Pearl Jam

Released: September 20, 2009

Songwriter: Eddie Vedder

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
Yesterdays, how quick they change
All lost and long gone now
It's hard to remember anything
Moving at the speed of sound
Moving with the speed of sound

[Chorus]
And yet I'm still holding tight
To this dream of distant light
And that somehow I'll survive
But this night has been a long one
Waiting on a sun... That just don't come

[Verse 2]
Can I forgive what I
Cannot forget
And live a lie?
I could give it one more try

[Verse 3]
Why deny this drive inside?
Just looking for some peace
Every time I get me some
It gets the best of me
Not much left you see

[Chorus]
And yet I'm still holding tight to this dream of distant light
And that somehow I'll survive
But this night has been a long one
Waiting on a word that never comes

[Verse 3]
A whisper in the dark
Is that you or just my thoughts
Wide awake and reaching out
It's gone so quiet now
Could it be I'm farther out?
Moving faster than the speed of sound

Founded in 1990 in Seattle, Pearl Jam is one of the most successful bands out of the grunge movement, if not of the whole alternative rock scene from the early 90s. The group started with Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass), veterans of the proto-grunge scene, recording a demo along with local guitarist Mike McCready. Once the tape passed along, it attracted a San Diego-based singer, Eddie Vedder. Along with drummer Dave Krusen, they signed with Epic Records and released Ten in 1991, which by the following year was becoming one of the most successful debut albums ever.

Growing uncomfortable with success, the following albums went for a more anguished and experimental sound, and the band’s notorious activism had its most prominent case once they boycotted Ticketmaster, accusing them of price-gouging fans. In the meantime, various drummers passed through the band, with percussion only settling once Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron joined them in the tour for 1998’s Yield.

With 10 studio albums and various live recordings (including “Official Bootlegs” of basically every concert the band performed since 2000), Pearl Jam has sold nearly 32 million records in the U.S. and an estimated 60 million worldwide.

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