Out From Under

Album: Make Yourself (1999)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is about being suppressed and finally overcoming the weight above. It's about giving your conscience a chance to speak up and "see the sky." >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Tim - Pittsburgh, PA
  • This is one of the heavier songs on Make Yourself, the third Incubus album. The band played both Ozzfest and the Warped Tour in 1998 but got more melodic with the album, with great results. The first two singles, "Pardon Me" and "Stellar," leveled them up with airplay on Modern Rock radio stations. They third single, "Drive," made them stars when it crossed to the pop charts.

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  • Derek from Ruston, LaI think the song is about opening your eyes and seeing the world in all its depravity, and resisting and defying this wrong. Also about getting back to the basics. Unlearn.
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