Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales; formed… Read Full Bio ↴Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales; formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, they won the Triple J-sponsored Unearthed competition for Lismore, with their post-grunge song "Sickfest". Their name was taken from Dr. Lester Grinspoon an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who supports marijuana for medical use.

Grinspoon changed their sound to more mainstream rock by their 2002 album, New Detention, gaining fans and peaking at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Charts; similarly 2007's Alibis & Other Lies also reached No. 2. Their 2004 album, Thrills, Kills & Sunday Pills, which peaked at No. 4, won the 2005 'Best Rock Album Award' at the ARIA Music Awards.

The band was signed to Universal Records in United States by late 1998, they were promoted by the songs "Champion", which featured in Gran Turismo 3; "Post Enebriated Anxiety", which was on the international version of Guide to Better Living; "Chemical Heart", via the internet; and a cover of the Prong song "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck", from Grinspoon's Pushing Buttons EP, which was included on ECW: Extreme Music.

On 4 December 2013, they announced that they were going on an indefinite hiatus to pursue individual projects.

Hideaway
Grinspoon Lyrics

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So you have made some mistakes,
You don't need beating down now you've found
That you're alone in a crowd

And back when we were younger
We felt so old and free ,Meant to be
I'd never thought i'd want to see

Hey, Lets find a place to go , Where no one knows our name
Hey, Lets find a place to hide , A place to hidaway

Maybe we'll make it someday
Maybe we'll feel alive, let the stars in the sky
Find another place to hide

And when they talk , dont listen
Cause we're not really here
The machines dissapear
I'd never thought i'd see so clear

Hey, Lets find a place to go , Where no one knows our name
Hey, Lets find a place to hide , A place to hidaway

I gave it all just to get you back,
I wanna show you the place im at

And when we finally make it ,
We'll feel so bald , alive
Like the stars in the sky , I never thought i'd be this high

Hey, Lets find a place to go , Where no one knows our name
Hey, Lets find a place to hide , A place to hidaway (x2)

Overall Meaning

The song "Hideaway" by Grinspoon explores the theme of feeling lost and seeking a place of refuge. The lyrics acknowledge that everyone makes mistakes, and that beating oneself up for them is not beneficial. Rather, the song suggests finding a place where no one knows one's name and hiding away, away from the judgment and expectations of society. This desire for isolation is reinforced by the reference to feeling "alone in a crowd." The nostalgic verses highlight the bliss of being young and free, while also acknowledging that this carefree feeling is elusive. The chorus repeats the suggestion to find a place to hide, emphasising the need for a space where one can be themselves without fear of judgement.

The song builds to a hopeful crescendo in the bridge, with the singer proclaiming that they will give everything to get their loved one back, and that someday they will make it and feel alive. The final chorus rings with the hope of achieving this elusive feeling of freedom, a desire that perhaps everyone can relate to at some point in their lives.

Overall, the song speaks to the universal need to find one's place in the world and to feel accepted for who they are. The search for a "hideaway" is an attempt to find refuge from the pressures and expectations of our society, and the lyrics of the song remind us that it is okay to feel lost sometimes, and sometimes, finding a quiet and peaceful space to regroup is the best course of action.

Line by Line Meaning

So you have made some mistakes,
You have made errors in judgement at some point in time.

You don't need beating down now you've found That you're alone in a crowd
You do not need to be criticized given that you have already realized that you feel isolated in a group.

And back when we were younger We felt so old and free, Meant to be I'd never thought I'd want to see
At a previous point in our lives, we felt mature and unburdened, as if it were destiny. This realization was not something I ever expected to experience.

Hey, Lets find a place to go, Where no one knows our name Hey, Lets find a place to hide, A place to hidaway
Let's search for a place where we can be anonymous and sequestered.

Maybe we'll make it someday Maybe we'll feel alive, let the stars in the sky Find another place to hide
It is possible that we will achieve success and feel invigorated; let the universe guide us in discovering a new hiding place.

And when they talk, don't listen Cause we're not really here The machines disappear I'd never thought I'd see so clear
Ignore the nonsensical chatter, because we do not really exist in this moment. It is surprising how everything becomes clear once the distractions are gone.

I gave it all just to get you back, I wanna show you the place I'm at
I dedicated everything I possess just to retrieve you, and I desire to demonstrate my current location.

And when we finally make it, We'll feel so bald, alive Like the stars in the sky, I never thought I'd be this high
Once we ultimately achieve our goal, we will be so happy and feel alive, like the stars in the sky. This is a feeling I never expected to experience.

Hey, Lets find a place to go, Where no one knows our name Hey, Lets find a place to hide, A place to hidaway (x2)
Let's keep looking until we find a location that is completely elusive and secure.

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