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Getaway is the first song of Pearl Jam's tenth album, Lightning Bolt.
The song is quite different of the band's style, also with a strong presence of Jeff Ament's bass strumming.
Analysis[]
Following the tradition of religious critic songs, Getaway is a justification of a way of believing. The protagonist, who probaly was directly inspired by Eddie Vedder's vision about religion, affirms that everybody thinks different and that's why he has his own way of having faith, that is putting "all your faith in no faith", an allusion to atheism. Despite this, it is affirmed that everybody is searching for a better way, also those who prefer to pray, but each one thinks with their own brain.
The name of the song and many of its sections are an allusion of this separation between the mind of believers and the mind of those who put their faith in no faith, affirming that "mine is mine [possibly faith or mind], and yours won't take this place, now make your getaway". In a way of saying, both are different, and it's all right, but the protagonist just asks to not try to be convinced.
In other words, this song is an emancipation one, that tries to justify that among several kinds of believing, to have faith on nothing also count, in fact the protagonist does not care if anyone want to believe in something, but for those that believe, try not to take him out of the place he feels comfortable.
Music & Lyrics[]
Everyone's a critic looking back up the river
Every boat is leaking in this town
Everybody's thinking that they'll all be delivered
Sitting in a box like lost and found
But I found my place and it's alright
We all searching for our better way
Got yours off my plate, it's alright
I got my own way to believe
Find a lighthouse in the dark stormy weather
We all could use a sedative right now
Holy rollers sittin with their backs to the middle
All hands on deck, sinking is the bow
And if you wanna have to pray, it's alright
We all be thinking with our different brains
Get yours off my plate, it's alright
I got my own way to believe
It's ok
Sometimes you find yourself
Having to put all your faith
In no faith
Mine is mine, and yours won't take its place
Now make your getaway
Science says we're making love like the lizards
Try and say that fossils ain't profound
Simon says that we are not allowed to consider
Simon says "Stand-up. Sit-down. You're out!"
But I found my place, and it's alright
Bearing witness to some stranger days
Get yours off my plate, it's alright
I got my own way to believe
It's ok
Sometimes you find yourself being told to change your ways
There's no way
Mine is mine and yours won't take its place
Now make your getaway
It's ok
Sometimes you find yourself
Having to put all your faith
In no faith
Mine is mine, and yours won't take its place
Now make your getaway
Hey hey
It's ok
Sometime you find yourself
Being told to change your ways
For Gods sake
Mine is mine and yours won't take its place
Now make your getaway
Now make your getaway