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| Alice in Chains – Nothin' Song Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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Whoops! Clicked "add" too soon. :) I really like the inversion on the images in "sticks to the mouth like peanut butter on the brain." Just like how the goldfish song works!
I love fishes 'cause they're so delicious! |
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| Alice in Chains – Nothin' Song Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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It seems like the band is actually having trouble recording a track, and that's where he comes up with the lyrics. Repeating the same riffs and lyrics over and over, take after take, until the words mean nothing anymore and he can't get the track out of his head. So, he's wondering about if he should be working so late, and when the recording session will be done. |
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| Alice in Chains – Love, Hate, Love Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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I'd like to vouch for drinkthepoison, here. This song is actually (according to an interview with Layne) about how he was treating his girlfriend at the time. He would treat her like crap, and then be very sweet to her to keep her with him. He stated that this song helped him realize his behavior towards his lover. |
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| Alice in Chains – Rotten Apple Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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The lyrics seem more to suggest the utter despair that Layne feels. To me, he is reflecting on how much he has lost over the years [Such as romance, as in when his fiancee died]. He knows at this point that he is lost to Heroin, and in some sense he can't belive that he let himself become so depraved. I think that PWC makes some valid points in his/her analysis. A lot of Layne's songs form a sort of anthology of his drug usage and changing self image throughout the years.
I just recently got back into AIC (I haven't listened since MTV's unplugged came out!). This song and Rain When I Die are my all-time favorite AIC's. Layne's vocals are incredibly controlled but wild, and the harmonies are almost ethereal. Also, the guitar work on this track is phenomenal. |
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