Pearl Jam

Released: September 26, 2000

Songwriter: Eddie Vedder Stone Gossard

Producer: John Burton Brett Eliason

[Verse 1]
Heavin'
Rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, again
Though I'm feeling
Maybe he'll see a little better, set of days, oh yeah
Oh, hand out
Faces that he sees time again ain't quite familiar, oh-hmm
Oh, dark grin
He can't help, when he's happy he looks insane, yeah

[Chorus]
Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away
Ooh-ah, someday yet, he'll begin his life again
Life again, life again

[Verse 2]
Kneelin'
Looking through the paper though he doesn't know to read
Oh I'm prayin'
Now to something that has never showed him anything
Oh, feelin'
Understands the weather of the winters on its way
Oh, ceilings
Few and far between all the legal halls of shame, hey

[Chorus]
Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Woah, he don't know, so he chases them away, mm-yeah
Oh, someday yet, he'll begin his life again
Whispering hands, gently lead him away
Him away, him away
Woo, uh-huh, yeah
Aw, you know what happens next

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus: Eddie Vedder & (Audience)]
Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies, take a shot
(Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away)
(Oh, someday yet, he'll begin his life again)
Oh, whispering hands, gently lead him away
Him away, him away
Yeah!
Woo, ah yeah

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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