Garden
Pearl Jam＀ Lyrics

The direction of the eye
The way we perceive things visually can be misleading

So misleading
Our perception of reality can be deceiving

The defection of the soul
The disconnect between our inner selves and outer world

Nauseously quick
This realization can make us feel sickeningly uncomfortable

I don't question
I don't doubt

Our existence
That we are alive

I just question
But I do question

Our modern needs
The things we think we need in a contemporary world

I will walk, with my hands bound
I am willing to do anything despite being constrained

I will walk, with my face blood
I am ready to face pain and suffering

I will walk, with my shadow flag
My presence serves as a warning or symbol of something ominous

Into your garden
I am venturing into your territory

Garden of stone
An inanimate, desolate space

After all is done
When everything is finished

And we're still alone
Despite everything, we are still isolated

I won't be taken
I will persist and won't be broken

Yet I'll go
But I will still venture forth

I don't show
I don't display or exhibit

I don't share
I don't divulge or split with others

I don't need
I don't require

What you have to give, yeah
What you can offer me does not interest or entice me

I will walk, into your garden
I will still venture into your domain

I don't know
I am uncertain

I don't care
I am indifferent

I don't need you for me to live
I can survive and thrive without you