pearl jam - hard to imagine lyrics

paint a picture forty shades of gray.
light your pillow. lay back. watch the flames.
i'll tell a story but no one would listen that long.

it's hard to imagine. it's hard to imagine.
ohh [x4]

fuck tradition. no one's safe from harm.
wait a living. cup and curse these arms.
after having seen all that they saw.

it's hard to imagine. it's hard to imagine.
ohh [x4]

things were different then. all is different now.
i tried to explain. somehow.
things were different then. all is different now.
i tried to explain. somehow.
ohh [x4]

things were different then. all is different now.
i tried to explain. i hope this works. somehow.
things were different then. all is different now.
i tried to explain. oh, somehow.
ohh [x4]