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Corduroy

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Corduroy was released on November 22, 1994 by Epic as a part of the album Vitalogy

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Eddie Vedder

Vocals

Stone Gossard

Guitar

Jeff Ament

Bass Guitar

Mike McCready

Guitar

Dave Abbruzzese

Dave Abbruzzese

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Eddie Vedder

Composer

Stone Gossard

Composer

Jeff Ament

Composer

Mike McCready

Composer

Dave Abbruzzese

Dave Abbruzzese

Composer

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Pearl Jam

Producer

Brendan O'Brien

Brendan O'Brien

Producer

Nick DiDia

Recording Engineer

Adam Kasper

Assistant Engineer

John Burton

Assistant Engineer

Trina Shoemaker

Trina Shoemaker

Assistant Engineer

Kevin Scott

Assistant Engineer

Caram Costanzo

Assistant 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

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