Released in 1998 as the 7th track on Yield, the song was not a huge radio single. It peaked at only #40 on the Mainstream Rock Charts, but over the years it’s become a favorite of critics and fans. Eddie Vedder has even called it his person favorite from Yield.
In a 1998 interview Eddie Vedder expl...
[Intro]
Woo...
[Verse 1]
I'm ahead, I'm a man
I'm the first mammal to wear pants, yeah
I'm at peace with my lust
I can kill cause in God I trust, yeah
It's evolution, baby
[Verse 2]
I'm at peace, I'm the man
Buying stocks on the day of the crash
On the loose, I'm a truck
All the rolling hills, I'll flatten 'em out, yeah
It's herd behavior, uh huh
It's evolution, baby
[Chorus]
Admire me, admire my home
Admire my son, he's my clone
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
This land is mine, this land is free
I'll do what I want but irresponsibly
It's evolution, baby
[Bridge]
I'm a thief, I'm a liar
There's my church, I sing in the choir:
(Hallelujah, hallelujah)
[Chorus]
Admire me, admire my home
Admire my son, admire my clones
'Cause we know, appetite for a nightly feast
Those ignorant Indians got nothin' on me
Nothin', why? Because...
It's evolution, baby
[Verse 3]
I am ahead, I am advanced
I am the first mammal to make plans, yeah
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher
2010, watch it go to fire
It's evolution, baby
It's evolution, baby
[Outro]
Do the evolution
Come on
Come on, come on
Do the Evolution was written by Eddie Vedder & Stone Gossard.
Do the Evolution was produced by Pearl Jam & Brendan O’Brien.
Pearl Jam released Do the Evolution on Sun Feb 08 1998.
This Daniel Quinn book, Ishmael…I’ve never recommended a book before, but I would actually, in an interview, recommend it to everyone….But this book, it’s kind of the book of my … My whole year has been kind of with these thoughts in mind. And on an evolutionary level, that man has been on this plan...