Corduroy Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro]
[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 1]
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
A-push me, and I will resist
This behavior's not unique
[Chorus 2]
I don't wanna hear from those who know
They can buy but can't put on my clothes
I don't wanna limp for them to walk
Never would have known of me before
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
[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 1]
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
A-push me, and I will resist
This behavior's not unique
[Chorus 2]
I don't wanna hear from those who know
They can buy but can't put on my clothes
I don't wanna limp for them to walk
Never would have known of me before
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 3]
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…
[Verse 3]
Why ain't it supposed to be just fun?
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)
Everything has chains
Absolutely nothing's changed
Take my hand, not my picture
Spilled my tincture
[Chorus 3]
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…
[Verse 3]
Why ain't it supposed to be just fun?
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)
About
Genius Annotation
The 1994 Pearl Jam hit Corduroy was written after singer Eddie Vedder saw a corduroy vest in a store, similar to the one he wore in concert. The vest cost 500 dollars and was labeled “Pearl Jam Eddie Vedder corduroy shirt”, leading him to write this song about not wanting fame.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.Last Exit
- 3.Not for You
- 5.Nothingman
- 6.Whipping
- 7.Pry, To
- 8.Corduroy
- 9.Bugs
- 10.Satan’s Bed
- 11.Better Man
- 12.Aye Davanita
- 13.Immortality
Credits
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Publisher
Assistant Engineer
Composer
Recording Engineer
Slide Guitar
Vocals
Lead Vocals
Mellotron
Engineer
Guitar
Drums
Bass
Recorded At
Seattle, Atlanta & New Orleans 1994.
Release Date
November 22, 1994
Corduroy Covers
Corduroy Live Performances
Corduroy [Live on Two Legs] by Pearl Jam, Corduroy [Tampa, Florida August 12 2000] by Pearl Jam, Corduroy - Live in Boston, Massachusetts, 29-August-2000 by Pearl Jam, Corduroy - Live in Atlanta, Georgia, 07-August-2000 by Pearl Jam, Corduroy - Live in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 19-June-2000 by Pearl Jam, Corduroy - Live in Katowice, Poland, 16-June-2000 by Pearl Jam, Corduroy - Live in Nürnberg, Germany, 11-June 2000 by Pearl Jam, Corduroy - Live in Barcelona, Spain 05-May-2000 by Pearl Jam, Corduroy - Live in Seattle, WA 06-December-2013 by Pearl Jam, Corduroy (Live 2017) by Pearl Jam, Corduroy [July 23, 2006] by Pearl Jam, Corduroy [July 22, 2006] by Pearl Jam & Corduroy [Sept. 1st 2005] by Pearl Jam
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