Pearl Jam — Grievance

[Verse 1] Have a drink they're buying Bottom of, bottle of denial [Pre-Chorus 1] Big guy, big eye, watching me Have to wonder what it sees (sin) Progress laced with ramifications Freedom's big plunge [Chorus 1] Pull the innocent from a crowd Raise the stakes, then bring them down If they fail to obey, oh, if they fail to obey [Verse 2] For every tool they lend us A loss of independence [Chorus 2] I pledge my grievance to the flag Because you don't give blood to take it back again Oh, we're all deserving something more [Pre-Chorus 2] Progress, taste it, invest-it-all Champagne breakfast for everyone [Chorus 3] Break the innocent when they're proud Raise the stakes, then bring 'em down If they fail to obey, oh, if they fail to obey [Chorus 2] Pledge your grievance to the flag Because you don't give blood then take it back again Oh, we're all deserving something more [Outro] I want to breathe Follow the scene I want to taste Everyone I see I want to run when I'm up high I want to run into the sea I only want life to be I just want to be I will feel alive as long as I am free