Pearl Jam

Released: August 27, 1991

Songwriter: Jeff Ament Stone Gossard Eddie Vedder

Producer: Rick Parashar Pearl Jam

[Intro]
(She don't wander in here, don't wander in here, she)
(She don't wander in here, don't wander in here, she)

[Verse 1]
The direction of the eye, so misleading
The deflection of the soul, nauseously quick
I don't question our existence
I just question our modern needs

[Pre-Chorus]
(She don't wander in here, don't wander in here, she)
(She don't wander in here)

[Chorus]
I will walk with my hands bound
I will walk with my face, blood
I will walk with my shadow flag
Into your garden, garden of stone

[Verse 2]
After all is done and we're still alone
I won't be taken, yet

[Chorus]
I'll go with my hands bound
I will walk with my face, blood
I will walk with my shadow flag
Into your garden, garden of stone

[Bridge]
I don't show, I don't share
I don't need, yeah, what you have to give

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
I will walk with my hands bound
I will walk with my face, blood
I will walk with my shadow flag
Into your garden, garden of

[Outro]
I will walk with my hands, bound
I will walk, into your garden
Garden of stone!
I don't know, I don't care
I don't need you for me to live!

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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