Given to Fly - Pearl Jam: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Given to Fly

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Given to Fly was released on February 3, 1998 by Epic as a part of the album Yield

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Eddie Vedder

Vocals

Mike McCready

Guitar

Stone Gossard

Guitar

Jack Irons

Drums

Jeff Ament

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Eddie Vedder

Songwriter

Mike McCready

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Pearl Jam

Producer

Brendan O'Brien

Brendan O'Brien

Producer

Matt Bayles

Assistant Engineer

Sam Hofstedt

Assistant Engineer

Ryan Williams

Assistant Engineer

Nick DiDia

Recording Engineer

Rodney Mills

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

He could've tuned in, tuned in, but he tuned out

A bad time, nothing could save him

[Verse 2]

Alone in a corridor, waiting, locked out

He got up out of there, ran for hundreds of miles

[Verse 3]

He made it to the ocean, had a smoke in a tree

The wind rose up, set him down on his knee

[Verse 4]

A wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw

Delivered him wings, "Hey, look at me now"

[Verse 5]

Arms wide open with the sea as his floor

Oh, power, oh

[Chorus]

He's flying, oh

High, wide, oh

[Verse 6]

He floated back down 'cause he wanted to share

His key to the locks on the chains he saw everywhere

[Verse 7]

But first he was stripped, and then he was stabbed

By faceless men, well fuckers, he still stands

[Verse 8]

And he still gives his love, he just gives it away

The love he receives is the love that is saved

And sometimes he's seen a strange spot in the sky

A human being that was given to fly

[Chorus]

Flying, oh

High

Flying, oh

He's flying, oh

High, oh, oh

Written by: Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready

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