Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous band, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with their debut album, Ten, in 1991. Ten stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for nearly five years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock records ever, going 13× platinum in the United States. Released in 1993, Pearl Jam's second album, Vs., sold over 950,000 copies in its first week of release, setting the record for most copies of an album sold in its first week of release at the time. Their third album, Vitalogy (1994), became the second-fastest-selling CD in history at the time, with more than 877,000 units sold in its first week.
One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam's members often shunned popular music industry practices such as making music videos or participating in interviews. The band also sued Ticketmaster, claiming it had monopolized the concert-ticket market. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame."
Pearl Jam had sold more than 85 million albums worldwide by 2018, including nearly 32 million albums in the United States by 2012, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 in its first year of eligibility. They were ranked eighth in a readers' poll by Rolling Stone magazine in its "Top Ten Live Acts of All Time" issue. Throughout its career, the band has also promoted wider social and political issues, from pro-abortion rights sentiments to opposition to George W. Bush's presidency. Vedder acts as the band's spokesman on these issues.
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Studio albums
Ten (1991)
Vs. (1993)
Vitalogy (1994)
No Code (1996)
Yield (1998)
Binaural (2000)
Riot Act (2002)
Pearl Jam (2006)
Backspacer (2009)
Lightning Bolt (2013)
Gigaton (2020)
Breakerfall
Pearl Jam Lyrics
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Cause all the love that she had was just wood that she burned,
Now her life is on fire, it's no one's concern,
She can blame the world or prey till dawn
But only love can break her fall,
Break her fall,
Yeah, only love can break her fall, fall.
It's like she lost her invitation to the party on earth,
And she's standing outside hating everyone here,
Yeah, she's her own disease, crying to her doll,
But only love can break her fall,
Break her fall,
Only love can break her fall. Yeah.
Yeah fall, the world is her fall, break her fall,
Love, love, love can break her fall,
Now only love can break her fall,
Love, love, love can break her fall, fall,
Love, love can break her fall,
Only love can break her.
The lyrics of Pearl Jam's "Breakerfall" describe a girl who is on the edge, both literally and figuratively. She feels as though she has nowhere to turn, as all the love that she had was "just wood that she burned." Her life is on fire, but nobody seems to care, and she can't help but blame the world and pray for salvation until dawn. The main message of the song is that only love can break her fall, only love can save her.
It is clear that the girl in the song is struggling with some kind of emotional pain or trauma. She may feel as though she doesn't belong in the world, as if she has lost her invitation to the party on earth. She is so isolated that she hates everyone around her, even though they seem oblivious to her pain. She's become her own disease, crying to her doll in a desperate attempt to find some comfort. But the only real solution to her struggle is love - which can break her fall, and bring her back to a place of safety.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a girl on a ledge she's got nowhere to turn,
A girl is in a perilous situation and has no support or options left.
Cause all the love that she had was just wood that she burned,
All the love she received before was wasted or destroyed.
Now her life is on fire, it's no one's concern,
Her life is in danger, but no one seems to care about her.
She can blame the world or prey till dawn
She can either become angry at the world or continue to pray for help.
But only love can break her fall,
Love is the only thing that can save her from her difficult situation.
Break her fall,
Love can help her overcome her struggles and challenges.
Yeah, only love can break her fall, fall.
Emphasizes that only love has the power to rescue her from the dangerous situation.
It's like she lost her invitation to the party on earth,
She feels like she doesn't belong in this world and is excluded from all the good things in life.
And she's standing outside hating everyone here,
She is angry at the people around her and feels isolated and alone.
Yeah, she's her own disease, crying to her doll,
She has become her own enemy and is talking to herself or her toy in despair.
Yeah fall, the world is her fall, break her fall,
Her struggles are caused by the world, and love is the only solution to her problems.
Love, love, love can break her fall,
Emphasizes that love is the only remedy for her situation.
Now only love can break her fall,
Reiterates that love is the only way to rescue her from her situation.
Love, love, love can break her fall, fall,
Repeats that love is the solution for her problems and emphasizes the urgency of the situation.
Love, love can break her fall,
Love has the power to help her overcome her struggles.
Only love can break her.
Nothing else can save her from her dangerous situation except love.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: EDDIE VEDDER
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