| Alice in Chains – Frogs Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| i will admit that it could very well be that drugs were the cause or at least part of the meaning behind the song in the sense that the song just talks about how hes upset with how his life turned out to put it in simple terms. the very first verse touches upon the fact that he doesnt really have anyone to turn to, he feels alone, that despite all his success and all the "friends" that were with him through all the good times arent really there anymore. At least thats one way to look at it. Then he talks about how he just sorta wrecked his life at an early age, hes grown up to see horrible things and hes only turning 28. So yea in a sense, it might touch upon heroine, but the meaning of this song can relate to someone whose depressed or headed down the wrong path because of something other than drugs. Thats why the songs great, because it doesnt matter what he personally may have done to end up that way.. its the fact that a lot of people, users or not, feel the same way about their own lives. | |
| Alice in Chains – Frogs Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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its easy to think that every song is about drug abuse... when we cant make clear sense of such metephorical lyrics, we just say..."well it must be what its like being on drugs." But both Layne and Jerry wrote lyrics that were not so cleary interpreted so i dont think its right to just jump on the heroine bandwagon. Take for example the lyrics, "The sounds of silence often soothe,Shapes and colors shift with mood,Pupils widen and change their hue,Rapid brown avoid clear blue." The very simple interpretation would be shapes and colors change when your high... that must be it. But try to think deeper into it. Maybe what he really meant was... The way we see things (by shapes and colors) is changed by mood, the way in which we percieve things change day to day. Also "Rapid brown avoid clear blue" may also mean that brown signifies muddy, unclear ways of seeing and percieving things, and clear blue doesnt represent the flame used to burn cocain (because someone said that) it probably means seeing things for what they really are. read this like poetry first and really look at the words, stop getting so consumed by the fact that Layne was addicted to heroine. As for the rest of the song, its pretty hard to translate, especially towards the end. It just seems like he is feeling confused so hes not using full sentences, so his thoughts are all over the place. At this point he probably wasnt writing for US to understand, but just to get his own frustration and feelings out. |
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