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Vedder's lyrics for this were inspired by the writings of Charles Bukowski. The writer was known to stay in a room for days at a time without coming out. Vedder on the origins of the song: " 'In Hiding' is actually written about Bukowski. Sean Penn gave me a quote that Bukowski had said to him once, and it was written directly from that. He told Sean that sometimes he just has to check out for a few days—no people, no nothing. So he goes in hiding, then he gets back and has the will to live once again.