| Alice in Chains – God Am Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I also want to point out too that in the beginning.. "Gods all powerful but does he have lips" is suppose to indicate "dialogue" between him and the "smack" which he refers to as "GOD' similar dialogue like in the song "Dirt" I know sometimes I hear people give different meanings.. and that's ok cause all songs are open to interpretation .. but its important to understand 90% of Alice in Chains music is based around Media response, Depression & Drug Dependency.. Layne stated in many interviews that was his message .. also reference - God smack, A Little Bitter, | |
| Alice in Chains – A Little Bitter Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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this song is about 3 things Heroin, The Media, and his Father How the mind does shout for rest When the bodies shaken, yeah Oh the tightness in my chest symptoms of withdrawl Still your leaves I'm raking (talking poetically to the heroin his "God" he referred to smack as "God" because the control it had over him see God smack, God Am, etc. Lord is this a test Was it fun creating, yeah? is this with drawl he going through a test was it fun turning him into a heroin user My god's a little sick And he wants me crazy the heroin feels nothing for him and he's saying poetically it's making him lose his mind from all the pain it's caused Who Are you Who can say It's ok to live through me? Live to be Part of me You're a wrinkled magazine Yeah heroin - it lives through him by his use Father - used him for his money to get high Media - printed lies about him in their magazines for financial gain Was it something that I said? Was it how they're breaking, yeah he's asking did he say something to offend the writers of the magazines for them to slam him and pry into his personal struggles with no regard to how he feels about it I'm so selfish, paying your rent While your blood I'm "tainting" he's talking to his father asking how am I selfish when I'm paying your rent and getting you high all the time You Spend me Like a tree Dirty dollar bills for leaves Dark in a sea Of my seeds And the tears on which you feed Father - used him for his money to get high Media - printed lies about him in their magazines for financial gain You feed The body is a temple A dormant alter To where infantile men lie around Itching and nibbling For a small piece of sanity Of which you can not give Heroin - he saying people become weak from use, broken by withdrawl even though the smack can't give them the peace they've come to expect Shit! Individuality Buying "penance" with my soul And a little Heaven spent While the Hell I'm taking Heroin - buying penance meaning the price he's paying (physically) for getting high by severe pains from with drawl the little heaven spent is the heroin he just used, the hell he's taking is after the high wears off "These" Parasites Hide from life You know they'll remember me They are abhored In self-worth All that matters much to me None of these people care anything about him, the media only wants to cash in off his suffering, and his father only wants to get high off his success and he's saying this weighs on him a great deal, which is why the song is called "A little bitter" |
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| Alice in Chains – Real Thing Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| Layne Staley referred to Alice In Chains as Sexual Chocolate alot of times when they played live, it's from a movie it really means nothing lol | |
| Alice in Chains – Get Born Again Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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you guys are killing me with the lyrics! Sad suffering I knew him when Farewell the friend of mine Try not to think I merely blink Hope you wish away the lies Can you protect me when I'm wrecked I pretend you're still alive Who will deny in time all the lies I choose the day One damp and gray Thick fog can hide our smiles Clear all your sins Get born again Just repeat a couple lies Sad Suffering Get Born Again Sad Suffering Get Born Again |
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| Alice in Chains – God Am Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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You guys need to understand that music is a form of poetry and Alice In Chains songs were written often about the same subjects the horrors of drug addiction deep depression, and a few songs that were written about their girlfriends. Layne Staley said in an interview "our music is about taking something that's ugly and making it beautiful" and I couldn't agree more that said.. this particular song is about Heroin Layne referred to Heroin as "GOD" reference Godsmack "God's name is smack for some" he wasn't God bashing in this song, now I'm no church person but it's a fact he wasn't nor was he in Bleed the Freak, A Little Bitter, Get Born Again, Man In The Box or any other song he Mention the word "God" one more example: the song, man in the box "Jesus Christ deny your maker he who tries will be wasted" that should be self explanatory. also he guest appeared on a deeply religious song called "Ring Them Bells" Alot of these songs were explained in interviews, but I can tell you no AIC song is just spelled out for you they didn't write like that, dirt, sickman, angry chair, would?, Junkhead and hate to feel were all about heroin it's true would? was written as a tribute to Andy Wood but the song was written about drug relativity it not about about andrew wood it's dedicated to him. so as a favor to you and in an attempt to put to rest this nonsense about sacrilege I'm going to break down this song for you line by line. "Sure God's all powerful, but does he have lips? Whoa..." this is some what hard to explain but AIC had a great sense of humor especially Layne, it's basic sarcasm to make you think this song is literal when its all metaphoric Dear God, how have you been then? I'm not fine, fuck pretending he saying he's relapsing while the listener believes he's talking to God in prayer it's a metaphor for saying he's going back using heroin which he refers to as "God" he's not fine meaning he's going through severe with drawl All of this death your sending Best throw some free heart mending despite the fact it's killing him he hopes after he uses he will be at peace Invite you in my heart, then When done, my sins forgiven? poetically referring to "shooting up" sins forgiven meaning pain go's away This God of mine relaxes World dies I still pay taxes the heroin feels nothing for him world dies meaning the high takes over and everything around him is tuned out Can I be as my God am Can you be as God am Can I be as my God am God of all my God am the chorus will make sense in the end. So Lord, I see you grinnin Must be grand always winning its like saying the heroin is smiling at him the drug always wins over his sobriety How proud are you being able To gather faith from fable this line is exceptionally poetic: he's saying how is it that people still buy into the lies that drugs will solve your problems and make your life better faith meaning users who put their faith in heroin fable meaning their rationalizations for using it is all bullshit Can I be as my God am Can you be as God am Can I be as my God am God of all my God am God am My God am God am God All the respect I'm giving Shared strength acquired by living he saying he uses alot it uses him and he uses it, that what he means by "shared strength" and the acquired by living means only until the user dies All blooming life you're feeding Can't hide sick ones you're weeding the heroin is feeding of a healthy life that was once pure and destroying it can't hide sick ones it's killing because the symptoms of withdrawl and and the physical appearance of one who uses is very noticeable. Can I be as my God am Can you be as God am Can I be as my God am God of all my God am God am God am God am God am so there you go, now maybe you can understand why Layne Staley was such a poetic Genius!! the songs mean more than what they appear to be at times so my advice is HEAR the song don't just listen. |
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