Frusciante, John - Ah Yom Lyrics






I've got a million to choose from
A million ways things could be
In dull moments I feel like
There's a million options I see
The trouble is choosing one
The trouble is doing one
A slave in the fields one night
He's running along
Gets far enough to be a free man
And he's feeling so strong
That's how actions should be
Freeing
Step after step is our only choice in a walk
When we run at the mouth we jump back and forth
There's only one place I'm going
There's only one destiny
And if my mind tells me otherwise
Then it's a poor guide for me
All of the energy in life
Is nothing more than a spark in a fire
The whole course of time is the blink of an eye
Rain in the slums
Ah Yom
Into the cards
Ahm Yum
Rain in the slums
Ah Yom
Into another world
Ahm Yum





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  1. M.... ....

    John is back

  2. M.... ....

    I think this is my favourite song. Thanks John.

  3. C.... M....

    Beautiful

  4. C.... M....

    Beautiful beautiful song John!!!

  5. C.... M....

    Another diamond in your bag!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  6. B.... F....

    Been a little while since I listened to this.
    It all comes flooding back how amazed I was when I first heard it and still am :)

  7. M.... C....

    Una de las mejores canciones de John

  8. J.... L....

    King of the crescendo

  9. V.... A....

    Every time I listen to Frusciante, every time I think he's maybe the best musician ever!

    V.... A....

    I mean Zappa was pretty much up there. But John frusciante is about as good as they come.

  10. C.... M....

    This song always puts me in a good mood

  11. G.... A....

    Muito obrigado!

  12. A.... S....

    Every song from John is such a beautiful experience.Sometimes I feel like I wait all day just to hear him again..I know that's not just me!

  13. A.... D....

    Música maravilhosa!
    Wonderful music!
    Greetings from Brazil

  14. S.... F....

    Love it

  15. M.... T....

    This guy is a genius

  16. J.... S....

    This is definitely one of favorites by John.

  17. M.... ....

    "All of the energy in life
    Is nothing more than a spark in a fire
    The whole course of time is the blink of an eye"

    That's so beautiful...

    M.... ....

    I completely agree, one of my favorites - if not my favorite from The Empyrean.

  18. M.... D....

    "That's how actions should be" and the piano that goes with it...Amazing, I always repeat that part

  19. p.... w....

    1:17 pure john

  20. S.... ....

    It's beautiful John, thank you for the most beautiful pieces of music I heard

  21. S.... z....

    Έτσι ειναι Γιανναρε , καλά τα λες.

  22. W.... G....

    Ahhh...Yummm...

  23. G.... V....

    o (∩ ω ∩) o

  24. j.... h....

    Ah yom is a Hebrew word that translates as today.It implies doing what you need to do now before the moment is gone

    j.... h....

    jeff horbachuk thank you kind person.

    j.... h....

    There's another track called today... I wonder if the tracks overlap

    j.... h....

    @greigjduncan They're both bonus tracks, so maybe they do.

    j.... h....

    I totally agree. That's why I am living my life spiritually healthy and happy😄😄😄😄😄

  25. I.... ....

    https://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Frusciante-Club/1551426311810632 Curtam nossa pagina que fizemos para o John !!!

  26. L.... F....

    Can someone tell me what john mean with "When we run at the mouth we jump back and forth" ?
    Is it an expression? 
    Im from argentina, so maybe that's why i dont get it...

    L.... F....

    +Luciana Fernandez when you say something in rage or bad feeling to other else, its same as "jump back and forth" cause we go up in the stairs step by step.

    L.... F....

    John said he did not care about the meaning of the words, as long as it sounds and feels right.

    L.... F....

    It means that when you run your mouth it creates unstable conditions

    L.... F....

    it means that ,you can have as many as meanings as you want tooooooo.....
    ITS FRUSCIANTE.....come on!!!!

  27. k.... ....

    Been obsessed with this song lately. Have always loved Curtains and his other 2004 stuff but am just now getting into The Empyrean.

    k.... ....

    empyrean is just on another level

    k.... ....

    how old are you now?

    k.... ....

    This album and Shadows collide with people are two of my favorites. Shadows collide is a fucking masterpiece. I personally love To record only water for ten days as well.

  28. M.... T....

    Guess I should like this one ...

  29. V.... G....

    Does anybody know what AH YOM means?

    V.... G....

    It means "today" in Hebrew

    V.... G....

    @Niandra Lades It's pretty close to the Arabic word "Al Yaom" which also means today.

    V.... G....

    Thank you guys! :) 

    V.... G....

    @***** In that context it means "Today", just like in Arabic where "Al" means "The", but "Al Yaom" can mean both "The Day" and "Today".
    It all depends on the context the word is in, bro.

  30. M.... S....

    As far as I know, this song isnt on the Empyrean album.
    But very good though! =D

    M.... S....

    It was a bonus track on the Japanese album..

    M.... S....

    +Matthias Sandten Well it is..

  31. h.... ....

    beautiful beautiful lyrics

  32. D.... D....

    Just beautiful!

  33. G.... ....

    Because music is a language in it's own way, you don't have to understand the lyrics to get some meaning out of it.

  34. 5.... ....

    yeah and pink floyd just make u sad about losing that connection XD lol

  35. M.... ....

    great comment, thanks. Yes John certainly has something very emotionally special which feels so fulfilling to connect with.

    M.... ....

    Well said.

  36. K.... ....

    sigh* those lyrics, John my man :)

  37. R.... T....

    fucking awesome dude! can't even understand the shit he writes..but i love it Gott Damn it! John Anthony Fucking Frusciante Motherfuckers!!!!!

  38. P.... ....

    Is it on purpose that there is a song "Today" then a song called "Ah Yom"?

  39. J.... ....


    Step after step is our only choice in a walk
    When we run at the mouth we jump back and forth
    There's only one place I'm going
    There's only one destiny
    And if my mind tells me otherwise
    Then it's a poor guide for me
    All of the energy in life
    Is nothing more than a spark in a fire
    The whole course of time is the blink of an eye
    Rain in the slums
    Ah Yom
    Into the cards
    Ahm Yum
    Rain in the slums
    Ah Yom
    Into another world
    Ahm Yum

  40. d.... ....

    Listen to that, look out the window and see the rain flooding the earth after 8 months, connect with the lyrics and your mind will explode into tiny particles, garanteed.

  41. R.... ....

    Ah yom means "today" in hebrew.
    This is the last song in the album, and the one before it is called "Today".
    so...yeah :)
    oh, and the lyrics are motherfucking beautiful

  42. W.... H....

    Read Scar tissue everyone and do some research. Anyone in recovery will understand. Anyone who doesn't is ignorant or just hasn't experienced addiction yet.

  43. W.... H....

    John's drug recovery is helped and expressed through his feelings since he's been clean.

  44. W.... H....

    Ah Yom...Hebrew for " Today " ....... One day at a time when it comes to my recovery. I love that.... : )

  45. W.... H....

    John frusciante is one of my favorite artists/guitarist of all time... I'm so glad he got clean and sober. You can see it in his lyrics he found a God, or a positive, good sprituality of some sort. I went through heroin and, opiate addiction as well and found a spirituality of my understanding, (God). I know exactly how he feels in his songs and can related to almost any song he has ever written. John is amazing and there will never be another person like him.

    W.... H....

    Now hes back ;)

  46. D.... L....

    ñomñom

  47. M.... y....

    i love this tune. I wish john would join back with the chilis, hes a big part of the reason why i got my rhcp tat.

  48. J.... P....

    but john is real and jesus isnt

  49. m.... b....

    I see what you're saying and "Ah Yom" definitely gives off an Empyrean vibe. I'm guessing it's a personal thing, where the other songs fit into the story that he was trying to tell with the music. He knows the meanings behind his songs and for an unknown, but particular, reason he didn't put these songs on the album.

  50. A.... ....

    haha kakvi ste likovi, zar postoji neki link a da ne naletim na zemljake koji se prepiru :D

  51. Y.... ....

    debela darkerko ne prljaj ljude u autobusu svojim dlakavim pazduhom i vrati se na dno okeana aka prirodno staniste

  52. Y.... ....

    preko jinterneta. aj idi drkaj klicu na dzonija ujdomanosa

  53. Y.... ....

    sisaj tuki pajdomanko

  54. P.... S....

    @Sawizzard Dafuq?

  55. S.... ....

    Ok now this is scary! Is it only me or is the picture of John moving VERY LITTLE as the song plays?

  56. Y.... ....

    PAJDOMAN

  57. M.... M....

    I allways though "Rain in the slums ah yom" is "Maybe the stars are young" :P

  58. M.... C....

    If you like frusciante please have the time to watch my music project, which is mainly inspired in this great artist / inspirer / Mind Changer / GOD?. =D Take a look at The Limbo Cries in Youtube ;D

  59. l.... ....

    For some reason this song makes me think of Cat Stevens before he went all Islamic on our asses.

  60. l.... ....

    No, my mom, a die hard Beattles fan said, (with a bit a snort) "John Lennon? No Way, Try George Harrison." when I said "hey he looks like John Lennon". She also says there's further similarities in personalities and style when I told her about Frusciante..Lennon was spiritual but he did have an ego and was very "out there" with his beliefs and felt strongly that his role on earth was to influence other's beliefs. This isn't bad, but it's not Frusciante. Harrison was more to himself like JF.

  61. M.... C....

    "Step after step is our only choice in a walk"

  62. M.... ....

    If you want to listen to what I feel is his best song, check out dying song if you don't know it

  63. H.... G....

    @Silenus6 john said with the empyrean he tried to create a concept album, that is that each of the songs featured is a piece of a story, and after listening you can see this, he also stated that today and ah yom did not fit in this concept, since here air was on the japanese edition as a bonus track this must be the case as well. but they sure are great songs! he wouldn't have released them if he didn't want us to hear them!

  64. P.... C....

    Is this the real Frusciante's utube channel?

  65. R.... C....

    Sorry.
    The piano part is 0:50.

  66. R.... C....

    1:50 Love the piano.
    2:44 Love that high pitch voice of the chorus.

    I simply fell in love with this song.

  67. Z.... U....

    @lainas133 and because they both know the true meaning of life

  68. G.... ....

    Enough with the Jesus comparisons already..

  69. K.... ....

    Try listening to the whole album in one sitting. It is meant to be heard that way and is ten times better than listening to the songs separately.

  70. C.... ....

    @Silenus6 have you heard enough of me and unreachable and god and heaven? how can you even pick a best?

  71. P.... A....

    @lainas133
    Couldn't have said it better myself... John's music is life, John's life is music, John's music is light!
    Jesus is life, Jesus is light!

  72. l.... ....

    what songs on the album did this go between, or was it completely separate like a b side

  73. D.... d....

    @redhotsuperfan it could've been a mistake

  74. M.... C....

    Okay 1 dislike... Can U showyourself an explain the WHY you don't like this?? Because I feel so bad now that I can't find a reasonable answer to that... :/

  75. S.... ....

    Into another world.......... Ahm Yum!

  76. M.... ....

    @turtlliwdnifuoyehthr Thank you :)

  77. M.... ....

    @turtlliwdnifuoyehthr is that true man? A CD tax? Well, you learn something new everyday.

  78. M.... R....

    @hi0u50fd i do too, that doesnt make me incapable of knowing what good music is. JOHN FOR THE WIN

  79. J.... P....

    1 person here watches the xfactor and sees talent.

  80. k.... ....

    @evagelos321 hell yeah

  81. e.... ....

    i showed this to my little bro and he asked me "was jesus making music?"

  82. A.... B....

    @Bohemian00Rhapsody It's because most Japanese buy records, actually very few people download illegally in Japan, so the music industry is quite big there, I think it's the other way around, Americans and Europeans are more fashio victims, otherwise they would support musicians and art more. The Japanese are a decent kind of people I think! And yeah, maybe you should consider moving there, I know I am!

  83. A.... B....

    @martinyiap It's because most Japanese buy records, actually very few people download illegally in Japan, so the music industry is quite big there, I think it's the other way around, Americans and Europeans are more fashio victims, otherwise they would support musicians and art more. The Japanese are a decent kind of people I think!

  84. M.... A....

    I love this song soo suuuper much!

  85. J.... K....

    I woke up with this song playing in my head and I havnt heard it in a while. Today is going to be a good day

  86. s.... ....

    This song is a prime example of a great composition and how no one part should be separated from the whole. The power of symbiosis isn't visible from the analysis of a single aspect/variables.

  87. E.... F....

    @OMRguitar he looks like jesus too

  88. L.... ....

    @martinyiap because John willed it

  89. R.... B....

    @lainas133 sorry for being so sassy. :)

  90. R.... B....

    @lainas133 peace and love, dog. :D

  91. R.... B....

    @lainas133 Except Jesus didn't give me life. John > the supposed Jesus of Nazareth.

  92. M.... C....

    1 "FOREVER ALONE" dislikes this song

  93. T.... ....

    @JohnFrusciante70 I ordered the album as soon as it was released, here in Norway, and both "Today" and Ah Yom" were on the record, so I'm pleased. Didn't know those two were meant to be bonus tracks until a few months ago :P

  94. E.... G....

    @djelectric You would agree, nonetheless, that many speakers, particularly Israelis, will skip the "h" phonation in "hayom" and go right to "-a'yom." Another example might be "-oo -a-ya" instead of "hoo haya."

  95. N.... M....

    @DrBukcake wow really? hahaha that is EXACTLY my point of view :D

  96. M.... M....

    Throw on some glasses and that's John Lennon

  97. d.... ....

    Its weird that this song called Ah Yom because in Hebrew you pronounce it "Ha yom"

  98. s.... d....

    did you know that ah yom means today in hebrew?

  99. S.... ....

    @GrannyCanon IF you guys all say he is Jesus and looks like Jesus, Jesus moust exist right? Even JF thinks so! Inst that inspiring?