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 getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?
You can spend your time alone, re-digesting past regrets, oh
Or you can come to terms and realize
You're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
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 getting harder
To find an approach and a way to live
Are we getting something out of this all-encompassing trip?
You can spend your time alone re-digesting past regrets, oh
Or you can come to terms and realize
You're the only one who cannot forgive yourself, oh
Makes much more sense, to live in the present tense
| Date | Location | Venue |
| Fri Nov 20, 2009 | Melbourne, Australia | Etihad Stadium |
| Fri Oct 30, 2009 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Spectrum Arena |
| Wed Oct 07, 2009 | Universal City, California | Gibson Amphitheater |
| Sun Oct 04, 2009 | Austin, Texas | Austin City Limits |
| Wed Sep 30, 2009 | Universal City, California | Gibson Amphitheater |
| Sat Sep 26, 2009 | Portland, OR | Clark County Ampitheater |
| Tue Sep 22, 2009 | Seattle, Washington | Key Arena |
| Mon Aug 24, 2009 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center |
| Mon Aug 17, 2009 | Manchester, England | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| Tue Aug 11, 2009 | London, UK | Shepherd's Bush Empire |
| Tue Jun 24, 2008 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden |
| Mon Jun 16, 2008 | Columbia, South Carolina | Colonial Center |
| Thu Jun 12, 2008 | Tampa, Florida | St. Pete Times Forum |
| Mon Jun 18, 2007 | London, England | Wembley Arena |
| Tue Jun 12, 2007 | Munich, Germany | Olympiahalle |
| Wed Nov 22, 2006 | Adelaide, Australia | Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| Thu Nov 16, 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | Rod Laver Arena |
| Wed Nov 08, 2006 | Sydney, Australia | Acer Arena |
| Sat Sep 23, 2006 | Berlin, Germany | Wuhlheide |
| Thu Sep 14, 2006 | Bologna, Italy | PalaMalaguti |
| Wed Aug 30, 2006 | Antwerp, Belgium | Sportpaleis |
| Tue Jul 18, 2006 | San Francisco, California | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
| Sat Jul 15, 2006 | San Francisco, California | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
| Sun Jul 02, 2006 | Denver, Colorado | Pepsi Center |
| Sat Jun 24, 2006 | Cincinnati, Ohio | US Bank Arena |
| Tue May 30, 2006 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center |
| Sat May 27, 2006 | Camden, New Jersey | Tweeter Center at the Waterfront |
| Tue May 16, 2006 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center |
| Tue May 09, 2006 | Toronto, Ontario | Air Canada Centre |
| Fri May 05, 2006 | New York, New York | Irving Plaza |
| Thu May 04, 2006 | New York, New York | Ed Sullivan Theatre |
| Thu Apr 20, 2006 | London, England | Astoria |
| Sat Dec 03, 2005 | Sao Paolo, Brazil | Pacaembu |
| Sat Oct 01, 2005 | Atlantic City, New Jersey | Borgata Events Center |
| Sat Sep 24, 2005 | St. Johns, Newfoundland | Mile One Stadium |
| Mon Sep 19, 2005 | Toronto, Ontario | Air Canada Centre |
| Tue Sep 13, 2005 | Hamilton, Ontario | Copps Coliseum |
| Fri Sep 09, 2005 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Fort William Garden |
| Wed Sep 07, 2005 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Credit Union Center |
| Wed Sep 29, 2004 | Boston, Massachusetts | Fleet Center |
| Sat Jul 19, 2003 | Mexico City, Mexico | Palacio De Los Deportes |
| Mon Jul 14, 2003 | Holmdel, New Jersey | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| Wed Jul 09, 2003 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden |
| Wed Jul 02, 2003 | Mansfield, Massachusetts | Tweeter Center |
| Sun Jun 29, 2003 | Montreal, Quebec | Bell Center |
| Thu Jun 26, 2003 | Clarkston, Michigan | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| Sun Jun 22, 2003 | Noblesville, Indiana | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Indiana |
| Wed Jun 18, 2003 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center |
| Fri Jun 06, 2003 | Las Vegas, Nevada | MGM Grand |
| Thu Jun 05, 2003 | San Diego, California | San Diego Sports Arena |
| Sun Jun 01, 2003 | Mountain View, California | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| Wed Apr 30, 2003 | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Coliseum |
| Fri Apr 25, 2003 | Cleveland, Ohio | Gund Arena |
| Tue Apr 22, 2003 | St. Louis, Missouri | Savvis Center |
| Sat Apr 19, 2003 | Atlanta, Georgia | Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre |
| Fri Sep 01, 2000 | Camden, New Jersey | E-Centre |
| Fri Aug 25, 2000 | Wantagh, New York | Jones Beach Music Theatre |
| Wed Aug 23, 2000 | Wantagh, New York | Jones Beach Music Theatre |
| Mon Aug 21, 2000 | Columbus, Ohio | Polaris Amphitheatre |
| Thu Aug 17, 2000 | Nashville, Tennessee | AmSouth Amphitheatre |
| Wed Aug 09, 2000 | West Palm Beach, Florida | Mars Music Amphitheatre |
| Fri Aug 04, 2000 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Blockbuster Pavilion |
| Wed Jun 28, 2000 | Stockholm, Sweden | Sjohistoriska Museet |
| Mon Jun 26, 2000 | Hamburg, Germany | Sporthalle |
| Thu Jun 22, 2000 | Milan, Italy | Forum Milan |
| Sun Jun 18, 2000 | Salzburg, Austria | Residenzplatz |
| Thu Jun 15, 2000 | Katowice, Poland | Spodek |
| Wed Jun 14, 2000 | Prague, Czech Republic | Paegas Arena |
| Sat Jun 03, 2000 | Glasgow, Scotland | S.E.C.C. |
| Wed Sep 23, 1998 | West Palm Beach, Florida | Coral Sky Amphitheatre |
| Sat Sep 19, 1998 | Washington, DC | Constitution Hall |
| Wed Sep 16, 1998 | Mansfield, Massachusetts | Great Woods Center |
| Sun Sep 06, 1998 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| Sat Aug 29, 1998 | Camden, New Jersey | Blockbuster Music Entertainment Center |
| Thu Aug 20, 1998 | Montreal, Quebec | Molson Centre |
| Wed Jul 22, 1998 | Seattle, Washington | Memorial Stadium, Seattle |
| Sat Jul 18, 1998 | Portland, Oregon | Rose Garden Arena |
| Mon Jul 13, 1998 | Inglewood, California | Great Western Forum |
| Mon Jun 29, 1998 | Chicago, Illinois | United Center |
| Sat Jun 20, 1998 | Missoula, Montana | Washington-Grizzly Stadium |
| Sun Nov 24, 1996 | Lisbon, Portugal | Cascais Pavilion |
| Thu Nov 21, 1996 | Barcelona, Spain | Sports Palace |
| Sun Nov 17, 1996 | Budapest, Hungary | Sports Hall Budapest |
| Fri Nov 15, 1996 | Prague, Czech Republic | Sports Hall Prague |
| Wed Nov 13, 1996 | Milan, Italy | Forum Milan |
| Tue Nov 12, 1996 | Rome, Italy | Palaeur |
| Wed Nov 06, 1996 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Parkhal |
| Sun Nov 03, 1996 | Berlin, Germany | Deutschlandhalle |
| Fri Nov 01, 1996 | Warsaw, Poland | The Torwar |
| Tue Oct 29, 1996 | London, England | Wembley Arena |
| Thu Oct 24, 1996 | Cork, Ireland | Millstreet Arena |
| Mon Oct 07, 1996 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | F.L. Baseball Stadium |
| Sat Oct 05, 1996 | Charleston, South Carolina | N. Charleston Coliseum |
| Wed Oct 02, 1996 | Hartford, Connecticut | Dodge Music Center |
| Tue Oct 01, 1996 | Buffalo, New York | Marine Midland Arena |
| Sun Sep 29, 1996 | New York, New York | Downing Stadium, Randall's Island |
| Sat Sep 14, 1996 | Seattle, Washington | The Showbox |
Comments
along with man of the hour and given to fly, present tense is one of the most thought provoking and retrospective songs ever. amazing song.
thank you pj
i heard it at the right time
thank you
Along with Down, Man of the Hour, No Way and Alive, this is tied for my favorite PJ song. They play it enough, but my only live encounter with it so far has been a bootleg.
saw it live 8-24 in chicago.....WOW!!!
powerful
Lucky enough to be at the Melbourne Concert when they played this in Nov 2009. Never really got into it that much before, but after hearing it live at Etihad in ordinary conditions, it is now a fav. adamjolin summed it up well on a previous post WOW!!! powerful, what more can you say.