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.
Heretic
Burn at the stake
Witch yeah, float like a log
Wine from the blade
On the night, night of the full moon, yeah
And voices that call spirits in waiting
Sharing the drink of the bond
A broth of roots and charms
Spells under a twisted tree
Heretic
Burn at the cross
Witch yeah, float like a log
Flask over fire amongst cobwebs of cellars
Mixture that turns metal into gold
Bring life to the dying
Secret till the last words are told
Accused and convicted
For nothing I suffer your fear
Burn and nailed to the burning cross
Heretic, heretic
From life to death you've been good
The past from the past time will tell
Burn at the stake
Witch yeah, float like a log
Wine from the blade
On the night, night of the full moon, yeah
And voices that call spirits in waiting
Sharing the drink of the bond
A broth of roots and charms
Spells under a twisted tree
Heretic
Burn at the cross
Witch yeah, float like a log
Flask over fire amongst cobwebs of cellars
Mixture that turns metal into gold
Bring life to the dying
Secret till the last words are told
Accused and convicted
For nothing I suffer your fear
Burn and nailed to the burning cross
Heretic, heretic
From life to death you've been good
The past from the past time will tell
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That's Chris with no doubt. actually he sounds great.
the song is about women being accused to be witches and been burnd at the stake in the past, i think... but there must be some undercovered meaning to this
Hey ShadowOfThePast (Which is incidently a chapter on LOTR am I right?), it says on the unofficial soundgarden site that Hiro wrote the lyrics for this song. Not that I doubt your initial statement
@hunter_benedict Correct. But Chris 100% sang this
I have a question for anyone willing to answer. Who actually sung this song? Was it Chris or was it Hiro? The reason why I ask is because the singing sounds screwed
Where the fuck have you gone? I only assumed it was Hiro singing because the singing sounds different to Chris Cornell and the lyrics were written by him
Flask over fire? I thought it was Flesh over fire...
That makes more sense to me, you know?
i dont think hiro sings because the voice on the song is different than in circle of power.
Hiro rocks, and truly too.