“Eden” is the fifth track from Guster’s debut album Parachute. Out of the tracks on the album, despite its appearance in some early shows, the band has played “Eden” the least.
Despite the song’s relative obscurity, it appears on the band’s 1993 demo, on which they still called themselves Gus.
[Verse 1: Adam Gardner/Gardner & Ryan Miller]
All I want is the world
And everything for me
You can rattle off your talk
All that matters is what I see
[Pre-Chorus: Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Both]
If you break me down (break me down)
Selfish desire (break me down)
Is all you'll blame
'Cause desperate times
Call for desperate measures
And I am not ashamed
[Chorus: Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Both]
Oh it took me a long
Time to come to this
I have chosen that path
I am (I am)
I am me (I am only for me)
[Verse 2: Adam Gardner & Ryan Miller]
All my dreams are so closed
If I open them to you
You can count them all as lies
You can believe me
Or you can believe the truth
[Pre-Chorus: Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Both]
If you break me down (break me down)
Selfish desire (break me down)
Is all you'll blame
'Cause desperate times
Call for desperate measures
And I am not ashamed
[Chorus: Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Both]
Oh it took me a long
Time to come to this
I have chosen that path
I am (I am)
I am me (I am only for me)
[Hook: Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Both]
But I could let you in
Put your feelings on the shelf
There's only room 'cause it helps myself
Oh I could let you in
But it's to no avail
I only listen 'cause it helps myself
[Chorus: Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Both]
Oh it took me a long
Time to come to this
I have chosen that path
I am (I am)
I am me (I am only for me)
[Bridge: Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, Both]
I took a cane from a blind man
I tasted the fruit in the Garden of Eden
When I walk out of here
I know I'll stand clear
But the taste in my mouth still remains
Still remains
[Outro: Gardner & Miller]
Oh it took me a long time to come to this
Oh it took me a long time
I am, I am only for me
Oh it took me a long time to come to this
Oh it took me a long time
I am, I am only for me
Oh it took me a long time to come to this
Oh it took me a long time
Eden was written by Ryan Miller.
Eden was produced by Mike Denneen.