| Chris Cornell – Pillow Of Your Bones Lyrics | 10 months ago |
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The beginning of this song refers to Chris' addiction to heroin again, like most songs on this album. 'Bathing in your glow' and 'swallowing the poison of your flower' clearly refer to the poppy and it's effects. 'And hanging on the rising of my low' represents the effects that heroin is having on him. If you understand depression, the feeling of emphasising and lingering on the 'lows' is what Chris is referring to here. 'Like a painted fever in recoil' describes an intense and vivid feeling that is quickly taken away once heroin is introduced. 'Like a lie without the pain' explains how heroin can be use to "cheat" emotions and cover them up. 'A waning hand on silver granite ways will mend my broken limbs and bend my haze' I feel this is an expression of Chris' feeling of unfulfilment. The lyric is referring to the Hollywood walk of fame and the fact that he isn't on it. If he was, would he feel better??? The next line 'I'm sleeping in the silence of your voice' means that heroin, or his addiction, is holding him back. Towards the end of the song Chris expresses his own feelings that he is worthy of recognition despite what the media or masses might think. 'Even though the truth can burn inside ir fall behind, I will wander through your open mind, and you will find no lie in hide' Now comes the epiphany: THE LYRIC 'UNTIL THE TIDE COMES CRAWLING' REFERS TO ALL THE PEOPLE NOW CALLING FOR CHRIS' NAME TO BE ON THE WALK OF FAME AND ALL THE PEOPLE NOW RECOGNISING HIM AS A GREAT SINGER/SONGWRITER. ALMOST 'BETTER TO BURN OUT, THAN FADE AWAY' |
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| Chris Cornell – Disappearing One Lyrics | 10 months ago |
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I really feel that this song is about depression and Chris' way of dealing with it. Anyone who has ever suffered from depression, knows that 'demons' mainly come at night when you are alone and 'vanish when the curtains drawn' but will 'come again and you will let me in' Even if you manage to get over this depression for a little while 'you'll see that I never disappear for long' The narrator of this song is Chris' 'demon' Chris is the 'little spark' and if you read the lyrics from a perspective of someone 'the demon' speaking to Chris, they make much more sense. Chris had a well known addiction to heroine, and the line 'and there you lie like a painting of christ, bleeding from the heads of the ones who nailed you down' is referring to Chris being flat out on the bed with his arms stretched out wide with needles in them. I always feel with Chris Cornell's lyrics that there is more than one possible meaning, and the fact that most of us have differing opinions just on this one song, really highlights his amazing ability to interpret a wide range of emotions and thoughts through his lyrics. Not only did this genius have an amazing voice, he was also a superb song writer and will never be forgotten. |
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