide ♪

♪ Looking in the eyes of the fallen ♪

♪ You've got to know there's another ♪

♪ Another, another, another, another ♪

♪ Way ♪

♪ It's a shame to awake in a world of pain ♪

♪ What does it mean ♪

♪ When the war has taken over ♪

♪ It's the same every day ♪

♪ And the wave won't break ♪

♪ Tell you to pray while ♪

♪ The devil's on their shoulder ♪

♪ The whole world ♪

♪ World over ♪

♪ It's a world wide suicide ♪

♪ The whole world ♪

♪ World over ♪

♪ It's a world wide suicide ♪

♪ The whole world ♪

♪ World over ♪

♪ World wide suicide ♪

♪ The whole world ♪

♪ World over ♪

♪ World wide suicide ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪