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I met a man locked away
For things he hadn't done
Innocence on a ball and chain
He'll never feel the sun
Again on his face or roses
In his hands but when he smiled
At me I could understand
If you're free you'll never see the walls
If your head is clear you'll never free fall
If you're right you'll never fear the wrong
If your head is high you'll never fear at all
There was a daughter of a man
Who took his life too young
She swore she'd never do the same
Then did just what he'd done
And a boy who's gone insane
Voices in his head
No one knows what they say
Now his mother's dead
If you're free you'll never see the walls
If your head is clear you'll never free fall
If you're right you'll never fear the wrong
If your head is high you'll never fear at all
There was a man who had a face
That looked a lot like me
I saw him in the mirror and
I fought him in the street
And when he turned away
I shot him in the head
Then I came to realize
I had killed myself
If you're free you'll never see the walls
If your head is clear you'll never free fall
If you're right you'll never fear the wrong
If your head is high you'll never fear at all
For things he hadn't done
Innocence on a ball and chain
He'll never feel the sun
Again on his face or roses
In his hands but when he smiled
At me I could understand
If you're free you'll never see the walls
If your head is clear you'll never free fall
If you're right you'll never fear the wrong
If your head is high you'll never fear at all
There was a daughter of a man
Who took his life too young
She swore she'd never do the same
Then did just what he'd done
And a boy who's gone insane
Voices in his head
No one knows what they say
Now his mother's dead
If you're free you'll never see the walls
If your head is clear you'll never free fall
If you're right you'll never fear the wrong
If your head is high you'll never fear at all
There was a man who had a face
That looked a lot like me
I saw him in the mirror and
I fought him in the street
And when he turned away
I shot him in the head
Then I came to realize
I had killed myself
If you're free you'll never see the walls
If your head is clear you'll never free fall
If you're right you'll never fear the wrong
If your head is high you'll never fear at all
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Im gonna agree with RandomDude020. The chorus is pretty clearly about typical human short-sightedness. The Verses can be grasped in many different ways tho. The first one is the toughest. Cornell is my fave singer, and i've listened to most of his stuff, but i still cant get a full grasp on what it is he's trying to say most of the time. Perhaps he means, in saying "I could understand" at the end, he means he came to the conclusion that he speaks in the verse. The man (who's probably in prison) is still happy nonetheless cuz he has the state of mind Chris explains
Second verse is pretty easy to get. First the chain-reaction effect of suicide. Father kills himself, daughter cant live like that, and decides to take the 'easy way out', not realizing that she'll just cause more pain around her. Then a psychotic boy who hides his psychosis pretty well (he obviously isnt treated, probably because of the lack of awareness of his family) lets his anger build up inside of him until he explodes on his unwitting mother.
The last verse is also pretty deep. Maybe he's illustrating the tough time he's having getting himself to break out of the mold, and in the process kills his old personality (?).
This actually scares me. therambler07's second paragraph is far too alike to a family I know. One friends, who is 16, His father comitted suicide severeal years ago. Then only this past year, his younger brother, who resented suicide, did the same. My friend treats his mother very badly, demanding things and being insistent on having his way. This actually almost scares me.