Alone, listless Breakfast table in an otherwise empty room Young girl, violence Center of her own attention Mother reads aloud, child tries to understand it Tries to make her proud The shades go down, it's in her head Painted room, can't deny there's something wrong Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me She holds the hand that holds her down She will rise above Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to me The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to me The picture kept will remind me Don't call me The shades go down The shades go down The shades go, go, go
Alone, listless Breakfast table in an otherwise empty room Young girl, violence Center of her own attention Mother reads aloud, child tries to understand it Tries to make her proud The shades go down, it's in her head Painted room, can't deny there's something wrong Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me She holds the hand that holds her down She will rise above Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to me The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to The picture kept will remind me Don't call me daughter, not fit to me The picture kept will remind me Don't call me The shades go down The shades go down The shades go, go, go
Foi lançada em 1993 como o segundo single do álbum *Vs.*, da banda Pearl Jam.
Embora o crédito de composição seja coletivo, as letras foram escritas pelo vocalista Eddie Vedder e a música foi composta principalmente pelo guitarrista Stone Gossard.
A canção narra a perspectiva de uma garota com dislexia e de sua mãe, que não compreende a condição.
No Billboard, alcançou o topo das listas Mainstream Rock e Modern Rock, permanecendo no primeiro lugar por oito semanas consecutivas.
Foi o primeiro single da banda a entrar no Top 40 da Mainstream, atingindo a posição 28.
Em 2004, a faixa foi incluída no álbum de maiores sucessos *rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003)*.
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