Pearl Jam

Songwriter: Jeff Ament Stone Gossard Dave Abbruzzese Mike McCready Eddie Vedder

[Verse 1]
Wide awake and he shakes in a panic. Never woke up alone ever before
Had a woman long as he can remember. Tries to forget but he can't, he can't
Out of bed and he dreams in the shower. She's standing naked and apologizing
Reaches for her till his mind becomes blood hot. Woken up to be burned burned again

[Chorus]
Go it alone. You got it so it goes
Gonna breathe and I said, "I can't take it any other way."

[Verse 2]
On the streets he's walking wounded. Doesn't smile for the child at play
Thoughts of suicide and alleviation. Anything to get his heart off of the coals
Does he fly away or just talk about it? Like a seagull born to cry in the wind
Own experiences lead to a younger. All-alone you will meet the one who lies in wait

[Chorus]
Go it alone. You got it so it goes
Try to breathe while you can. You can't take it any other way. Yeah, yeah

[Bridge] [x3]
I can help myself don't talk to me. [x2]
I can help myself. Myself

[Verse 3]
Wide awake and he shakes in a panic. Never woke up alone ever before
Had his woman long as he can remember
Tries to forget but
He can't [x4]
I can help myself don't talk to me

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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