[written by E. Vedder, M. McCready, J. Ament]

Oh... 
State of love and trust as I busted down the pretext 
Sin still plays and preaches,  but to have an empty court, uh huh 
And the signs are passin', grip the wheel, can't read it 
Sacrifice receiving the smell that's on my hands...hands...yeah 
And I listen for the voice inside my head 
Nothin', I'll do this one myself 
Lay her down as priest does, should the Lord be a countin' 
Will be in my honor, make it pain, painfully quick, uh huh 
Promises are whispered in the age of darkness 
Want to be enlightened like I want to be told the end, end, yeah... 
And the barrel shakes, and, a-directly at my head 
Oh, help me, help me from myself 
And I listen, from both sides of a friend 
Nothin', I'll do this one myself 
Uh huh, huh, oh... 
Myself...myself... 
Yeah, yeah... 
Hey, na, na, na, na, hey, that's something (3x) 
Wanna back, back it away, yeah, huh, uh 
And I listen, oh, for the voice inside my head. 
Nothin', I'll do this one myself 
Oh, ah, and the barrel waits, trigger shakes, aimed right at my head 
Won't you help me, help me from myself 
Hmm...State of love and trust, and a... 
State of love and trust, and a...  (2x) 
State of love and...yeah...