notice the comma? that is commonly used when you write your name with the last name first. it allows you to invert words. without a comma, the phrase would be "To pry" which means to impose on something or someone. Vedder doesn't want people to pry into his life. He put the phrase backwards because if you play the song backwards, there is a private message about his personal musical tastes and how he believes music saved his life.
notice the comma? that is commonly used when you write your name with the last name first. it allows you to invert words. without a comma, the phrase would be "To pry" which means to impose on something or someone. Vedder doesn't want people to pry into his life. He put the phrase backwards because if you play the song backwards, there is a private message about his personal musical tastes and how he believes music saved his life.