Jeremy is a song by Pearl Jam, based on the true story of Jeremy Wade Delle, a young man who committed suicide in front of his classmates in 1991. Eddie Vedder was inspired by a brief paragraph he read in a newspaper about the incident. The song discusses the impact of parental neglect and isolation that can lead to tragic acts.
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At home Drawing pictures
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Of mountain tops
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With him on top
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Lemon yellow sun
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Arms raised in a V
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And the dead lay in pools of maroon below
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Daddy didn't give attention
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Oh, to the fact that mommy didn't care
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King Jeremy The Wicked
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Ruled his world
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Jeremy spoke in class today
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Jeremy spoke in class today
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Clearly I remember
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Pickin' on the boy Seemed a harmless little fuck
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But we unleashed a lion
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Gnashed his teeth And bit the recess lady's breast
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How could I forget
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And he hit me with a surprise left
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My jaw left hurting
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Dropped wide open
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Just like the day
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Oh, like the day I heard
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Daddy didn't give affection, no!
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And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear