in my tree

sofiajam

...is my favorite one!

For me that song talks about the world that we have inside and sometimes the others aren't able to see it.and suddenly we became alone...
what does it mean to you?

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my fav too

Wanderer

I love that song too, I think your interpretation can be one way of looking at it, I think it can also mean that sometimes we should try to separate ourselves from all the craziness of the world we live in, try to simplify our lives, to give importance to what really matters, the problem is that maybe when we try to do that most of the people around you are still living the same way not noticing that you've changed, that a new way of looking at life is growing inside you the same way a tree grows.

But that's just me

covin

I think it's about Ed dealing with fame.

Pappas

i think its about the tree that eds talkin about in given to fly (made it to the ocean had a smoke in a tree). its the tree he goes an gets high in

KCPJFan

with a previous post that states it is about Eddie dealing with fame and the life surrounding it....a common topic for his lyrics......

Anna_falk

I just wanna agree with you folks - it's a cool song
the drums in the beginning, the intensity building up - seems like a very personal song..

olderman

An amazing song.. I love the way it grows and soars and ..

Up here in my tree, yea!

capybaralet

One of the greatest songs of all time.

I think it is about more than just fame.

It is (in part) about maturing (they say knowledge is a tree/it's growing up just like me) which is really just reclaiming your innocence, going back to yourself at your simplest form.

You have to be humbled before you can do this. You go above everything, and put youself above everything and everyone else, but it actually humbles you, because you are forces to see things bigger than yourself, or anything else.

The two verses are a bit of a before and after thing, I think.


That's the best interpretation I can give right now.

pj kid

wave to all my friends,
they don't seem to notice me, no
all their eyes trained on the street,
sidewalk cigarettes and scenes

DPrecisionist05

capybaralet wrote:

One of the greatest songs of all time.

I think it is about more than just fame.

It is (in part) about maturing (they say knowledge is a tree/it's growing up just like me) which is really just reclaiming your innocence, going back to yourself at your simplest form.

You have to be humbled before you can do this. You go above everything, and put youself above everything and everyone else, but it actually humbles you, because you are forces to see things bigger than yourself, or anything else.

The two verses are a bit of a before and after thing, I think.


That's the best interpretation I can give right now.

And thats a great interpretation If I may say, concur

whoYOUare

its just a beautiful song! i loved the No Code version, and listened to it religously, (becasue this song can teach you as much as any religion) and then i hear the new version line Mansfield (boston) in 03. it took a little bit but the new version grew on me and ios now one of my favorite songs... if i had to make a top 25, both versions of this tune would be in it

Will

Yup, I think I'd class In My Tree as my favourite Pearl Jam song as well.

Kids hide in trees in play, when we play we're acting a child-like manner. It's very much about growing up. I've always interpreted the 'tree' as being some sort of mental sanctuary, were you can go to escape the struggles of everyday life. Be a kid again and not have to worry about the world's problems. Eddie links knowledge, to growing older. Only one man could get away with "They say knowledge is a tree", silly, but brilliant at the same time.
The dream-like guitar style fit in with the words beautifully.

It's a great song. Great music and great words.

DieasGrey

I think it is basically falling out of the mainsteam
and regaining privacy ,modesty and his sense of self.
"Newspapers matter not to me, no more crowbars to my head"

He wants to get as far away as possible but keeps getting pulled back
"eddie's found a home oh at last the trees fall"

He gets away to his "tree" to remember what he is all about and take what isnt tainted or created by the media or public

"i'm so high i hold just one breath here within my chest"

"had my eyes peeled both wide open, and i got a glimpse
of my innocence, got back my inner sense ,baby got it, still got it"

He is just remembering and preserving what he is truly all about .


Bottom line i guess is maybe Ed got too famous and didnt recognize himself anymore like his freinds mentioned in the song. So his tree is how he becomes Ed again and not the lead singer of Pearl Jam.

pearljammer

If I had to choose only one PJ song, it would be In My Tree, absolutely.. the lyrics, the soaring guitar, I even love the new version from the 03 tour, except for BOOMs keyboards, I prefer Mikey solos..

I have a question tho.. What are Ed and Jeff singing in that bridge? Hell, sometimes Ed just barks and thats awesome too

Righteous Jammer

always loved climbing trees!

Pappas

said it before an il say it again, even after almost 10 years, in my trees 'still got it, still got it'