In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Take a minute to tell you right
And you can say what you want
Turn around every night
So now you're always going off
Doesn't matter what I done
Or if I even crossed the line
Is that the hollar going for blood
Girl, it doesn't have to be a fight
Throwing out the blame when you know it ain't my fault
Messing with my brain when you want to see me fall
There may come a time when I don't bother you at all
It isn't my call, it isn't my call
Hey, why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
There's no need to scream, baby
I'm standing right in front of your face
Why?
I know sometimes we don't get along
So Chris sing the second verse to you
Like this
Take a minute to tell you now
and I don't have to raise my tone
Take the level and bring it down
I just want you to know
I got no trouble with what you said
I don't even think you're wrong
It's how you say it
You lose your head
Girl, I'm standing right in front of you
Throwing out the blame when you know it ain't my fault
Messing with my brain when you want to see me fall
There may come a time when I don't bother you at all
It isn't my call, it isn't my call
Hey, why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Hey, why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
And you can say what you want
Turn around every night
So now you're always going off
Doesn't matter what I done
Or if I even crossed the line
Is that the hollar going for blood
Girl, it doesn't have to be a fight
Throwing out the blame when you know it ain't my fault
Messing with my brain when you want to see me fall
There may come a time when I don't bother you at all
It isn't my call, it isn't my call
Hey, why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
There's no need to scream, baby
I'm standing right in front of your face
Why?
I know sometimes we don't get along
So Chris sing the second verse to you
Like this
Take a minute to tell you now
and I don't have to raise my tone
Take the level and bring it down
I just want you to know
I got no trouble with what you said
I don't even think you're wrong
It's how you say it
You lose your head
Girl, I'm standing right in front of you
Throwing out the blame when you know it ain't my fault
Messing with my brain when you want to see me fall
There may come a time when I don't bother you at all
It isn't my call, it isn't my call
Hey, why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Hey, why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
I say hey
why you keep screaming at the top of your head?
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Silence is golden
I used to think that silence was golden
Lyrics submitted by ZDLR my idol!, edited by macs311
Scream Lyrics as written by Leslie Jerome Harmon Christopher J. Cornell
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment, Reservoir Media Management, Inc., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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good song and all... but kind of a simple song i think for somebody as genious as chris cornell to write... usually his shit is epic but wtf this is the only hip hop song if you will song that i can actually listen to... keep on rocking chris!