Off He Goes
Bob
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This song has always reminded me of my friend Jay.
It's mostly the whole feeling of the song that brings him to mind,
but it's " I wonder bout his insides...it's like his thoughts are too big for his size" that get me thinkin'.
He moved away 2 days ago and as he turned his back and walked out the door I thought "Off He Goes"!!
Thanx PJ.
It's mostly the whole feeling of the song that brings him to mind,
but it's " I wonder bout his insides...it's like his thoughts are too big for his size" that get me thinkin'.
He moved away 2 days ago and as he turned his back and walked out the door I thought "Off He Goes"!!
Thanx PJ.
Dirty Frank
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The words, the music, his voice, the entire feel of it...it's perfect!
"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
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...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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Just listen to the emotion.
~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
"For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
It is about losing touch with an old friend, but I guess that Eddie has said it is actually about losing touch with himself and his old self, and that is even more clever and sad. I mean, it is very cleverly not made to be depressing, but it is a thing that we all go through. We see people drift away...and sometimes those people are even our former selves too...because we are sort of a construct of our social situation (at least as we see that situation in our own minds). We are a composite of what we see our position as, in its reflection in other people. Therefore whether we lose touch with ourselves or others it is basically the same in a way. Eddie knows that it is awkward to leave these things behind and that emotion is why I love this song. It portrays this feeling SO WELL!!!
once it starts, you get caught up in it.
And if the sound on the stage is good, I
can get lost in whatever we're doing, and
I'm fine."- Ed Vedder
*******
"I'm probably never happier than when
I'm by myself in the water. What I've
worked and sacrificed for is not to be on
stage playing music but to surf in some
secluded place. It's a grounding element.
Waves don't care who you are." - Ed
Vedder
once it starts, you get caught up in it.
And if the sound on the stage is good, I
can get lost in whatever we're doing, and
I'm fine."- Ed Vedder
*******
"I'm probably never happier than when
I'm by myself in the water. What I've
worked and sacrificed for is not to be on
stage playing music but to surf in some
secluded place. It's a grounding element.
Waves don't care who you are." - Ed
Vedder
YESSS!!! Awesome Rob!
"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
I think it's about loosing yourself and finding yourself all in the same song.
"Lo√e, you know the word
...YOU invented it!" ~ E√
¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤
...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
where i don't know...........
http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c
I think it is about that thing that happens with people who are long since gone from your life. You can remember the good times you had...but they have changed by expanding out to other avenues...You can see them again and have a good time and then lose them to their other concerns...OR that can even be just a metaphor for how we ourselves change...
I think Eddie is taking this later perspective, but there is more...He is saying at the end that friendships and old versions of yourself never die...They just cease to be new...I don't know...I am making it seem depressing but it isn't...
once it starts, you get caught up in it.
And if the sound on the stage is good, I
can get lost in whatever we're doing, and
I'm fine."- Ed Vedder
*******
"I'm probably never happier than when
I'm by myself in the water. What I've
worked and sacrificed for is not to be on
stage playing music but to surf in some
secluded place. It's a grounding element.
Waves don't care who you are." - Ed
Vedder
once it starts, you get caught up in it.
And if the sound on the stage is good, I
can get lost in whatever we're doing, and
I'm fine."- Ed Vedder
*******
"I'm probably never happier than when
I'm by myself in the water. What I've
worked and sacrificed for is not to be on
stage playing music but to surf in some
secluded place. It's a grounding element.
Waves don't care who you are." - Ed
Vedder
~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
"For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
I know where he is going physically, but I think I will never really know where he is going in his head.
Maybe the song will relate better than I thought, to him going somewhere and finding himself and saying goodbye to the old Jay.
in the strongest wind"
Maybe he's going to hang 10!
Great tune, and awesome insights,
everyone!