| Audioslave – Set It Off Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I try not to think as Cornell's lyrics as religious because i read in an interview that he didnt care about religion or something like that. But these lyrics speak a lot of the final days of Christ to me. He had many followers in his lifetime whom he refered to as his sheep. Underneath the arch he found the spark to set this fucker off could be that last night before he was arrested and he spoke with God and now had the spark to set off the way to heaven. Then in the next verse a shot ripped into his heart, i think this could be when he took on all the sin of the world and his heart was no longer pure. He then cried out to God and asked "why have you forsakened me?" (in need of some attention). Then he played his card which was his death, to which Satan expected victory, but lost the hand as he was overcome in Christ's death. The last thing that he said was "it is finished", but Cornell translated it to it just being the beggining "set this fucker off." Then it gets down to the bridge with "Jesus at the back door" Instead of upstairs or downstairs, heaven and hell could be depicted as the front and back door with earth, and what we know being inside. Christ went to hell after his death, before resurection. Jesus refered to himself as "the way, the truth and the life" and therefore, is the direction yearned for. Everything we don't know turns into a revelation with what we don't KNOW being what we might believe, or our faith, which will become a revelation to us all only upon our own demise. So it all adds up inside our heads to believe while we still can because time is waisting, and death will come. And then he finishes to say what he's been saying all along. Set it off, which i believe is his command for everyone to make disciples of the world, calling us his children, significant because we are to view God or Christ as our father. | |
| Audioslave – Wide Awake Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Yah man, cornell can have his own political views. He preformed for the relief fund for katrina. I think these lyrics are the strongest on Revelations. Theres no point in disputing what its about. Before it was even released, there had been articles stating the significants of wide awake. Bush is still trying to pull the sheet over our eyes and divert our attention to the saftey of America when its all just about greed. | |
| Audioslave – Shadow On The Sun Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I think when he talks about the shadow of the sun, he's refering to that he can never tell whomever how he feels becuase the sun will never cast a shadow, even though hes almost certain that he/she feels the same, hes just too afraid to risk it, and realises afterward that its making him insane because he didnt speak up when he could have. | |
| Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I watched the video again today and i saw that a lot of the ppl in video are doing thind concernind their looks like the guy doin push-ups, girl tanning, and the old lady on the swing all decked out (theres more than that, but those are just some examples), it's a good representation of the essence of grunge how chris is just wearing that simple t-shirt with a skull on it and not concerned about all that shit | |
| Soundgarden – Outshined Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| i always thought he said "the grass is always greener where the dogs are shitting", so like bad things happen, but always seem to sprout some good in the end. but since its shedding, i suppose that could mean that life will come out of death | |
| Soundgarden – Jesus Christ Pose Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I think Cornell is bashing those stupid Emo and Rap bands that just bitch about their problems while there gettin rich as motherfuckers and steppin on the ppl with the real problems in doing so. | |
| Soundgarden – Fell on Black Days Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| It's about Chris being ihappy, and spreading the happiness before he discovered something that put him into depression and as he shared it with others, they too became depressed. | |
| Soundgarden – The Day I Tried to Live Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| this and a bunch of chris's other songs is about being fake, and how even if u try to be yourself, shit will get fucked up, and that shit's fucking depressing | |
| Soundgarden – Spoonman Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| I think its about chris cornell getting thrown in the drunk tank and getting spooned by a big indian, and lets him feel around before they get out the next day. | |
| Audioslave – Be Yourself Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| its just plain n simple. life will be great or shitty, so just do keep on keepin on, be yourself regardless | |
| Audioslave – Be Yourself Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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yah they screwd up on the lyrics a couple times, its "healthy or insane", "even when you've paid enough Been put upon or been held up With every single memory of the good or bad faces of luck....you might win or lose.." |
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| Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun Lyrics | 20 years ago |
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I'll agree that this song is open to a wide array of interpretation. As far as the apocalyptical POV, I think it very well could be. I did agree with it a one time, but in breaking the song down ive discovered this. In my eyes, indisposed(He sees it and is disgusted by it; probably all the time) In disguise as no one knows(Hidden purposefully, sarcastically as if no one knows it’s there, in themselves and others) Hides the face, lies the snake(Lays the truth, the human nature, sin) The sun in my disgrace(His disgrace by his true identity because it is sinful.) Boiling heat, summer stench(This means we take things for granted in the abundance of boiling heat, we see only unfavorable aspects in a great thing like summer) 'Neath the black the sky looks dead(The black is our corruption. “Why is the sky blue?” is a question you would ask as a child, but in days of resent, its lost all significance and it is unimportant and thus the sky is dead) Call my name through the cream(The cream symbolizes the invisible substance of society) And I'll hear you scream again(He’ll hear only the lies but know that the true nature screams to be heard) Black hole sun Won't you come And wash away the rain Black hole sun Won't you come Won't you come (It all comes down to his wish for global destruction, unwilling to self-terminate, but averse to living this charade. ) Stuttering, cold and damp(Not able to let words flow freely and say the words he wants to, giving him an uneasy feeling) Steal the warm wind tired friend(Hypocritically advising others to BE YOURSELF ) Times are gone for honest men(The world is no longer a place where complete honesty will get you by) And sometimes far too long for snakes(He sees snakes as those who actually did commit suicide due to breaking of threshold, Satan being the head snake, and some believe that suicide sends you to hell) In my shoes, a walking sleep(His social portrayal is as authentic as a dream as he walks around) And my youth I pray to keep(In his youth he had the luxury of modesty and inconsequential truthfulness) Heaven send Hell away(Prayer to take the temptation of this deceit) No one sings like you anymore(No one on earth is perfect like the angels and God) Hang my head (shame), drown my fear(kill off the social disguise) Till you all just disappear (Until the world has accepted each other and the mask disappears) |
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