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Great Indoors Lyrics
check your pulse
its proof that you’re not listening to the call your life’s been issuing you the rhythm of the line of idle days scared of the world outside you should go explore pull all the shades and wander the great indoors lamplight makes the shadows play and posters take the walls away the TV is your windowpane the view wont let you down so put your faith in a late night show I bet you didn’t even know depends on how far out you go The channel numbers change scared of the world outside you should go explore pull all the shades and wander the great indoors though lately I can't blame you I have seen the world And sometimes wish your room had room for two so go unlock the door and find what you are here for the great indoors leave the great indoors check your pulse its proof that you’re not listening to the call your life’s been issuing you the rhythm of the line of idle days
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04-14-2002
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05-09-2002
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06-02-2002
in this song i think john's realizing that the world isn't the greates place that's why he 'sometimes wishes [whoevers] room had room for two' but then again why not make the best of what like has to offer and leave the great indoors.
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06-05-2002
the world at times, may seem like a cruel, awful place.. but we need to work past that. like emopunkfan has said, "live your life to the fullest". .... (now quoting mayer) "find what you are here for... and leave the great indoors."
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07-10-2002
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08-17-2002
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08-19-2002
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03-03-2003
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06-22-2003
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02-20-2005
"check your pulse" --> the racing heart of an agoraphobic scared to go outside
"scared of the world outside you should go explore" --> self explanatory, scared of the world outside! lol
A lot of the other lyrics seem to describe the shrinking world of an agoraphobic restricted to living in a house. "great indoors" seems to convey the idea that even the house seems huge...
I dunno, I just got that impression :D
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11-13-2005
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04-30-2006
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06-10-2006
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07-19-2007
not only because of the lyrics, but this song has touched me deeply this past year on how it relates to me leaving my own "great indoors"
this part of the song especially makes me tear up everytime i listen to it:
though lately I can't blame you
I have seen the world
And sometimes wish your room had room for two
so go unlock the door
and find what you are here for
the great indoors
leave the great indoors
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07-19-2007
...the only thing i wonder is ..why does he say pull all the shades and wander the great indoors ..shouldnt it say outdoors?
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01-14-2008
I believe the meaning of a song is open to interpretation for anyone, regardless of the writer's intentions. That is the Beauty.
As for me, I felt that the " great indoors" is not a physical place, but a rather a place inside of us. His descriptions of the indoors are metaphors for what can be seen by this exploration of the innerself. He mentioned a TV Late Night Show followed by " I Bet You Didn't even know", know that you could go inside. "PULL all the shades and WANDER the GREAT INDOORS." Interesting choice of words. Afraid of the WORLD OUTSIDE because of its chaos, its a view also shared by John. He too wants to share the "inner" exploration but there is no room for two. Self Exploration can only be done individualy. And toward the end [after you open the door and "find out what you are here for", he then contradict himself by telling you to "LEAVE the Great Indoors". I think he is trying to say that once you found what you are looking for within yourself you then need to leave that place, Just as he did in "New Deep". After all the world outside isn't as bad and scary once you understand the "Wheel".
The best thing about it is, it doesn't matter what I think because as long as you got something possitive out of his work then he has done something special. And by the tons of comments I have read, I would say he is cutting down the wait for the world to change.
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01-14-2008
I believe the meaning of a song is open to interpretation for anyone, regardless of the writer's intentions. That is the Beauty.
As for me, I felt that the " great indoors" is not a physical place, but a rather a place inside of us. His descriptions of the indoors are metaphors for what can be seen by this exploration of the innerself. He mentioned a TV Late Night Show followed by " I Bet You Didn't even know", know that you could go inside. "PULL all the shades and WANDER the GREAT INDOORS." Interesting choice of words. Afraid of the WORLD OUTSIDE because of its chaos, its a view also shared by John. He too wants to share the "inner" exploration but there is no room for two. Self Exploration can only be done individualy. And toward the end [after you open the door and "find out what you are here for", he then contradict himself by telling you to "LEAVE the Great Indoors". I think he is trying to say that once you found what you are looking for within yourself you then need to leave that place, Just as he did in "New Deep". After all the world outside isn't as bad and scary once you understand the "Wheel".
The best thing about it is, it doesn't matter what I think because as long as you got something possitive out of his work then he has done something special. And by the tons of comments I have read, I would say he is cutting down the wait for the world to change.
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01-18-2008
To me, it could really relate to a form of anxiety - social anxiety, or even agoraphobia.
Interesting song. I guess the beauty of JM's music is that it really is a form of art and expression, and is therefore open to interpretation.
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04-10-2008
especially the first part, about the post it's. i just listened to it and looked up at my big "to do" list and laughed. sometimes we just can't help but to wonder about what things are like outside of what we surround ourselves with (school, work)-- mayer is saying don't just let it be a thought, be proactive about it. if you've been wondering what something is like, go discover it for yourself and make it more than just a passing thought.
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07-29-2009
completely speachless
if you like this song guys check his demo acoustic version on youtube of this song you'll love this song ever more
there is something in mayer voice that calms us
but there is everything in mayer lyrics.
since john left this song open to interpretation
i am gonna do mine
this songs says "go out and have fun, life is what you make of it. you have one life either you can be happy or drown your self in misery"
chorus part is not instructive its a kind of soliloquy
the last chorus is instructive
please guys leave the great indoors.
not so great once you're outdoor
or thats what i think.
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