Mar. 7, 19691 viewer
In Hiding Lyrics
[Chorus]
Pick me up, put me down
Push me in, turn me round
Switch me on, let me go
I have a mind of my own
[Verse 1]
In hiding, far from the city of night
And the factories of truth
I stand upon the mountain a million miles from my home
And the faces of fear
I have freedom to think in hiding
I may take off my clothes that I wear on my face
I float upon a river a million miles from the plains
That are piercing the clouds
I am lost in the beauty, i hiding
[Chorus]
Pick me up, put me down
Push me in, turn me round
Switch me on, let me go
I have a mind of my own
[Verse 2]
I wish you were here in hiding
I lie silent at last, I am free from my past
I walk among the tall trees
This is beauty I know, I am in love with it all
I have the freedom to love, in hiding
Pick me up, put me down
Push me in, turn me round
Switch me on, let me go
I have a mind of my own
[Verse 1]
In hiding, far from the city of night
And the factories of truth
I stand upon the mountain a million miles from my home
And the faces of fear
I have freedom to think in hiding
I may take off my clothes that I wear on my face
I float upon a river a million miles from the plains
That are piercing the clouds
I am lost in the beauty, i hiding
[Chorus]
Pick me up, put me down
Push me in, turn me round
Switch me on, let me go
I have a mind of my own
[Verse 2]
I wish you were here in hiding
I lie silent at last, I am free from my past
I walk among the tall trees
This is beauty I know, I am in love with it all
I have the freedom to love, in hiding
[Chorus]
Pick me up, put me down
Push me in, turn me round
Switch me on, let me go
I have a mind of my own
Pick me up, put me down
Push me in, turn me round
Switch me on, let me go
I have a mind of my own
Pick me up, put me down
Push me in, turn me round
Switch me on, let me go
I have a mind of my own
Pick me up, put me down
Push me in, turn me round
Switch me on, let me go
I have a mind of my own
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Genius Annotation
Anthony Phillips wrote the chords and melody that would become this song at the age of 13 in 1965 under the title “Patricia”. An instrumental demo was recorded in 1967 with Peter Gabriel playing drums and Phillips playing what would be the vocal melody on guitar.
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Recorded At
Regent Sound Studios, Soho, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Release Date
March 7, 1969
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