Pearl Jam - Crown Of Thorns Lyrics






You ever hear the story of Mr. Faded Glory?
Say he who rides a pony must someday fall
I've was talkin' to my alter, says "Life is what you make it,
And if you make it death well rest your soul away, away, away"

It's a broken kind of feeling, she'll have to tie me to the ceiling
A bad moon's comin', better say your prayers
I wanna tell you that I love you, but does it really matter?
I just can't stand to see you dragging down again, again, again

So I'm singing, this is my kinda love
It's the kind that moves on
It's the kind that leaves you alone, yeah
Oh this is my kinda love
It's the kind that moves on
It's the kind that leaves me alone

I used to treat you like a lady, now you're my substitute teacher
This bottle's not a pretty, not a pretty sight
I owe the man some money, so I'm turnin' over honey
Ah, Mr. Faded Glory is once again doin' time, oh yeah

This is my kinda love
It's the kind that moves on
It's the kind that leaves me alone
This is my kinda love
It's the kind that moves on
It's the kind that, it's the kind that
Leaves me alone

Like a crown of thorns
It's all who you know
So don't burn your bridges,
'Cause someday, yeah

So I'm singing
This is my kinda love
It's the kind that moves on
It's the kind that leaves you alone, yeah
This is my kinda love
It's the kind that moves on
It's the kind that, leaves me alone

Don't burn your bridges, woman





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  1. N.... L....

    Respectful huh..well damn I guess I ain't got nothing to say. Ha

  2. M.... D....

    The best song!

  3. K.... B....

    Jason Bateman!

  4. J.... B....

    I think this song was a part of the soundtrack for the movie Rush! Two drug-dealers chasing the dragon!

    J.... B....

    I remember I listen to this mudhoney song all the time! It's my favorite! Then I see Eddie vedder singing my favorite mudhoney song? Great choice Eddie!

  5. J.... B....

    I'm not sure who originally did the lead on the song for mudhoney! I'm sorry! But the original studio track was so good!

  6. J.... B....

    Mr. Faded Glory is once again doing time! I fell off my pony!

  7. J.... B....

    So hand it over honey!

  8. J.... B....

    Now you're my substitute teacher! Substitute lies for facts! The who!

  9. J.... B....

    I used to treat you like a lady!

  10. J.... B....

    It's a broken-down feeling she had to tie me to the ceiling? That's deep!

  11. J.... B....

    This the song is historic!

  12. J.... B....

    I remember I love this song so much when I knew it had a Seattle connection with mudhoney! I played it on college radio station s! Jenna was traveling across United States and I heard Eddie vedder did a cover! Wow me and Eddie love the same s***!

  13. H.... S....

    Such as Masterpiece, thx PJ played them alive and alive <3

  14. M.... M....

    Just an incredibly beautiful song. shoutout to andrew wood for creating it and ev for perfecting it

  15. h.... s....

    Andy will always be in our hearts

  16. K.... l....

    I wanna tell you that I love you...
    Stone & Jeff.

  17. T.... M....

    He who rides a pony must some day fall. How true!!! Andy saw his own demise.

  18. E.... C....

    Seattle sold out Seattle

  19. E.... D....

    This is a freakin cut and a half!!!

  20. E.... ....

    el bajo en los primeros segundos es triste

  21. l.... ....

    That's what happens when you get the Wednesday special at supercuts.

    l.... ....

    Looks like they all lost the bet and had to cut their hair LOL,, didnt recognize them to begin with.

    l.... ....

    Michelle Holloway you didn’t recognize them? Dumb.

  22. T.... O....

    Wtf for the people that dis liked

  23. D.... G....

    MAD goosebumps

  24. S.... R....

    3:53 Just dropped hard into some pink floyd shit

  25. M.... A....

    Menos de um mês!!!

  26. S.... B....

    Mike MCREADY THO...

  27. k.... s....

    I love how pearl jam covers this mlb song its so good rip andy wood 2018

  28. Z.... ....

    "I think uh Jeff and Stone would back me up, Andy would've loved it here" <3

  29. T.... S....

    In my opinion this song fits better now then originally released what with all the tragic lives lost recently I just think of Layne, Cornell ,wood, Mike Star, Cobain a whole era of music just gone because "he who rides the pony must some day fall"

    T.... S....

    Trent Shimmons II and Weiland

  30. j.... k....

    i havent heard this in so long im crying rn

  31. Y.... ....

    I respect the legacy of Andy Wood and Mother Love Bone, but I never really got into their music because they sounded more like a hair rock band. I know many would argue with me and that's fine because that's your opinion, but this is mine, I would never trade Pearl Jam for Mother Love Bone simply because I love their music more. Whether other people think they suck or Eddie was presumptuous when he covered this song, I still think it was great of them to honor Andy like this and they're one of the best bands to come out of Seattle, period.

  32. L.... ....

    god this is the most dad eddie vedder has ever looked lol

  33. C.... W....

    Matt kicking ass at this show..

  34. j.... p....

    Pretty awesome

  35. R.... K....

    Andy in the garden? He would've tore that shit up

  36. J.... E....

    Beautiful

  37. P.... ....

    GOSSARD

  38. L.... M....

    i just realized that the main riff of "crown of thorns is pretty much the same as one of the first riffs of yes' "the revealing science of god". who knows if this is just a coincidence.. well, both are brilliant though

  39. K.... F....

    he dosent do it justice No ONE WILL EVER DO justice singing andys songs

    K.... F....

    Kathleen Fisher he certainly tried but there is only one Andrew Wood and this ain't him...Its great but not MLB great...

  40. M.... B....

    There should be more songs like this - where you actually feel who wrote it and who plays it

    M.... B....

    Matt Bevan my man ❤️❤️❤️

  41. H.... L....

    Eddie Vedder deveria receber um prêmio só por ter essa voz kkkkk

  42. M.... L....

    omggg that fretless sound!!

  43. J.... S....

    te amo pearl jam

  44. H.... ....

    no Andy Wood but damn, Eddie sounds great. Respect. love me some MLB

    H.... ....

    Hurlex101 Right!! Much better than Andy!

  45. s.... ....

    It's not the same without Chloe Dancer

  46. J.... H....

    RIP Andy. can't imagine what Jeff and Stone must have felt playing this.

    J.... H....

    Jane Hay they probably had some deep nostalgia going through their minds

    J.... H....

    Jane Hay imagine if Andy was still alive MLB would probably have had many albums and maybe still be together and Pearl Jam would not exist.

  47. G.... P....

    gear the brown stuff takes everything lost so many good friends been a fucking struggle . I just hope no one goes near the stuff you try to help others try to advise them to stay away they laugh at you they want be when it takes everthing when you got nothing leafed it will still take your family friends your sol

  48. R.... H....

    Love you PJ and Andy... 💕

  49. l.... B....

    Pra mim melhor banda.... não quero deixar de ir em um show deles antes de morrer.... Salve Pearl jam!

  50. b.... f....

    I wish my son would understand what I've been threw. I miss u brett

  51. M.... H....

    Do they have any GOOD music? Can't seem to find any!

  52. R.... C....

    like to remember my friend Julia macias during this peace

  53. B.... ....

    When did Eddie cut his hair? Are they gonna rename the band yet to Eddie Vedder & his 'pearl jammers' lol

  54. S.... W....

    Music is a form of art. Art shouldn't be judged or argued over just appreciated. We each get to choose and it's great to have choices. We should just respect that we are all different and what is beautiful to one is ok if another doesn't think so. I know to some this will sound corny as hell and hopefully some will agree.

    S.... W....

    Well said...guess some people just don't fathom that if we were truly all the same, and made the same choices, life would be pretty dull to say the least.

    S.... W....

    +onepinkrose x I cant take all the credit for this comment. It was similer to what Eddie had said when he accepted the award for Jeremy. His wording was better of course but alongvthe same lines.

    S.... W....

    Amen, sister!!! I couldn't have said it better myself!!!

    S.... W....

    I absolutely agree 💯% if more people could agree to disagree & move on with life, love & respect in their hearts what a wonderful life our Children & Children's Children could TRULY hope to have♡♡♡♡

  55. T.... A....

    Essa é a banda!

  56. s.... f....

    Love Pearl Jam, love MLB, its a beautiful thing \m/

  57. L.... H....

    Music and the men who make it have a way of transcending the here ever after. The very fact that you had a listen completely justifies the means. Who what where and when....Fuck it. Its Music. Dead Alive semi coma seizure twitch. Keep listening and they will keep creating.This is my kinda love.

  58. C.... ....

    I wonder how the success of this band would have differed if Andy hadn't OD. Where would Eddie be?

    C.... ....

    Either w bad radio or another band. He's too good to go 25 years unnoticed

  59. E.... ....

    #TeamAndrewWoodForever

  60. M.... S....

    thank Jesus for all he suffered for all

    M.... S....

    +Jared Boyes he didn't suffer in death, to be a heroin addict is to suffer in life in such a way that only can be comprehended by one who has visited the place. we all look look death right in the eye when we reach the lowest point heroin brings us. it is a place we visit often, and it's a place no one should ever endure.

    M.... S....

    +Artron Gorak Exactly! Jared(commenter above you) doesn't know jack about Andy Wood or his abusive volatile childhood. He didn't just go shoot heroin because everything was peachy keen in his life. All you haters probably know of Andy was the one album and his public persona of being a jovial happy person. There was a tormented soul in there and he had recorded plenty of other music, some on his own which his ex still has.

    M.... S....

    +Chrisgodoflard No jackass that's not what I am saying but thanks for playing.

    M.... S....

    +EdieSexwitch yes and it's amazing seeing Eddie pay him tribute for that

    M.... S....

    I'm sure you sit and imagine it all the time, Christian. You probably even get little boys to touch you while you do it.

  61. J.... C....

    this is my kind of love, It´s the kind that moves on, It´s the kind that leaves me alone...

    J.... C....

    Yes it doooooesssss!

    J.... C....

    This is that moment that made such a difference to so many. I love there way , and Andy would have loved it Too.
    So many lost, but never ever forgotten . I hope you found peace Andy. You are very much missed

  62. D.... A....

    "have you ever heard the story, of Mr. Faded Glory?

    D.... A....

    +Dave Ambrose Say he who rides a pony must someday fall

  63. h.... ....

    True title.
    I used to treat you like a lady, now you're my substitute teacher.

    You made a mockery of my love you heartless person.

    this is the kind of love that leaves me alone.

    this is me.

  64. R.... 7....

    Mother Love Bone. crown of Thorns. Andy Wood. rip

  65. L.... K....

    As sad as it was that Andy Wood died, if he hadn't, there would be no Pearl Jam.

    L.... K....

    Okay. I know nothing. Who is this?

    L.... K....

    @Matthias Price watch pj 20 it is byfar the best documentary about the grunge scene period.

    L.... K....

    Judging by his "fame by any means necessary" ethos, Pearl Jam would have been very Motley Crue esque……..

    L.... K....

    @9436432 Nah, just Pearl Jam. Especially a band like Nirvana who never associated themselves with the other big grunge bands and broke out first.

    L.... K....

    When one door closes another one opens.

  66. F.... 1....

    seattle took the music scene by storm!! anti pop anti mainstream..just music flannel shirts beenies an skateboards long live the 1990's ..#unemployment#generationx#drugs#stagedives

    F.... 1....

    right on!

    F.... 1....

    Jimi Hendrix home town so of course.

  67. B.... W....

    Andy would have thrived there RIP andy wood we love and miss you

    B.... W....

    Bronwyn Woolhouse in msg he would've tore the shit up

  68. T.... w....

    blast from the past

  69. M.... H....

    Even flow

  70. S.... V....

    RIP Andy Wood...

  71. W.... B....

    fuk this shiat

  72. T.... O....

    These guys make you feel it like no other. 

    T.... O....

    Tim Ontiveros listen to zep stairway to heaven from song remains the same movie.

  73. b.... ....

    This song should be known by millions and millions. Interesting and cool lyrics, a beautiful, mellifluous melody, and fucking great music. It's got everything. A truly great song.

    b.... ....

    Not to mention Andy's fucking epic "I said a ComeOnComeOnComeOnComeOn DO IIIIT!". I always lose my shit at that part start jumping around and stuff. It was pretty awkward in the office today. xD How this song wasn't/ isn't a mainstream hit is beyond me.

    b.... ....

    Thank U Andy..... what a song & it was URs.... I miss U & think sometimes if I cud just hug him.... a long sweet hug. Saw a interview a while back (it was old) of his mother talking.... & crying... BROKE MY HEART & I can hardly let myself Go There... U Cud see IT in these guys eyes.... HE IS STILL LOVED - MISSED Mike McC U sounded Sooooo good w' ur little solo & Wooooo U look good w' a few lbs on. So glad U made it OUT & CAME BACK 2 Us.... CAN'T LOSE NOOOOOOOOO MORE Layne - Starr - Andy - I thought it was over.... time passed thennnnn Chris. Thy are all in the audience rocking w' Us U Cud feel it tht night.... 😚 Bella oxoxox

  74. K.... ....

    So hmmm .. if someone dies we aren't supposed to celebrate the art they create ? Fuck that ... songs were written to be sung and heard. Who's a better vocalist/guitar player is such a bull shit argument. It's all a matter of personal preference and taste. Enjoy the song for what it is, a great song. 

    K.... ....

    I recently saw Chris Cornell's acoustic tour and he played Stargazer. It was a fantastic tribute! The Seattle guys must have a pretty good bond.

  75. m.... ....

    6hemi9, chill, i think this sounds better than the original. but there's no way you can call this a disgrace

  76. j.... t....

    no shit sherlock

  77. d.... ....

    Best version of this song ive ever heard.

  78. M.... G....

    Eddie & Andy will duet this song in the afterlife... I'm so glad I was at MSG this night..

  79. M.... ....

    Just think: if it were not for Andy dying.........

  80. L.... D....

    I'd like to hear Chris Cornell give it a shot.

    L.... D....

    Lexie's Dad too late now

    L.... D....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OJAhB5Cark# full 2 hour concert MLB 2016 6 months before CC died. They play 3 songs from Apple.

    L.... D....

    Timothy Moran Haha

  81. T.... ....

    sorry I must disagree, Andy sings it better, always will....

    T.... ....

    Tequilaguy i would like to hear syd barret sing it.

  82. J.... J....

    So was Layne Staley and even that thing couldn't change the fact that he was an awesome singer.

  83. M.... L....

    hahaha funny

  84. f.... p....

    andy woods lml leyend of grunge

  85. s.... s....

    "dodgy era" in eddie veddar haircuts......the other bad one being the mohawkThe.Music still kicks ass though.Neil young ,van morrison and pearl jam with 60,000 people a hours drive from dublin, ireland in the summer or 94....still changed my life.

  86. D.... ....

    Charles Alex is the only person that has said something that makes sense. Good lord people, get a life. Watch Conspiracy videos on youtube and deny the ufo reality that is blatantly in you're face. YOU'RE government lies to you. Our government lies to us. Go kick a congressman in the dick and yell about the fed. or fart in a jar?

  87. E.... ....

    They're both different and equally great in their own ways. Trying to say if one is better than the other is just stupid. My opinion.

  88. 0.... ....

    Sorry, but Andrew Wood was nothing more than a junkie.

  89. A.... ....

    Sorry but Andrew was a rock god, I like Eddie but no where near as good as Andrew.

  90. J.... I....

    hard to accept we had to lose Andy to get Pearl Jam.... love that they still play some of the Mother Love Bone songs... must be extra hard on the former Mother Love Bone guys in Pearl Jam to play these songs, but must feel great too that Andy's songs live on...

  91. l.... ....

    you are not alone ^^

  92. C.... S....

    awesome

  93. R.... S....

    There are a few essential things missing for this to be a proper performance of Crown of Thorn by Ed: black stockings, a collar shirt with Swarowsky crystals all over it and a glossy top-hat. 3/5 because of that.

  94. M.... M....

    love eddie but not the same....