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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Performer
Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
Guitar
Mike McCready
Mike McCready
Guitar
Stone Gossard
Stone Gossard
Guitar
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Vocals
Matt Cameron
Matt Cameron
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
Composer
Mike McCready
Mike McCready
Composer
Stone Gossard
Stone Gossard
Composer
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder
Composer
Matt Cameron
Matt Cameron
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Producer
Josh Evans
Josh Evans
Producer
John Burton
John Burton
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
CONFUSION IS... TO COMMOTION
WHAT LOVE IS... TO OUR DEVOTION
IMPERCEPTIBLY BIG, BIG AS THE OCEAN
AND EQUALLY HARD TO CONTROL
[Verse 2]
SO SAVE YOUR PREDICTIONS
AND BURN YOUR ASSUMPTIONS
LOVE IS FRICTION
RIPE FOR COMFORT
[Verse 3]
ENDLESS EQUATIONS
AND TUGGING PERSUASIONS
DOORS OPEN UP
TO INTERPRETATION
[Verse 4]
EXPECTING PERFECTION LEAVES A LOT TO IGNORE
WHEN THE PAST IS THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE'S NO MORE
WHEN EVERY TOMORROW IS THE SAME AS BEFORE
[Verse 5]
THE LOOSER THINGS GET... THE TIGHTER YOU BECOME
THE LOOSER THINGS GET... TIGHTER
THERE'S NOT ONE MAN... CAN BE GREATER THAN THE SUM
THAT'S NOT A NEGATIVE THOUGHT, I'M POSITIVE
POSITIVE. POSITIVE
[Verse 6]
FALLING DOWN... NOT STAYING DOWN
COULD'VE HELD ME UP, RATHER TEAR ME DOWN
DROWN IN THE RIVER
[Verse 7]
EXPECTING PERFECTION LEAVES A LOT TO ENDURE
WHEN THE PAST IS THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE'S NO MORE
WHEN EVERY TOMORROW IS THE SAME AS BEFORE
[Verse 8]
NUMBERS KEEP FALLING OFF THE CALENDAR'S FLOOR
WE'RE STUCK IN OUR BOXES, WINDOWS OPEN NO MORE
COLLECTING UP THE FORGET-ME-NOTS
NOT RECALLING WHAT THEY'RE FOR
I'M IN LOVE WITH CLAIRVOYANTS 'CAUSE THEY'RE OUT OF THIS WORLD
[Verse 9]
I KNOW THE GIRLS WANNA DANCE...
AWAY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCE
I KNOW THE BOYS WANNA GROW...
THEIR DIX AND FIX AND FIRE THINGS
[Verse 10]
I KNOW THE GIRLS WANNA DANCE...
CLAIRVOYANTS IN A TRANCE
I KNOW THE BOYS WANNA GROW...
THEIR DIX AND FIX AND FIRE THINGS
[Verse 11]
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES
STAND BACK
[Verse 12]
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES (TOOK MY LOVE...)
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES (TO HAVE AND TO HOLD)
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES (HELD ME DOWN IN THE RIVER)
STAND BACK
[Verse 13]
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES (TOOK MY LOVE...)
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES (TO HAVE AND TO HOLD)
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES (DROWNING IN THE RIVER)
STAND BACK
[Verse 14]
I KNOW THE GIRLS WANNA DANCE...
AWAY THEIR CIRCUMSTANCE
I KNOW THE BOYS WANNA GROW...
THEIR DIX AND FIX AND FIRE THINGS
[Verse 15]
I KNOW THE GIRLS WANNA DANCE...
CLAIRVOYANTS IN A TRANCE
I KNOW THE BOYS WANNA GROW...
THEIR DIX AND FIX AND FIRE THINGS
THEIR DIX AND FIX AND FIRE THINGS
[Verse 16]
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES
STAND BACK WHEN THE SPIRIT COMES
Written by: Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard

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