Released: November 12, 2002

Songwriter: Jeff Ament Stone Gossard Mike McCready Adam Kasper Matt Cameron Eddie Vedder

Producer: Pearl Jam Adam Kasper

[Verse 1]
This broken wheel is coming undone
And the roads exploding
But you're keeping me strong
Rolling along with you

[Chorus]
Love is a tower
And you're the key
Leading me higher
When you let me in

[Verse 2]
Keeping us close, so close
On down the line
Sometimes I burn like a dot on the sun
With no one knowing
But you're keeping me strong
Rolling along with you

[Chorus]
You are a tower of
Strength to me
The darkening hour
Sees light again
Again
Ooh wah, ooh wah, ooh wah, ooh wah
You are, you are, you are, you are, you are
Love is a tower
Of strength to me
I am the shoreline
But you're the sea
The sea
You are, you are, you are
You are, you are, you are

Pearl Jam

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.