In hiding is about ACID

nofxer
nofxer Posts: 18
edited July 2008 in The Porch
I was watching in hiding on my Uniondale 03 dvd and eddie did something that really caught my attention. After the second verse when he sings "it's all state of mind" he laughs, puts up his hands in surrender and says "i was tripping", he did it almost like a little kid caught stealing a cookie lol.

Funny to compare him to a child, cos he's always singing about keeping his innocence (in my tree, i am mine). Either way Eddie is such a charasmatic, 'innocent' but serious and aware type of guy, i can never get sick of his persona.

What's the point of the post? Give more acid to children? To think about how much fun it would have been to take a trip with Eddie? You be the judge, heres the In Hiding lyrics if u wanna read with a new perspective.

I shut and lock the front door.
No way in or out.
I turned and walked the hallway, and pulled the curtains down.
I knelt and emptied the mouth of every plug around.
But nothing's sound.
Oh, oh. Nothing's sound.

I stayed where my last step left me.
Ignored all my rounds
Soon I was seeing visions and cracks along the walls.
Oh. They were upside down. Oh. Oh.
I swallow my words to keep from lying.
I swallow my face just to keep from biting. I, I...
I swallowed my breath and went deep, I was diving. Diving.
I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened.
Now I'm...

I'm in hiding.

It's been about three days now since I've been aground.
No longer overwhelmed.
And it seems so simple now.
It's funny when things change so much, it's all state of mind.

I swallowed my words to keep from lying.
I swallowed my face just to keep from biting. I, I...
I swallowed my breath and went deep, I was diving. I was diving.
I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened.
Now I'm...

I'm in hiding. I'm in hiding, I'm...
I'm in hiding, I am, oh. I'm in hiding
I'm in hiding yeah. I'm in hiding, I am...
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  • possomists
    possomists Posts: 428
    at the hartford show this year, ed yelled out during in hiding, "i was tripping balls", i loved it
    "you can say that we're, nocturnal, posssomists"
    -ed july 8th MSG 2004
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    possomists wrote:
    at the hartford show this year, ed yelled out during in hiding, "i was tripping balls", i loved it


    haha yeah that was awesome !!
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  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    btw i never thought about it before but it is entirely plausible ...
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  • nofxer
    nofxer Posts: 18
    got some kicks, want to take a ride?
    I said, yeah!
    take your pick, leave yourself behind
    I said, yeah!
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    nofxer wrote:
    got some kicks, want to take a ride?
    I said, yeah!
    take your pick, leave yourself behind
    I said, yeah!


    that is severed hand and i think that is about DMT
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,127
    he made reference to acid (in a way) at Bonnaroo- but I can't remember what song it was after
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  • Nevermind
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    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    that is severed hand and i think that is about DMT
    Ehh. Ive done it. They were definately not dragons.
  • possomists
    possomists Posts: 428
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    btw i never thought about it before but it is entirely plausible ...

    entirely plausible? this song is about tripping, fact
    "you can say that we're, nocturnal, posssomists"
    -ed july 8th MSG 2004
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    possomists wrote:
    entirely plausible? this song is about tripping, fact


    yeah its about tripping but not necessarily on ACID is what i meant.
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  • nofxer
    nofxer Posts: 18
    more eddie acid moments!!! Let me hear em. "Under your tounge i'm like a tab, i will give you what your not supposed to have"
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Nevermind wrote:
    Ehh. Ive done it. They were definately not dragons.


    affects everyone differently ??
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  • nofxer
    nofxer Posts: 18
    possomists wrote:
    entirely plausible? this song is about tripping, fact

    yum.
  • Nevermind
    Nevermind Posts: 1,006
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    affects everyone differently ??
    Thats true. My buddies experiences have been similair. After 3 or 4 what? You could be right. Someone needs to ask Ed.
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    At Molson Park 1998 after singing "No longer seeing visons and cracks along the walls" he added "Ahh...could have been the joint that I smoked".

    Pretty funny shit
  • 100 Pacer
    100 Pacer Toronto, ON Posts: 9,334
    found the tape i had of the Yield Radio Special, broadcast 01/27/98, that i recorded - the relevant transcription is as follows:

    [Pilate ends]

    Neil Mann (Interviewer): This is the North American premiere of Pearl Jam's Yield, it's in stores Tuesday Feb. 3rd. I'm Neil Mann, and that's a song called Pilate, lyrics by Jeff Ament. We also heard a song called Faithfull. I touched on this earlier in the show, but Yield seems to me a bit more personal than their previous work - not to say the band hasn't touched on things close to them in the past, but they've always been able to embrace issues without sounding preachy and they let you peak inside without giving away too much. The song In Hiding seemed like a deeply personal song.

    Ed: I would think anyone could understand it and what it's talking about, it's just, you know, pullling out of the game, you know, the daily race. I mean, I, I,...it doesn't (just) apply to a rockstar wanting to stay away from the paparazzi for four days, it has to do with anybody just needing a, um, a break to focus on self and, um, the spirit and, you know, i think it's a really healthy process and that's all it's saying is that, you know, "man, did i feel better after, you know, staying in bed for 4 days and doing nothing". But only 4 days, i mean, you know, 4 months, it's unacceptable.

    [In Hiding played]
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  • Brain Of E
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    Yea I think Ed sings about drugs all the time. Personally I think Red Mosquito is aboust some sort of injection drug and In My Tree is about weed. Also, I remember reading somewhere that Matt Cameron said that the term "Get Right" means having a discussion with someone you've had a falling out with while passing the peace pipe. I think this idea is also referenced in Soundgarden's song Overfloater. There's a line that says "I wanna make it right."
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  • 12345AGNST1
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    Brain Of E wrote:
    Yea I think Ed sings about drugs all the time. Personally I think Red Mosquito is aboust some sort of injection drug and In My Tree is about weed. Also, I remember reading somewhere that Matt Cameron said that the term "Get Right" means having a discussion with someone you've had a falling out with while passing the peace pipe. I think this idea is also referenced in Soundgarden's song Overfloater. There's a line that says "I wanna make it right."

    the get right peace pipe thing must be true. The get right T shirt shows an indian smoking a hookah.
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  • velogator
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    100 Pacer wrote:
    found the tape i had of the Yield Radio Special, broadcast 01/27/98, that i recorded - the relevant transcription is as follows:

    [Pilate ends]

    Neil Mann (Interviewer): This is the North American premiere of Pearl Jam's Yield, it's in stores Tuesday Feb. 3rd. I'm Neil Mann, and that's a song called Pilate, lyrics by Jeff Ament. We also heard a song called Faithfull. I touched on this earlier in the show, but Yield seems to me a bit more personal than their previous work - not to say the band hasn't touched on things close to them in the past, but they've always been able to embrace issues without sounding preachy and they let you peak inside without giving away too much. The song In Hiding seemed like a deeply personal song.

    Ed: I would think anyone could understand it and what it's talking about, it's just, you know, pullling out of the game, you know, the daily race. I mean, I, I,...it doesn't (just) apply to a rockstar wanting to stay away from the paparazzi for four days, it has to do with anybody just needing a, um, a break to focus on self and, um, the spirit and, you know, i think it's a really healthy process and that's all it's saying is that, you know, "man, did i feel better after, you know, staying in bed for 4 days and doing nothing". But only 4 days, i mean, you know, 4 months, it's unacceptable.

    [In Hiding played]

    This sounds right, I remember reading that he said he went on a speaking "fast" for 4 days, no talking at all. Don't know if drugs were involved, but I think that "in Hiding" is about his speaking "fast".
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  • Gmoney
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    Brain Of E wrote:
    Yea I think Ed sings about drugs all the time. Personally I think Red Mosquito is aboust some sort of injection drug and In My Tree is about weed. Also, I remember reading somewhere that Matt Cameron said that the term "Get Right" means having a discussion with someone you've had a falling out with while passing the peace pipe. I think this idea is also referenced in Soundgarden's song Overfloater. There's a line that says "I wanna make it right."
    your name fits this thread perfectly... I know ed has dabbled in a little E himself. I would give my left arm to smoke a J with the boys...
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  • knowkodes
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    I could have sworn that I read somewhere that Mike wrote that song after being snowed in his house - no kidding
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