In Hiding

Album: Yield (1998)
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  • I shut and locked 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, nothing's sound

    I'd stay but my last cab left me
    Ignored all my rounds
    Soon I was seeing visions and cracks along the walls
    They were upside down

    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 when all of my being was enlightened

    I'm in hiding
    I'm in hiding
    I'm in hiding
    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 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 when all of my being was enlightened

    I'm in hiding
    I'm in hiding
    I'm in hiding
    I'm in hiding

    I'm in hiding
    I'm in hiding
    I'm in hiding
    I'm in hiding Writer/s: Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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Comments: 3

  • Zach from Tallahassee, FlThis is by far one of the best songs they have ever wrote. I know it doesn't matter, but I wish this song got more attention in the mainstream. Instead it only reached 13 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and quickly dissappeared from radio.
  • James from New Market, InPearl Jam frequently wrote songs about influential individuals..."Sweet Lew", "04/20/02", "Man of the Hour", "Alive"...
  • Dylan from New Britain, CtIll swallow my words just to keep from lying is one of my favorite lyrics ever
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