Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pearl Jam
Performer
Jeff Ament
Bass
Stone Gossard
Guitar
Eddie Vedder
Vocals
Mike McCready
Guitar
Dave Krusen
Drums
Rick Parashar
Percussion
Walter Gray
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stone Gossard
Composer
Eddie Vedder
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Pearl Jam
Producer
Rick Parashar
Producer
Brendan O'Brien
Mixing Engineer
Nick DiDia
Engineer
Billy Bowers
Engineer
Tom Tapley
Assistant Engineer
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Hey-hey-yeah-uh
Sheets of empty canvas
Untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me
As her body once did
All five horizons
Revolved around her soul
As the Earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed
Has taken a turn
Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, I know she gave me all that she wore
And now my bitter hands
Chafe beneath the clouds
Of what was everything
Oh, the pictures have
All been washed in black
Tattooed everything
I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter
So, why do I sear?
Oh, and twisted thoughts
That spin 'round my head
I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can drop away
And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything
All the pictures have
All been washed in black
Tattooed everything
All the love gone bad
Turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see
All that I am
All I'll be, yeah
Oh-oh, oh-oh, ooh
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life
I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky, but why
Why, why can't it be
Can't it be mine?
Ooh, oh-oh yeah, ah-ooh-ooh
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
(Ah-ah-ah-yeah, why, why?)
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
(Why, why, why, why, why, why? Yeah)
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo
Written by: Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard