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.
Well, she cries and she cries
All night to the sound of the freeway hum
And she swears she'll be gone
When the sun hits the ground
And she ain't comin' back to my cell
To my cell
Ooh
Well, she's tired and she's tired
Of this life she's been leadin' too long
And the time turns around
Through these walls that surround
To the chimes of a jailer's song
Oh, but in my four
In my four
In my four, in my four-walled world
In my four
In my four
In my four, in my four-walled world
Yeah, she tries and she tries
But my feet, they just won't leave the ground
And I'm tired and I'm tired
Of this prisoner's life
And these chains that drag me down
Oh, but in my four
In my four
In my four, in my four-walled world
Yeah, in my four
Oh, in my four
In my four, in my four-walled world
Well, she cried and she cried
All night to the sound of the freeway hum
And she swears she'll be gone
When the sun hits the ground
And she ain't, no, she ain't comin' back to my cell
Now the sun is low
These walls try to break my soul
Now the moon is full
And I won't see nothin' tonight but the tear in her eyes
In my four
Yeah, in my four
Yeah, in my four-walled world
Yeah, in my four, oh, my four, yeah, my four
Oh, my four-walled world
Yeah, in my four-walled world
In my four, in my four-walled world
Yeah, in my four, in my four
In my four-walled world, yeah, yeah
In my four-walled world, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, in my four
In my four-walled world, yeah
Four, in my four, in my four-walled world, yeah
In my four-walled world, yeah
All night to the sound of the freeway hum
And she swears she'll be gone
When the sun hits the ground
And she ain't comin' back to my cell
To my cell
Ooh
Well, she's tired and she's tired
Of this life she's been leadin' too long
And the time turns around
Through these walls that surround
To the chimes of a jailer's song
Oh, but in my four
In my four
In my four, in my four-walled world
In my four
In my four
In my four, in my four-walled world
Yeah, she tries and she tries
But my feet, they just won't leave the ground
And I'm tired and I'm tired
Of this prisoner's life
And these chains that drag me down
Oh, but in my four
In my four
In my four, in my four-walled world
Yeah, in my four
Oh, in my four
In my four, in my four-walled world
Well, she cried and she cried
All night to the sound of the freeway hum
And she swears she'll be gone
When the sun hits the ground
And she ain't, no, she ain't comin' back to my cell
Now the sun is low
These walls try to break my soul
Now the moon is full
And I won't see nothin' tonight but the tear in her eyes
In my four
Yeah, in my four
Yeah, in my four-walled world
Yeah, in my four, oh, my four, yeah, my four
Oh, my four-walled world
Yeah, in my four-walled world
In my four, in my four-walled world
Yeah, in my four, in my four
In my four-walled world, yeah, yeah
In my four-walled world, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, in my four
In my four-walled world, yeah
Four, in my four, in my four-walled world, yeah
In my four-walled world, yeah
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I take this song a different way. It seems to me that his four walled wall isn't an actual prison but it's this bad world he's created for himself that feels like a prison because he can't leave it or change it, not even for the woman he loves. He doesn't mention anything about committing a crime to get into prison so I think he's using it metaphorically. This girl loves him and is trying to rescue him but eventually she realises that it's impossible to change a person and that he doesn't actually want to change. "Well she tries and she tries But my feet just won't leave the ground ." Love this song coz I've been through a similar thing, loves Cornell's voice too, just below All Night Thing in my all-time favourites list.