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did eddie write off he goes about himself?

Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
edited July 2008 in The Porch
any help on this?
I will be what i could be
Once I get out of this town


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  • YieldInHidingYieldInHiding Posts: 1,841
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    any help on this?

    Yes. He wrote it about not being a very good friend, brother, husband, etc since he was always on the road or working on a new album.

    Source: LA 2 show 2006.
    No longer overwhelmed it seems so simple now.
  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    Right ... it's basically about becoming so wrapped up in your life -- whatever that is -- that you lose touch with the people you care about, and you care about you.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • bigshashabigshasha Posts: 38
    i had read somewhere once that the song was about neil young
    I wanna run like the lions.
  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    An incredible song....One of my favorites...
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    In an interview Eddie Vedder revealed himself to be the friend. Vedder said, "The song "Off He Goes" is really about me being a shit friend. I'll show up and everything's great and then all of the sudden I'm outta there..."
  • gibbitsgibbits Posts: 512
    That's interesting. I always thought it was about Neil. I didn't hear that or anything - I thought it was implied.
  • nfanelnfanel Posts: 2,558
    according to camden 2 in 2000 it's about the pope. :cool:
  • Cortez_the_KillerCortez_the_Killer Posts: 23
    I don't ever remember hearing that it was about Neil, but it has always been said to have been heavily influenced by Neil Young's music.
    Toronto: 96, 98, 00, 03, 05, 06x2, 09
    Kitchener & London: 05
    Buffalo: 10

    Eddie Vedder @ Massey Hall night 1, 08
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