Inside Job

NewfiePJNut

I think it's about 9/11 and the fact that it was an "Inside Job".

thatgirl

i believe the article that was posted last week explained a little about the song, how mike wrote it etc etc.

i think its my fav song on the album. it was unbelievable in portland.

dharma69

dharma69 wrote:

So long and drawn out explanations from me would probably not do this song any real justice...instead the song speaks to me in a simple way:

Reconciling your self with your self.

Born2Jam wrote:

I like that. I hear it that way, too.
I would only add that it goes one step further to where when you reconcile with yourself, you are able to give back to others. "Let me run into the rain, to shine a human light again.."

I love this song, and did from the first listen.
It's incredibly inspiring, and will forever be the song I turn to whenever I feel sorry for myself.

Nice, Born.

Who knew that McCready would come up with THE most affecting song on the album?

vedderfan10

The song reminds me of the stuff you learn in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, you make your choices and you live with them (good or bad)...can't erase the past or change it, so decide your perspective on things from now on. Live in the moment....This song at the Gorge just caused me to have such a big epiphany, it made me all emotional -- but in a good way! I felt a weight lift off my shoulders (as indicated in AET)...Inside Job and I Am Mine go well together, for me...No matter my past, the present and future are up to me and how I choose to feel and react...

Born2Jam

dharma69 wrote:

Nice, Born.

Who knew that McCready would come up with THE most affecting song on the album?

Ain't it the truth........

If you had told me before the record came out that this would be the case, I would not have believed it.

Mike is a very deep guy.
I'm so glad he let it show to everyone.

Pearl Jam and toast

dharma69 wrote:

Nice, Born.

Who knew that McCready would come up with THE most affecting song on the album?

What's strange is that lyrically it's the worst on the album (I'm talking fluency, etc etc all that crap) but it hits like a brick.

Low_Light03

Powerful song. It's so amazing watching them play it live.

I Used To Try To Kill Love, It Was The Highest Sin.....

Derrick

decides2dream wrote:

best line:
how i choose to feel . . . is how i am

Bingo. Once you can fully appreciate this line and all of it's implications, you should have a good idea of the song as a whole. Not only that, this line is the "turning point" of the song.

darthvedder88

I think the lyrics are awesome. I hope McCready writes more material on future Pearl Jam albums.

Low_Light03

darthvedder88 wrote:

I think the lyrics are awesome. I hope McCready writes more material on future Pearl Jam albums.

So do I. I love how the drums kick in.

snail

.. there was something in it along the lines of "wise men have said, how one chooses to feel is how one is" though not those exact words obviously. I think it's on the page with the babies... but i can't remember.
I love this song! I finally bought the cd last weekend (it has been a ruff summer) and that song grabbed me. I have experience with aa and recovery through some family members, and that's what it sounds like. I root/cheer for mike McCready! I think he's ok

neartodeath

pjrvm wrote:

Underneath this smile lies everything
all my hopes, anger, pride and shame

make yourself a pact, not to shut doors on the past
just for today,... I am free

I will not lose my faith
It's an inside job today

I know this one thing well,...

I used to try and kill love, it was the highest sin
breathing insecurity out and in

Searching hope, I'm shown the way to run straight
pursuing the greater way for all,... human light.

How I choose to feel,... Is how I am.
How I choose to feel,... Is how I am.

I will not lose my faith
It's an inside job today

Holding on, the light of night
On my knees to rise and fix my broken soul

Again.

Let me run into the rain
To be a human light again

Let me run into the rain
To shine a human light today

Life comes from within your heart and desire
Life comes from within my heart and desire
Life comes from within your heart and desire

mike really out did himself with this nugget. i love the slow intro on the cd, with the piano. it's perfectly placed as the last song on the new cd. it's a great song about hope and trying to get through. avocado is a brilliant cd.

Kevin Wilson

The song is about recovery.

pearlfoojamfighter

It has been a long time since a song has spoken to/for me, and hearing it live has brought tears to me eyes.

potato girl

||Release_Me|| wrote:

Come Back and Inside Job paired together is pure genius.

The intro to Inside Job is just beautiful. There's an underlying tension in the music, and the way the instruments come in one by one just creates this building feeling. It feels like it's summing up the feelings of the whole album, even though Eddie doesn't sing a word. It's breathtaking.

Very well said...

I've been trying to come up with the perfect explanation of exactly what this song means to me, but I can't put it into words. I just feel it... All the emotions hidden behind the music and the lyrics. It's such a beautiful song...

I love it!

listentomyfootsteps

Be proud of who you are, where you came from, who you have become...
Healing ourselves...Give attention to our mind, body and soul because it needs it and it needs to be appreciated...Be true to yourself and to not be scared to enjoy life...live...
that is what i got.

luxpjamer

It's an amazing song. It's intense, it seem to transports a lot of feelings. It's going under my skin when I am listening to it. No, not listening it is more feeling. And I think it's a tribute to The Who.

outspaced

it's one of the most amazing songs i have ever heard. Seems to be about Mike dealing with his past and trying to forge his way into the future. For me, it's about hope, strength and forgiveness. Amazing.

i just can't get it out of my head! McCready you frickin' genius!

Low_Light03

I can't stop listening to this song. The studio and live versions rock. I like how Eddie's voice is almost whispering in the studio version, then the drums kick in. The HOW I CHOOSE TO FEEL, IS HOW I AM lyrics are some of my favorite lyrics.

Thanks Mike and Ed for this powerful song.

hellbent1

Vedderfan10 wrote:

The song reminds me of the stuff you learn in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, you make your choices and you live with them (good or bad)...can't erase the past or change it, so decide your perspective on things from now on. Live in the moment....This song at the Gorge just caused me to have such a big epiphany, it made me all emotional -- but in a good way! I felt a weight lift off my shoulders (as indicated in AET)...Inside Job and I Am Mine go well together, for me...No matter my past, the present and future are up to me and how I choose to feel and react...

What I'd give to hear this song live!
I was only able to see them once this year..and it was the nite that they happened not to play it. It was a good set list, I just wanted to much.
*Sad*
I just listen and think of the words and I cry. *sniffle*
Running tears is all that I can do!!!
"How I choose to feel, is how I am. How I choose to feel, is how I am."
Love to all,
Danalyn