| Soundgarden – Rowing Lyrics | 8 years ago |
| Considering the whole lyrical flow of the album and this song being last, it seems like a death ritual. You die and then you go rowing through darkness until you find a new body and become reborn. | |
| Soundgarden – Eyelid's Mouth Lyrics | 8 years ago |
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"In the eyelid's mouth On the iris tongue When a scream crawls out Only the tear has won Only the tear has won" The eyelids mouth represents the expression of spiritual enlightenment. This enlightenment has been corrupted, thus the scream and the tear that has won. "Who let the water run down? (cry internal) Who let the river run dry? (live internal) Who let the water run out? (burn internal) Who let the river run wild? (die internal) Who let the water run down? (cry internal) Who let the river run dry?" The river represents internal consciousness splitting into separate forks (personalities) at the hands of some kind of unidentifiable abuser. Thus the question "who?", and the different internal states: cry, live, burn, die. "Through the eyelet comes Unimagined light Unremembered sun Only the rivers run But never hide" The "third eye" can perceive light as reality, but cannot remember. All things that run, hide. But you can't hide from the inner world, only run. Altogether, seems quite occult. |
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