Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eddie Vedder
Vocals
Stone Gossard
Guitar
Jeff Ament
Bass Guitar
Mike McCready
Guitar
Dave Abbruzzese
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eddie Vedder
Composer
Stone Gossard
Composer
Jeff Ament
Composer
Mike McCready
Composer
Dave Abbruzzese
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pearl Jam
Producer
Brendan O'Brien
Producer
Nick DiDia
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The waiting drove me mad
You're finally here and I'm a mess
I take your entrance back
Can't let you roam inside my head
[Chorus]
I don't wanna take what you can give
I would rather starve than eat your bread
I would rather run but I can't walk
Guess I'll lie alone just like before
[Verse 2]
I'll take the varmint's path
Oh, and I must refuse your test
Oh, push me and I will resist
This behavior's not unique
[Chorus]
I don't wanna hear from those who know
They can buy, but can't put on my clothes
I don't want to limp for them to walk
Never would have known of me before
[Chorus]
I don't wanna be held in your debt
I'll pay it off in blood, let I be wed
I'm already cut up and half-dead
I'll end up alone like I began, yeah
[Bridge]
Everything has chains
Absolutely nothing's changed
Take my hand, not my picture, spilled my tincture
[Chorus]
I don't wanna take what you can give
I would rather starve than eat your breast
All the things that others want for me
Can't buy what I want because it's free
Can't buy what I want because it's free
Can't be what you want because I'm
[Verse 3]
Ain't supposed to be just one
Oh, to live and die, let it be done
I figure I'll be damned
All alone like I began
[Outro]
It's your move now
I thought you were a friend
But I guess I
I guess I hate you
Written by: Eddie Jerome Vedder