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Who's truly felt the essence of 'In Hiding'?

DarkStarDarkStar Posts: 734
edited January 2010 in Words and Music...Communication
I am so in love with this song. I am truly in awe of how Ed can convey such a powerful story with such few words....and be so dead on. Give it up for the power of In Hiding!

*cheers and claps vigorously*
And no one sings me lullabyes
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
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  • darthdarth Posts: 139
    its one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs ever and I am still yet to hear it live.......
    9/16/95; 10/14/00; 10/15/00; 10/17/00; 4/5/03; 4/6/03; 10/04/09; 11/12/12 (Ed); 11/16/13; 10/12/14
  • KaddikatKaddikat Posts: 1,194
    Originally posted by DarkStar

    *cheers and claps vigorously*

    I love this man.. hehe

    ok actually I did NOT like this song at first but after hearing it LIVE?wow!! i have a new uh appreciation for this song.. hehe
    plus ya know.. life is STRANGE... ive been thru a lotta bs (recently)... this song is pretty deep. ;)
    **Get outa my way, just step aside, or pay the price ~ AC/DC**

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  • A Surprise LeftA Surprise Left Posts: 743
    i love that pj through caution to the wind and basically wrote a great song with a great chorus. the lyrics are very, very touching and ed really gets into this song which is great.
    The wind is blowing cold
    Have we lost our way tonight?
    Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

    Feels like were all alone
    Running further from what’s right
    And there are no more heroes to follow

    So what are we becoming?
    Where did we go wrong?
  • WaterSpringWaterSpring Posts: 1
    where's Plaid Surf Shorts (Sarah)? this is her song :}

    “Still got it, innocence, yeah” :)
  • Restless SoulRestless Soul Posts: 805
    I love In Hiding. I really relate to it lyrically as I'm a bit of a hermit myself. I also see it as the equivalent of Sleight of Hand in the 'storytelling' aspect, they're both two of my all-time favourites.
    "We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan
    ---
    London, Brixton, 14 July 1993
    London, Wembley, 1996
    London, Wembley, 18 June 2007
    London, O2, 18 August 2009
    London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
    Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
    London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
    London, O2, 18 June 2018
    London, O2, 17 July 2018
    Amsterdam, Afas Live (Ed solo), 09 June 2019
    Amsterdam, Afas Live (Ed solo), 10 June 2019



  • coleencoleen Posts: 938
    Hermits of the World...unite and take over! okay so maybe that would go againts the basic principles of being a hermit....but....i guess what i'm trying to say is that i understand.
  • St. OneSt. One Posts: 11
    Really great song, it can give me the chills.
    Stone wrote the music, if I'm right? Great great riff
    not to mention the lyrics....
    -The only fucking reason you guys chant my name is cuz I'm the only guy in the band whose name has two syllables. We call Stone 'Stoney'. You could chant that, 'Stoney, Stoney' -EV

    -Stone has the guts to fly here in a helicopter, but he's too scared to play breath -EV

    COME TO EUROPE!
  • PearlJammanmhPearlJammanmh Posts: 4
    This song totally blew me away the first time i listened to it, i had yield but hadnt really listened to it for a month or so, then i bought SVT and watched In hiding and i broke out the Yield and have listened to it alot since
    We all walk the long road.........
    I got memories i got shit
  • mkg14mkg14 Posts: 14
    At Irvine #1, they played this in Soundcheck and it was awesome sounding. They played it for all the Fan Club Members who were just chilling in the parking lot. No one could see them, but everyone could hear them. It was very appropriate and a great version. I remember people just stopping in their tracks to listen to this song!
  • Restless SoulRestless Soul Posts: 805
    Thats so cool. I wish I could have gone to a show.. :(
    "We have to change the concept of patriotism to one of “matriotism” — love of humanity that transcends war. A matriarch would never send her own children off to wars that kill other people’s children." Cindy Sheehan
    ---
    London, Brixton, 14 July 1993
    London, Wembley, 1996
    London, Wembley, 18 June 2007
    London, O2, 18 August 2009
    London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 31 July 2012
    Milton Keynes Bowl, 11 July 2014
    London, Hammersmith Apollo (Ed solo), 06 June 2017
    London, O2, 18 June 2018
    London, O2, 17 July 2018
    Amsterdam, Afas Live (Ed solo), 09 June 2019
    Amsterdam, Afas Live (Ed solo), 10 June 2019



  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    when Eddie sings the "i'm in hiiiiiding...." part, it just really gives me chills, and good ones.

    his voice is so, dare i say....beautiful on this song...


    Esther's here and she's sick?

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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    I have loved this song for a long time. Its my favorite from Yield.
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  • DanielDaniel Posts: 53
    Yes, In Hiding is an awesome song. I became a fan in 2000 when I purchased some boots..and the first time I heard it on the kattowice 2 bootleg it immediately became one of my favorites.
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    '05 - Monterrey
    '06 - Chicago I and II, Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Detroit
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  • WhizbangWhizbang Posts: 1,314
    I've always liked it..since the first note I had heard. It never really hit me lyrically until recently. I let someone in....was doing my damned-est to keep him out for fear of getting hurt, hiding myself from him. Lost it when I heard it live this tour.....
    believe it or not, we don't "need" anything. that is only the spoiled brat in us trying to fill some temporary solution to an emptyness that does not exist.

    I have eaten so much gold I crapped excellence - drtyfrnk29

    Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all!
  • yield670yield670 Posts: 19
    ditto.ed kicks ass.i definitly feel it.the guitar in the song,the drums,everything.its fucking awesome.i feel it and i'm 14.....what a cool kid huh. :D rock on everyone
  • peace_rockspeace_rocks Posts: 225
    It's a great song. Definitely one of my favorites. I can totally relate.
  • See-cattleSee-cattle Posts: 17
    can definitely relate to that one, it never gets old
    I love the line "it's funny when things change so much, it's all state of mind"
    At that part I always want to nod and say "Yeah!! I know, exactly!!"
    it's herd behavior!
    i kill threads
  • Pearl_JuPearl_Ju Posts: 49
    Originally posted by brainofPJ
    when Eddie sings the "i'm in hiiiiiding...." part, it just really gives me chills, and good ones.

    his voice is so, dare i say....beautiful on this song...

    Ditto :)
    ...We´re faithful, we all believe, we all believe...
  • Luv2rokLuv2rok Posts: 10
    Hey Juliana,
    You're now a "Dissident"! Congratulation's
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    scream without raising your voice....
    You know I took the poison from the poison stream,
    then I floated outta here" - U2


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  • pearljammerbeckpearljammerbeck Posts: 70
    That was my favorite on Yield since my first listen. It just knocks you back to hear it. I guess the liner notes are dead on for this one.
  • PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
    I've been there. down in the depths. this song kicks ass in many ways. lyrically being #1
  • in eds treein eds tree Posts: 539
    dude this song is just too perfect

    I surfaced when all of my being was enlightened!


    I'M IN HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDINNNNNG
    keep on rockin' in the free world.
  • AyedavanitaAyedavanita Posts: 1,443
    OH TOTALLY!!! I can't tell you how many times I've been IN HIDING and done exactly what he explains in this song. As with many, many, many PJ songs Ed seems to write about my life. Is he watching me through a crystal ball or something?
    "You think I got my eyes closed but I'm lookin' at you the whole fuckin' time..."
  • Carpenter NewtonCarpenter Newton Posts: 6
    Incredible song! Definatley my favourite for a few weeks each year :D
    I don't need a helmet, I've got a hard, hard head

    I don't need a raincoat I'm already wet
  • SpaceNeedleSpaceNeedle Posts: 47
    I can really relate to this song. I know whats its like to be in hiding. I suffer from social anxiety disorder which causes me to stay out of social places.


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  • LonoLono Posts: 5
    I went to meet Stone at an in store appearence last summer for Brad. I brought some cheat sheet/ tab music for the song for Stone to look over. I wasn't comfortable with the cords I found online. He was very nice and replied "I don't even know how to play that anymore, I just do. I don't think about the cords, I have that stuff memorized so I just play it."
    in the end, I think of music as the saving grace for all of humanity - Henry Miller
  • morganamorgana Posts: 5
    I agree - when Vedder sings the chorus, it really knocks me out. I think it's one of the most powerful moments on any of the studio albums.
  • pirljamgirlpirljamgirl Posts: 259
    In Hiding is such a wonderful, powerful song!!!

    I began my appreciation for the song after watching Single Video Theory. If you don't have this, you must obtain immediately!!!

    I know that I have watched SVT at least 100 times or more.

    It's GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • time2escapetime2escape Posts: 178
    i knelt to my last kept leftly ignored all my rounds
    know longer seeing visions of cracks along the walls, ehhhhhh

    sounds like that anyways,

    i love this song ive listened to it a million times, and each time it hits me more,,,
    this song really has on of the best climatic rollercoasteric feels to it.
    thanks pj
    "thiers still time to escape, youve got time to escape
    thiers still time so escape,,,,
    auuuhhheehhh yaeeahh "
  • gems_n_rhinestonesgems_n_rhinestones Posts: 382
    I absolutely love this song. I actually never truly appreciated it before the Friday night show of PJ's 4 day set in Phili. The audience sounded sooo good!!!
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