Cover art for Porch by Pearl Jam

Porch

Pearl Jam
Track 8 on Ten 
Aug. 27, 19911 viewer118K views

Porch Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What the fuck is this world running to?
You didn't leave a message
At least I could have learned your voice one last time

Daily minefield, this could be my time by you
Would you hit me? Would you hit me?

Oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, aw

[Verse 2]
All the bills go by and initiatives are taken up
By the middle; there ain't gonna be any middle anymore

And the cross I'm bearing home ain't indicative of my place
Left the porch, left the porch
Oh, oh-oh

[Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh
Hear my name, take a good look
This could be the day
Hold my hand, walk beside me
I just need to say

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
Oh, oh-oh
Hear my name, take a good look
This could be the day
Hold my hand, lie beside me
I just need to say

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Genius Annotation

Porch was one of Pearl Jam’s first songs. Eddie Vedder wrote the lyrics when travelling from San Diego, where he lived, to Seattle where he was meeting the other band members for the first time in November 1990.

It was recorded in spring 1991 and released as part of their debuted 13x platinum album Ten.

The song is deliberately vague to leave it open to interpretation. However, it does seem to centre on a romantic breakup.

During live performances, Eddie Vedder uses the long instrumental break to hang off of railings, jump into the crowd, or climb the set as he famously did at Lollapalooza 1992.

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