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In My Tree Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Up here in my tree, yeah
Newspapers matter not to me, yeah
No, no more crowbars to my head, yeah
I'm tradin' stories with the leaves instead, yeah
[Verse 2]
I wave to all my friends, yeah
They don't seem to notice me, no
All their eyes trained on the street, yo, oh
Sidewalks, cigarettes, and seams, yeah, yeah
[Chorus 1]
Up here so high, I start to shake
Up here so high, the sky I scrape
I'm so high I hold just one breath deep within my chest
Just like innocence
[Bridge]
Eddie's down in his home (Oh, the blue sky, it's his home)
Eddie's blue sky home (Oh, the blue sky, it's his home)
[Verse 3]
I remember when, yeah
I swore I knew everything, oh yeah
They say knowledge is a tree, yeah
It's growin' up just like me, yeah
Up here in my tree, yeah
Newspapers matter not to me, yeah
No, no more crowbars to my head, yeah
I'm tradin' stories with the leaves instead, yeah
[Verse 2]
I wave to all my friends, yeah
They don't seem to notice me, no
All their eyes trained on the street, yo, oh
Sidewalks, cigarettes, and seams, yeah, yeah
[Chorus 1]
Up here so high, I start to shake
Up here so high, the sky I scrape
I'm so high I hold just one breath deep within my chest
Just like innocence
[Bridge]
Eddie's down in his home (Oh, the blue sky, it's his home)
Eddie's blue sky home (Oh, the blue sky, it's his home)
[Verse 3]
I remember when, yeah
I swore I knew everything, oh yeah
They say knowledge is a tree, yeah
It's growin' up just like me, yeah
[Chorus 2]
I'm so light, the wind, he shakes
I'm so high, the sky I scrape
Yeah, I'm so high I hold just one breath to go back to my nest
To sleep with innocence
Up here so high, the boughs, they break
Up here so high, the sky I scrape
And my eyes feel both wide open
And I got a glimpse of my inner sense
Got back my innocence, still got it, still got it
I'm so light, the wind, he shakes
I'm so high, the sky I scrape
Yeah, I'm so high I hold just one breath to go back to my nest
To sleep with innocence
Up here so high, the boughs, they break
Up here so high, the sky I scrape
And my eyes feel both wide open
And I got a glimpse of my inner sense
Got back my innocence, still got it, still got it
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Genius Annotation
‘In My Tree’ reflects Eddie Vedder’s desire for peace and privacy, as well as his discomfort with fame, during a period of intense fan and media attention.
It was around the time ‘No Code’ was produced that a deranged fan ploughed her car into Vedder’s property believing him to be Jesus, as well as the father of her son.
This specific incident is explored in the track ‘Lukin’.
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- 1.Sometimes
- 2.Hail, Hail
- 3.Who You Are
- 4.In My Tree
- 5.Smile
- 6.Off He Goes
- 7.Habit
- 8.Red Mosquito
- 9.Lukin
- 10.Present Tense
- 11.Mankind
- 12.I’m Open
- 13.Around the Bend
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Recorded At
Studio Litho, Seattle, WA
Release Date
August 27, 1996
In My Tree Live Performances
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