Pearl Jam - Present Tense (Official Audio)

[@Chicago_Podcast_Authority]

So stoked to hear this at the end of The Last Dance

[@AntonioA.c]

Esta é a versão que fiz da canção Just Breathe do Pearl jam Letra em português. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJzSdXmBjcSagck

[@einoboe9998]

for lance vance

[@andydufresne87]

Same here... embraced the spirit of the 90's....

[@brendonching7952]

such a proper song to end the series...

[@KobeFlann]

It brought a tear to my eye, hearing this song while Jordan talked about how they should’ve had a chance to go after #7

[@CheyenneKid]

I spent 6 months in a group home in 1996. My only possession was this CD and a clunky Discman. I took great comfort in this song. Thank you Pearl Jam for helping to save me.

[@lukestocks4370]

I don't know why this comment hit me so hard but it did.

[@jerryreyes1030]

I hear you brother. There are tunes that have the power to get you through some serious stuff.

[@shannobailey2917]

I hope your well now?

[@shannobailey2917]

I always thought Eddie was. Just like any American 👍

[@Micha-kw7gd]

Amazing.. I was 16.. Smoking good things..

[@ujyantramesh8505]

Perfect ending to The Last Dance

[@kyleouellet9318]

Very good. Brought a different interpretation to the song, I love it.

[@mournblank]

it is even more perfect when you realized that Jordan is always in present

[@Joe-ju4cj]

8/27/2023 sitting alone on a beach on the gulf coast of Florida. Realizing more than half my life is behind me now, mother has been gone since 1992 and father, a Vietnam vet and strongest man I've ever known is suffering from beginning dementia. I'm at that stage in life, that age, where some cousins, long time friends and high school alumni, are starting to develop serious health conditions, some getting sick with terminal illnesses and some having already passed the last few years. Where did the time go? What happened to that feeling of youthful invincibility? It seems just a eye blink ago friends were plenty and everyone had time to hang out. Now, lucky to see even my closest ones every few months. I can't even put my finger on having any past realization that my 20's, 30's and now 40's have ended. I wasn't asleep but the further back I go it all seems like a dream. Pearl Jam seems like a few years ago not over 25. This song comes on my play list right at that time when I'm tearing up and the flow of them come hard. By God I haven't cried like that in a long, long time. Then by the end of the song I feel absolution in a small way, a decompression happened. A couple of laughing gulls are going back and forth in front of me, the sun is on its way to setting and the waves are gently rolling in. I realize that's just the way the life is. No use fighting or trying to make sense of it. Nostalgia is beautiful and I do love it, but it can wreck havoc on your heart if you let it. "It makes much more sense to live in the present tense", because that's all you can control.

[@danuska5432]

Thank you for sharing! Best wishes from Germany

[@paulholmes8398]

Life is for living. Seasons come and go. Friends, family, loved ones, experiences, joy, pain life is made up of moments live them and be glad you got the chance.

[@lawrencebisagni3460]

“Most people struggle to be present. People go and sit in ashrams for 20 years in India, trying to be present. Do yoga, meditate, trying to get here, now. Most people live in fear because we project the past into the future. Michael Jordan is a mystic. He was never anywhere else. His gift was not that he jumps high, runs fast, shoots a basketball. His gift was that he was completely present. And that was the separator. The big downfall of a lot of other players who are otherwise gifted is thinking about failure. Michael didn’t allow what he couldn’t control to get inside his head. He would say, ‘Why would I think about missing a shot that I haven’t taken yet?’”

[@AnHebrewChild]

This is a beautiful comment. Thank you.

[@gdansk12349]

Michael Jordan is no mystic. Nor did he have ultimate knowledge of the natural state. Just stop it please. He was an extraordinary basketball player who is now a dollar billionaire with his own shoe brand. Sure he was present when he played basketball but that should not be mistaken for anything else.

[@GeorgeTropicana]

Saying Jordan being "PrEsEnT" is what separated him from the rest is some serious pseudointellectual "I'm an artist for a living" type of bullshit

[@nerdjam45]

My absolute favorite PJ song and album. Was absolutely stunned to hear it played at the end of Last Dance.

[@rademfam6856]

Me too. I had to stop and go back to when it started. Then watched the whole song with final scene a few times again. Perfection

[@edwardtherensgarcia]

@@rademfam6856 haha me too!!! it was so emotional!

[@matthewhohenbery2287]

Absolutely agree, quite poetic when Jordan was walking away from the pain he has seen. As a matter of fact, he bore the burden of all of them and more.

[@carloclementi8088]

I remember a friend telling that Rodman was a big Pearl Jam fan, years ago...

[@matthewhohenbery2287]

Carlo Clementi He’s right, I believe Eddie Vedder and him were pretty tight.

[@donnasuzanne9499]

Great song. Makes a person look deep inside themselves about moments in their life that weren't always the greatest & learn to leave that in the past. Live for the now. Life's to short to let the bad shit drag you down & keep you down.

[@spavin7]

I wish I knew how to get rid of the negative.

[@ricsmcjf]

Lyrics Do you see the way that tree bends? Does it inspire? Leaning out to catch the sun's rays...a lesson to be applied... Are you gettin' something out of this all encompassing trip? You can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets oh... Or you can come to terms and realize You're the only one who can forgive yourself oh yeah... Makes much more sense to live in the present tense... Have you ideas on how this life ends? Checked your hands and studied the lines? Have you the belief that the road ahead ascends off into the light? Seems that needlessly it's gettin' harder To find an approach and a way to live... Are we gettin' something out of this all-encompassing trip? You can spend your time alone redigesting past regrets, oh... Or you can come to terms and realize... You're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh... A-makes much more sense to live in the present tense...

[@JordanVerbeek-d2i]

A perfect analogy for the people we are inspired by and aspire to be, for better or worse . . .

[@charlesgair8608]

Get A Life.

[@amjh4lah809]

Thank you!

[@shudhanshushekharmishra747]

❤

[@ruthiecastro9519]

Thanks for the dictation👍🏻💋

[@AshishTiwari-of6uz]

Here we go ...another masterpiece

[@AntonioA.c]

Esta é a versão que fiz da canção Just Breathe do Pearl jam Letra em português. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJzSdXmBjcSagck

[@aaronrue2664]

Always

[@Sakolas81]

Better than any national anthem my friend

[@sofiamiller7707]

how many times have i cried to this song? i’ve lost count. how many times has this song helped me deal with my mental illnesses? i’ve lost count.

[@itsdannygonzales]

Keep going. Keep ya head up 🤘

[@johndavidabe624]

Keep ya head up!

[@earlehart2123]

me too love..

[@emanuelaproietti9418]

Just take off your mask and breath ❤️

[@aaronrue2664]

Stay strong I know it’s hard in more than one way believe me

[@Pocho99]

The great Jordan brought me here. I love you, Jordan. I love you, Pearl Jam.

[@AntonioA.c]

Esta é a versão que fiz da canção Just Breathe do Pearl jam Letra em português. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJzSdXmBjcSagck

[@redwildbear7253]

I don't understand, how him brought You?

[@petermead8229]

@@redwildbear7253 The Netfli...sorry, the INCREDIBLE Netflix doc series, The Last Dance, about the Chicago Bulls

[@ghazypangerang6118]

Lyrics: This dance

[@matthewhohenbery2287]

Jordan, Pearl Jam AND a Radiohead bear profile pic...my brother from another!!! 🤘🏼

[@madameedwarda]

I can't count how many times Pearl Jam has saved my life

[@greenkostia]

Me too brother !

[@ChronicFoot]

Jordan 🐐 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@patrickniehus3132]

This is their best album. This is where it all came together for me. It's diverse, creative, heartfelt, beautiful. Every song has so many great things to offer. This one here is just breathtaking. Simple, and yet so profound. I really love this song and this album. It offers me so much every time I listen to it. It's the album of a great band stretching out, not afraid to experiment and try a different way of writing songs. And yet it all hangs together so well.

[@simonbelmont9324]

This song helped me tremendously through probably the darkest time of my life.

[@colefisher9606]

The last dance was fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@lbarudi]

Warms my heart to read the comments and see how many people have been helped in their lives by this one simple and beautiful song (including myself, yes)

[@xieotv2386]

Sometimes you can do everything right and still lose and end up shattered. But, it's up to you to pick up the pieces and build something new.

[@roalroco]

I love this song. It helped me during a hard time of my life

[@johnjones4706]

Yeah man, this and release

[@mikewelch3747]

Cheesy cringe comment

[@iconsnicos]

Same thing here !

[@danman6669]

@@mikewelch3747 As if your life is perfect and there aren't any songs that were special to you during your moments of darkness.

[@mattnar3865]

It's helping me right now, it's made me realise I've never really listened to lyrics before, not properly. These lyrics speak to me.

[@briancarvalho9701]

A stunning flawless musical masterpiece that helped me pull through dealing with the sudden loss of my Dad. RIP John Arlindo Carvalho

[@Gianjakob97]

I used to use this song as a clock alarm when I was in college. Beautiful piece of art. Thank you Pearl Jam.

[@westernzoo3344]

I use to do the same. It was a very soft way to wake up.

[@Advent616]

...Started with hope. It started with hope. We went from a shitty team to one of the all-time best dynasties. All you needed was oooone little match... to start that whole fire. -Michael Jordan. 🎶You can... Spend your time alone Re-di-gesting past regrets OOOOOOH Or you CAN... Come to terms AND realize You're the only one Who cannot forgive himself OOOOOOH Makes much MORE sense To liiiive... In the present teeeeee-eeense🎶

[@geo122]

Stfu kid

[@charley_puzo]

❤

[@teddyvedder6534]

Some of us never lost the faith in their creative contribution to rock. Their art has evolved, even if you haven’t!

[@ShahidKhan-bx1hp]

3:30, that music is just so underrated... One of the best music experiences you can have especially if you turn up the volume while driving on a long journey.

[@shannonharrel1388]

Growing up in the 90s we were spoiled with cool sports and music.

[@MrPDTaylor]

Are you referring to skateboarding?

[@jamielowndes]

Smooth move to put this up after the Last Dance. GOAT band for the GOAT player.

[@kyleouellet9318]

I mean the song is 24 years old. Michael hadn't gotten the 4th yet when this was on album lol. But I love the usage to define his unending effort to win.

[@Andy-lb5ub]

These are the moments when my insomnia pays off 💞

[@carlosspiceyweiner7558]

Same thought!

[@onlyredones]

I'm with you, Andy!

[@stephaniewhite5644]

@good life Everything!

[@juliotapia5041]

Same here!

[@edwardtherensgarcia]

indeed!

[@jojoman8308]

one of the most underrated albums of all time

[@robbyled]

‘The Last Dance’ brought me here. Great song

[@babylonkid]

Well, at least your here.

[@kyleouellet9318]

Amazing song, hard to say who came first since the song was 96 lol. But I love when a person can feel music in anyway. I've always loved pearl jam and this song and now its given me another interpretation due to another art (show) using it in their backdrop. Glad you wanted to hear it again.

[@laurentmorissette1653]

@@kyleouellet9318 came from the last dance and now pj is one of my favorite band and my favorite grunge band

[@kennysmith15]

This is what you call being “ahead of the times”

[@JohnDoe-od7ye]

Damn straight. Their most underrated song off their most underrated album. It was around No Code and definitely Yield when the casual fans started complaining that they refused to make Ten over and over again. And here sits this masterpiece. 10X better than anything off Ten.

[@kevinnava1975]

Love for No Code.

[@AntonioA.c]

Esta é a versão que fiz da canção Just Breathe do Pearl jam Letra em português. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJzSdXmBjcSagck

[@ellieburg7468]

No Code is so Players Club

[@AntonioA.c]

Esta é a versão que fiz da canção Just Breathe do Pearl jam Letra em português. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJzSdXmBjcSagck

[@sheldon6248]

Clean 11 years today👍. This song is what inspired me to get help, it's amazing how a single song with such simple lyrics can touch someone so deeply but it did. Life's a trip being clean but I surf so much better😁👍🏄. Thank you Eddie for writing this song. Not sure I'd still be here otherwise. ❤️👍

[@fireside9503]

Fell of that wagon today, listening, learning. Ah, wtf does it even matter?

[@sheldon6248]

Don't give up! It took me a few attempts before I got it. Believe me almost everyone relapses at first, it happens. You are being open about it and that's huge, just start over day at a time or whatever it takes👍. Your worth it!!!

[@brandongray4916]

I discovered this song on Wednesday. I listened to it once or twice and really had to think about what I had just listened to. I woke up on Thursday with it stuck in my mind, thinking about the lyrics and how I could apply it to my life and situation. I listened to the song at least 20 times between then and today (Sunday). I am usually not one for drawn out comments buy damn it, this song has affected me profoundly. I will not continue to sit alone and rehash past regrets. I will forgive others and myself. I'm gonna try my damndest to live in the present tense and do better. Do you see the way that tree bends, my friends?

[@patrickniehus3132]

Jack Irons is fantastic here when he comes in.....nice little touches on the drums, then bam! it's on....

[@jfretless]

Been very nostalgic lately... Pearl Jam is a huge part of my life, and the relationship with my younger brother, going to countless Pearl Jam shows up and down the west coast. ...takes me right back and gives me goose bumps.

[@holivas2012]

MGM Grand in Las Vegas?

[@richardfolsum4977]

Pearl Jam is a big part of my life too.

[@lovetodaylisa3967]

Many PJ fans have a beautiful story to tell and how they have been a guiding soundtrack in our lives :)

[@jfretless]

@@holivas2012 10th anniversary show, right? Eddie sang Crown of Thorns, right? We were there.

[@holivas2012]

@@jfretless F*#k yeah!! I was the guy in the blue Pearl Jam t-shirt🤘!!

[@crispybits3765]

"Makes much more sense, to live, in the present tense". So simple, so true and yet so difficult to do. As humans we are blessed with intelligence, but that brings (in most cases) inherent regret, shame and embarrassment at our past endeavours and failures. I am now 50, and bought this album on the day it was released. The lyrics of this song have been with me ever since, but I am still "working on it".

[@bbart609]

Gives me chills to this day, and I've listened to the song easily a few hundred times.

[@scottduncan3839]

Same here........one of their best and meaningful songs

[@lovetodaylisa3967]

How do you repay a band that has made your life so much lighter and easy to live? They have cheered me on and helped me along my path. Life was easier because of them

[@danman6669]

"You can spend your time alone/Redigesting past regrets ohhh/Or you can come to terms and realize/You're the only one who cannot forgive yourself ohhohh/It makes much more sense/To live/In the present tense" Those lyrics have been special to me since the album first came out, since, even to this day, I can't let go of the past. I know I need to, but it still haunts me. Living in the present tense is what I need to do, but it's easier said than done.

[@pelicanisis1]

This album was a staple in my formative years. Hearing it on the Last Dance connected so many dots in my life.

[@arthurlima2382]

Those lyrics changed my life, many years ago when i was facing the most depressive days of my life

[@derekstalb]

Thanks Pearl Jam this one speaks volumes.

[@paulcerminara3107]

Brilliant song and album . This whole album gets overlooked.

[@gauravrijal9163]

Pearl Jam knew to cope up with the time then and they still know now....They just hit you in the core!!! Love from Nepal!!

[@iconsnicos]

My favorite athlete is MJ, my favorite band is PJ and my favorite song is Present Tense. When these combine it's like magic!

[@maximilianobarra2971]

Absolute masterpiece

[@petermead8229]

Best song, best band, best documentary, best basketball player. Best!!!!!!

[@nickdesmond13]

Been a fan since 'Alive' video came out in 1992 lol Was 13 yrs old and still listening to PJ

[@gmon78]

Nick - exactly the same here. Same age and everything 😁

[@desarrollopublicitario82]

Me too!!

[@paulbenitez3924]

such a moving song for such a moving scene in the Last Dance

[@selcuk1479]

3:45 All you need is one little match to start the whole fire...

[@dannyp8503]

I listened to this song minutes before I jumped out of an ✈ and parachuted conquering so many of my anxieties about life. Live for today and stop thinking about the past and the future

[@Logman23]

Right there with you. You’ll conquer your anxieties. You’ve already made the jump

[@sarahg.7374]

I love this song and I just want to say thank you to Pearl Jam for helping me. This song means a lot to me since the first time I heard it, because whenever my anxiety takes over me and the fears and mistakes of the past suffocate me, I listen to this song and remember that I have to stop thinking so much about the past and the future, and think more about "today". "Makes much more sense to live in the present tense" Thank you so much for always saving me with your lyrics. I love you all so much and I hope one day I can see you in person and say how much I admire you. Come to Brazil after this pandemic, we love you so much here. Please stay safe, happy and healthy, you guys are my happiness❤❤❤❤❤

[@sarahg.7374]

I'm here one year after to say that pearl jam is still my favourite band and they still save me

[@AnHebrewChild]

Thank you for your comment. Struggling here too. But these lyrics help me. So does your comment God bless

[@davidpollak685]

Dennis Rodman’s favorite band and mine too

[@williambarcus8861]

Pearl Jam is Dennis Rodmans favourite band .. ?

[@charlesmclaughlinr6686]

@@williambarcus8861 yup it also saved his life.

[@Christinacatalano]

I never thought I’d finish 2020 an avid Dennis Rodman fan lol? So random in hindsight. I enjoyed his part in the last dance- this PJ tidbit helps even more.

[@frankmuller6834]

@@Christinacatalano The nose on the album cover is Dennis Rodman's.

[@julianrivera4008]

Given our current plight in life...it really does make more sense to live in the Present Tense. Rock on Pearl Jam Nation!

[@lottevanheek3607]

The incredibly full and thick guitar tone on the chorus amazes me everytime

[@ChubbRubbins]

This song PROBABLY speaks to my soul more than any song ever.

[@ChubbRubbins]

Oh, and "All Those Yesterdays." It's a toss up.

[@hristijanzdravkovski5970]

"It started with hope, Started with hope, We went from a shitty team to one of the all time great dynasties, all you needed was one little match to light that whole fire" By now I have watched the series 3 times.

[@contayjuslovesonedirection1817]

This my favorite Pearl Jam song ever! Period

[@kevinholmes1762]

Stumbled onto this gem at around the time my job started laying off. I was sitting and reminiscening on the last few of the eight years there and was overcome by a bit of anxiety and on the radio was this masterpiece. Heartfelt moment. FR FR.

[@anand_keerthan]

Pearl Jam releasing this song in 2020 is the best thing that could probably happen to this year.

[@austintrousdale2397]

I suspect that the doc, The Last Dance, had something to do with that.

[@StajoLaBell]

It didn't release in 2020 you fool

[@reachdown76]

Jack Irons you made this album so magical , thanx man

[@machine791]

This song is an absolute masterpiece!

[@shortbusdriver83]

It makes much more sense, to live in the Present Tense. Great words to live by, I really wish I could follow them more often.

[@neilk1121]

What an amazing track used in the Last Dance! But big thanks to P.J. for making this amazing track!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Makes me reminisce during the times in my teens when life was so much simpler (or more like I was protected away from the harsh realities). Before hearing this song, my favorite song by y'all was "Release" back from the first album.

[@terrance22ism]

lol damn so you never knew this song existed until the last dance? now you like it. yet when the album came out in 96 you hated it all because you like ten only lol

[@carltongraham1240]

Pj = Pearl Jam and Phil Jackson

[@pfunkPT]

Perfect use in the last dance! One of the best songs of all time...

[@thelonewolf8333]

That guitar riff with a mixture of reverb and chorus is powerful. Masterpiece of a song

[@Runnopp]

Perfect song after a break up

[@willSPFC]

Jordan GOAT bring me here. Thank you PJ.

[@olivial14_14]

my dad has been a pearl jam fan since they were Mookie Blaylock, he’s been to maybe 16/17 concerts. No code is his favorite album, and we are bulls fans so of course we love this song(ifykyk).When I was younger i remember when my dad played PJ and all i did was complain and complain about how i hated it and how i wanted to hear justin bieber or something lmfao, but then i started reading song lyrics. I knew most of PJs songs but after hearing this on the last dance the lyrics really stood out to me because of how relatable they were to my life. never thought i’d be saying this but, i’m seeing PJ in september as my first concert.

[@titicopalpatine9576]

This music hits Very hard and good at the same time. That God bless us on our journey at this world

[@HoodBoy426]

Re-watched The Last Dance over the weekend. Always catch something you miss during the re-watch, and I missed this song. Now I can't stop listening to it!!

[@stephanegouan4999]

Pearl Jam foo fighters nirvana , legends of the 90's . The atmosphere of this song is so beautiful . Love lyrics too

[@nickdesmond13]

My fav PJ album and Vs. second

[@simonealbertini5580]

and Ten

[@johannaadamfernandez3547]

Simplemente maravilloso para mi alma...

[@JordanVerbeek-d2i]

A perfect analogy for the people we are inspired by and aspire to be, for better or worse . . .

[@edwinverzosa7655]

4:48 my favorite part of the song

[@tbudevildog77]

My life since I’ve become older has been about living in my past. Too many things I cannot talk about. But I do need to live in the present tense and learn to forgive myself. Something I’ve never fully done...

[@stephaniesmith9715]

Kick ass band. Kick ass song

[@YoungMasterpiece]

I remember how much ''No Code'' cassette meant to me..Thank you for this!

[@jasonsprowls8386]

Wow, blown away at how amazing this sounds.

[@Kieran84ire]

There is no greater form of torture than pouring over every past action and scolding yourself in the process - if you would do things differently today, that's good. It's a start. All you can do is take each day and try your best. Everybody else in the world is in the same boat. Just try your best today.

[@AnHebrewChild]

Thanks for your comment. Helpful

[@lacolocarou]

Best song to Best film. Emotions everywhere

[@Memoni7]

This popped up around midnight I think...I chose to wait to listen when most of my brain is operational...what does that even mean anymore? Love this...we are all so unique, and yet, hold so many truths collectively. I can only face so much of my own truth at a time.....so, I love how this man can be in tune with such profound clarity. I'm still trying to overcome my own BS! Am I so easily impressed, no...this music is helping to remind me of all that is.....

[@FMITB]

Hearing this song live is amazing

[@jimmipage9987]

This makes me feel young and old at the same time. Seems that I can only take small doses of the past now.

[@yurivasconcelos13]

I got a tattoo with the chorus. My favorite one of PJ.

[@sasquatch-7416]

Got myself a garden tattoo. Cheers to you my friend .🍻 almost blood brothers. When people try telling me how they can cover that for me. I have to break into a long explanation on why they dont get it. Lol

[@milosristic1111]

DEFINITELY THE BEST ALBUM

[@brinkybrinkz]

I saw them do this live and it blew my mind! One of many favorite Pearl Jam songs.

[@asharry1]

Just perfection in it's easy simplicity while expressing pure rock and roll power.

[@graviti4free]

Man grunge and basketball, thank you for the throwbacks, the last dance.

[@CoasterHunt]

Forget the last dance...Who’s been here since 1996??

[@bryandummett8966]

I wish the end didn’t fade away and went for five minutes. Sounds so soothing.

[@emenem6131]

What a songwriter..... and awesome band😏

[@RafaelRodrigues-no4lp]

Melhor letra do PJ

[@AntonioA.c]

Esta é a versão que fiz da canção Just Breathe do Pearl jam Letra em português. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJzSdXmBjcSagck

[@jgjeronimo]

One of my favorite songs of my favorite Pearl Jam album

[@quiet_witch]

So much wisdom in this song. Thank you PJ

[@alessandrocapo8480]

Used to listen at it while I was climbing on French Briançon area walls many years ago

[@jdub6766]

So awesome. this was the ending song on the Jordan documentary

[@jacquelynfyffeblue6603]

Really??? That's too cool!!! I know Eddie was honored by that! That makes me feel good!

[@fsandoval92]

That song always help me to get over my problems of the past… Thank you PJ!!!

[@jimmyg1946]

A perfect song: music, lyrics, voice, passion and inspiration. World Best rock band.