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Dissident//mallory

Well I’ve spent half my life just listening for a word that rhymes with permanent
I keep thinking that I’ve heard it
I keep thinking that I’ve heard it
But’s it’s just the train a’whistling

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Dissident - Pearl Jam

Dissident

Pearl Jam

Dissident - Pearl Jam

One of my absolute favorite PJ tracks

Dissident

Pearl Jam

Dissident

“A woman's word is sacred and the no means no, and that's what a 'holy no' is. ”

—Eddie Vedder, on the meaning behind the lyrics of Dissident. 

“A woman's word is sacred and the no means no and that's what a 'holy no' is.”

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At Pearl Jam’s March 17, 1994 concert in West Lafayette, Indiana at Purdue University’s Elliot Hall, Eddie Vedder said that the “holy no” in the song, Dissident refers to date rape.

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Mallory - Dissident

Dissident

Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam - “Dissident”

She nursed him there, overnight
I wasn’t so sure that she wanted him to stay
what to say…what to say?
But soon she was down, soon he was low
At a quarter past…a holy no…

She had to turn around
When she couldn’t hold, she folded…
A dissident is here
Escape is never the safest path
A dissident, a dissident is here

And to this day, she’s glided on
Always home but so far away
…like a word misplaced
Nothing said, what a waste
When she had contact…with the conflict…
There was meaning, but she sold him to the state

She had to turn around
When she couldn’t hold, she folded…
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
A dissident, a dissident is here
She gave him away when she couldn’t hold…no…she folded…
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
A dissident, a dissident is here
Couldn’t hold on…she couldn’t hold…no…she folded…
A dissident is here

Escape is never the safest place
A dissident is here

“The noble title of 'dissident' must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement …”

—Christopher Hitchens

Colonel Syrian Dissident Flees To Turkey : http://newish.info/23751-colonel-syrian-dissident-flees-to-turkey

Amnesty Accuses Syria Dissident Persecution Abroad : http://newish.info/22792-amnesty-accuses-syria-dissident-persecution-abroad

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At 105, Celebrated Chinese Linguist Now A Dissident

Zhou Youguang should be a Chinese hero after making what some call the world’s most important linguistic innovation: He invented Pinyin, a system of romanizing Chinese characters using the Western alphabet.

But instead, this 105-year-old has become a thorn in the government’s side. Zhou has published an amazing 10 books since he turned 100, some of which have been banned in China. These, along with outspoken views on the Communist Party and the need for democracy in China, have made him a “sensitive person” — a euphemism for a political dissident.

China: Dissident Warns Disappearance “Of Tens Of Thousands” : http://ping.fm/6ErVa

Chinese Dissident Denounces Tightening Of Criminal Law : http://ping.fm/FNCFj

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