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I LOVE this song. But I've no idea what
The north is to south what the clock is to time
means.
I've read a few things on here and I'm not sure anyone else knows what Eddie meant either. Does anyone know if he's ever mentioned it in an interview? Does anyone who works at Ten Club know? Is there any way to write to Eddie these days to ask him?
The north is to south what the clock is to time
means.
I've read a few things on here and I'm not sure anyone else knows what Eddie meant either. Does anyone know if he's ever mentioned it in an interview? Does anyone who works at Ten Club know? Is there any way to write to Eddie these days to ask him?
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Its all haiku...Pearl Jam 4 live
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jwmakes wrote:I LOVE this song. But I've no idea what
The north is to south what the clock is to time
means.
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The way I feel about these lines is that it talks about how relative things can be and how in order to say" south" , or " bad" or "humble" .... we usually need a reference point; the opposite or a tool to measure..without north defined where is south? And also for perception...clock is so we can try to handle time and not get lost in its vastness.
I love it in Dali paintings, the melting clock...cause time is one very difficult to mold and shape despite clocks, calendars...to me at least...
this is what I feel about these lines...
take careLiving is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for something beyond and above living, I mean living must be your whole occupation.
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I love this song, too. Definitely in my PJ top 10. There's a bit of info on Wiki:
"I Am Mine" was written by vocalist Eddie Vedder in a hotel room near Virginia Beach, Virginia before the band's first show after the Roskilde tragedy in 2000.[1] Vedder said that he wrote the song to "reassure myself that this is going to be all right."
The lyrics for "I Am Mine" tackle existential matters. At the band's April 8, 2003 show in New Orleans, Louisiana at the UNO Lakefront Arena, Vedder stated, "This song is about what's inside you. You own it, and you have the freedom for it to come out. It's allowed to come out." At the band's July 8, 2003 show in New York City at Madison Square Garden, Vedder stated, "This song’s about personal safety, and the feeling of being secure, and even free."
You can also go to http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/91253/ and see a bunch of other people's ideas about what it means.Los Angeles - Sep 11, 1992
Memphis - Aug 15, 2000
Chicago - May 16, 2006
Chicago - Aug 23-24, 2009
Columbus - May 6, 2010
Noblesville - May 7, 2010
Manchester - June 20-21, 2012
Amsterdam - June 26-27, 2012
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To me, it references the heart of the song "I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the inbetween is mine". Without north there is no south, without time there are no clocks, without death there is no life... The humbling truth of nature discovered and accepted...0
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I Am Mine fucking rocks. That's all I know!Another habit says it's in love with you
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
I'm so happy with my righteous self0 -
I've always thought that the linethe north is to south
what the clock is to time
means something along the lines of time being irrelevant in the grand scheme of things
north and south are opposites
if you stick with the metaphor
then the clock and time are opposites as well, or have no relevance upon one another
that your time here on earth matters only in what you do with that time
so make it count
as in :I know I was born
and I know that I'll die
the in between is mine
I Am Mine
i LOVE LOVE LOVE this songpeace,
jo
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"Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness and they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy, or they become legends." ~ One Stab ~0 -
Haha... The South=Bad The North=Good
:crazy:
Just kidding... I think it means everything has a needed counterpart to exist."Honesty will always be construed as negative to a dumbass"
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amongsTheWaves wrote:To me, it references the heart of the song "I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the inbetween is mine". Without north there is no south, without time there are no clocks, without death there is no life... The humbling truth of nature discovered and accepted...
that is pretty cool... interesting point of view...
I always loved this song, to me it has a waltzy tune, that's what always struck me...
I loved it even more when I got the 45rmp b/w Undone...... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...0 -
I love I am Mine and I love the ' I know I was Born and I know that'll die, The in between is mine' line
Which version of the song you think is best?
I love the MSG '03 versionManchester 1&2 2012
Waiting for the next PJ euro Tour
Hoping not to get drown in the wave of life0 -
There's really no such thing as time or directions - they are human made."There's a $10,000 bill in it for you."
"Oh yeah? Which president's on it?"
"Uh, all of them. They're having a party. Jimmy Carter's passed out on the couch."
Columbus 2000
Columbus 2003
Hershey 2003
Toledo 2004
Cincinnati 2006
Chicago/Lollapalooza 2007
Columbus 2010
Chicago/Wrigley 2013
Pittsburgh 2013
Portland 2013
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I never really liked this song until I saw a couple of EV solo shows. Now I love it.0
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The north is to south what the clock is to time
My second is in red but not in wine
THat sort of thing...Manchester 04.06.00, Leeds 25.08.06, Wembley 18.06.07, Dusseldorf 21.06.07, Shepherds Bush 11.08.09, Manchester 17.08.09, Adelaide 17.11.09, Melbourne 20.11.09, Sydney 22.11.09, Brisbane 25.11.09, MSG1 20.05.10, MSG2 21.05.10, Dublin 22.06.10, Belfast 23.06.10, London 25.06.10, Long Beach 06.07.11 (EV), Los Angeles 08.07.11 (EV), Toronto 11.09.11, Toronto 12.09.11, Ottawa 14.09.11, Hamilton 14.09.11, Manchester 20.06.12, Manchester 21.06.12, Amsterdam 26.06.2012, Amsterdam 27.06.2012, Berlin 04.07.12, Berlin 05.07.12, Stockholm 07.07.12, Oslo 09.07.12, Copenhagen 10.07.12, Manchester 28.07.12 (EV), Brooklyn 18.10.13, Brooklyn 19.10.13, Philly 21.10.13, Philly 22.10.13, San Diego 21.11.13, LA 23.11.13, LA 24.11.13, Oakland 26.11.13, Portland 29.11.13, Spokane 30.11.13, Calgary 02.12.13, Vancouver 04.12.13, Seattle 06.12.13, Trieste 22.06.14, Vienna 25.06.14, Berlin 26.06.14, Stockholm 28.06.14, Leeds 08.07.14, Philly 28.04.16, Philly 28.04.16, MSG1 01.05.16, MSG2 02.05.160 -
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tribejammer05 wrote:There's really no such thing as time or directions - they are human made.
Cool 1st post OP! Welcome :wave:0 -
Pry To wrote:I love this song, too. Definitely in my PJ top 10. There's a bit of info on Wiki:
"I Am Mine" was written by vocalist Eddie Vedder in a hotel room near Virginia Beach, Virginia before the band's first show after the Roskilde tragedy in 2000.[1] Vedder said that he wrote the song to "reassure myself that this is going to be all right."
The lyrics for "I Am Mine" tackle existential matters. At the band's April 8, 2003 show in New Orleans, Louisiana at the UNO Lakefront Arena, Vedder stated, "This song is about what's inside you. You own it, and you have the freedom for it to come out. It's allowed to come out." At the band's July 8, 2003 show in New York City at Madison Square Garden, Vedder stated, "This song’s about personal safety, and the feeling of being secure, and even free."
You can also go to http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/91253/ and see a bunch of other people's ideas about what it means.[/
Msg 03. Eddies 9 11/denmark speech before this song may be my favorite pj moment ever. The best.He was ok but wondering about wandering0 -
It's funny because I Am Mine is my least favorite PJ song. Different strokes for different folks.Go Birds!!!!0
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Certainly one of my favourites. Have tried playing it on guitar but chord change is pretty fast.
It's about personal freedom I think....rustedsigns0
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