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You dont throw your life away
Going Inside
You get to know who's watching you
And who besides you resides
In your body
Where you're slow
Where you go doesn't matter
Cuz there will come a time
When time goes out the window
And you'll learn to drive out of focus
I'm you and if anything unfolds
It's supposed to
You dont throw your time away sitting still
I'm in a chain of memories
It's my will
And I had to consult some figures of my past
And I know someone after me
Will go right back
I'm not telling a view
I've got this night to unglue
I moved this fight away
By doing things there's no reason to do
Going Inside
You get to know who's watching you
And who besides you resides
In your body
Where you're slow
Where you go doesn't matter
Cuz there will come a time
When time goes out the window
And you'll learn to drive out of focus
I'm you and if anything unfolds
It's supposed to
You dont throw your time away sitting still
I'm in a chain of memories
It's my will
And I had to consult some figures of my past
And I know someone after me
Will go right back
I'm not telling a view
I've got this night to unglue
I moved this fight away
By doing things there's no reason to do
Lyrics submitted by Frusciante_Forever
Track duration: 03:36
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Going Inside
You get to know who's watching you
And who besides you resides
In your body
Where you're slow"
this song is definitely about getting away from the world.. When times are tough, people tend to "go inside" themselves to find comfort. A lot of times this is viewed negatively, as if it means the person is anti-social, an outcast, a recluse, or what have you.
However; John seems to be preaching how this shouldn't be seen as such.. And how the process of "going inside" when times are rough can actually benefit you; in the sense that, at no other time would you necessarily find out what you're REALLY made of..
"Where you go doesn't matter
Cuz there will come a time
When time goes out the window
And you'll learn to drive out of focus
I'm you and if anything unfolds
It's supposed to"
Here I think John is trying to say that when a person is on their death bed ("when time goes out the window"), all that really matters is knowing who you are; and what you ultimately think of your life. And basically that you shouldn't base your life's accomplishments on what you COULD or SHOULD have done.. but to look at your life relative to yours only and not hopes or dreams or expectations put on you by others.
"You don't throw your time away sitting still
I'm in a chain of memories
It's my will
And I had to consult some figures of my past
And I know someone after me
Will go right back
I'm not telling a view
I've got this night to unglue
I moved this fight away
By doing things there's no reason to do"
Here I believe John is making amends with not living up to his full potential ("you don't throw your time away standing still"). But through it all, finding joy in the potential he did reach; seeing his accomplishments for what they meant to him.
This could definitely be about something completely different too.. But that's the beauty of Frusciante's work.. so abstract, so cryptic.. It's a lot of fun to try and decipher his music. John is extremely underrated as a lyricist and a singer.
"You dont throw your time away sitting still
I'm in a chain of memories"
When interpreting this song you need some contextualization, it was made in 2001, which is post-drug era for john so to say it's about drugs is wrong. John does not advocate drugs anymore, he says he's the happiest he's ever been now, because his body and soul are free.
I think in the song he is telling the listener about introspection, he's talking about going inside of yourself, exploring your mind, thiinking, trying to see the world in a new light, taking time to live in that manner.
The thing is that society tells us that we need to be going after money, always working and people seem to critize those who go inside themselves (because they associate it with being and introvert and possibly with the whole ivory tower risk).
He telling everyone out there that it's okay and good to go inside yourself so as to be able to understand your existance properly
john used to lovr takin drugs for years and when he was younger all he wanted to do was take drugs. it was almost the best thing to playing and listening to music for him.
now hes grew up and no drugs in body he is trying to say about what the exp was for him.
the drug could be anything to his audience and you can think of what he means by going inside yourself
its a vey open minded song with a lot of other spirits connected to it
john is such a great guy