Pearl Jam

Released: September 20, 2009

Songwriter: Eddie Vedder

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
What were all those dreams we shared those many years ago?
What were all those plans we made now left beside the road?
Behind us in the road
"More than friends," I always pledged
Cause friends they come and go
People change, as does everything, I wanted to grow old
I just want to grow old

[Chorus 1]
Slide up next to me
I'm just a human being
I will take the blame, but just the same, this is not me
You see? Believe I'm better than this
Don't leave me so cold
Or buried beneath the stones
I just want to hold on and know I'm worth your love
Enough, I don't think there's such a thing

[Verse 2]
It's my fault now, I been caught a sickness in my bones
How it pains to leave you here with the kids on your own
Just don't let me go

[Chorus 2]
Help me see myself
Cause I can no longer tell
Looking out from the inside of the bottom of a well
It's hell, I yell, but no one hears
Before I disappear
Whisper in my ear
Give me something to echo in my unknown future's ear
My dear, the end comes near
I'm here, but not much longer

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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