sheets and empty blankets, untouched she did lay
Her legs spread out before me, as her body laid dead...

The story:

I'm usually quite great at understanding lyrics, but, you have to admit, Eddie Vedder can be a bit difficult to understand! Ive always been a pearl Jam fan... but when my friend heard me singing this in the car, she called me a sicko because I thought the first couple lines were about... well... a dude making love to a dead chick! HA! how morbid.