Library / Letting Go of the Past
Listen to this when
Rearviewmirror
Watching the past get smaller behind you 🚗
Who it's for
Eddie Vedder wrote this driving song about escaping a suffocating past and watching it fall away behind you.
Angry and escaping→Free and propulsive
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Rearviewmirror" is a song by Pearl Jam from their second album, Vs., with lyrics by Eddie Vedder. Vedder has said the music gave him the feeling of driving away from a bad situation, and that he drew on the many times he had wanted to leave. Critics have described it as being about leaving a hopeless situation behind and breaking free from personal sorrow and the weight of the past.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: Implied references to an abusive past.
Age: Suggested 13+
Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad.Christina Rossetti, “Remember”
