Eight Miles High Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kfe2 

Cover art for Eight Miles High lyrics by Byrds, The

Most often is is misthought as being high on drugs. It's just about expiencing life.

No plane flies eight miles high. The surreal quality of the lyrics makes plain that it's about a psychedelic experience. Maybe they were on a trip to England at the time, but they were also on some kind of psychedelic.