Jerry Cantrell

Thanks Anyway

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Happy new day - does it matter?
Thinning go low, hight get fatter
Well I'm flattered

Joke... pissboy - ain't he a sight?
Don't remember who won the fight
Well I got it right

How could you know for me what's right?
Can't live for me, oh and you can't die, right?
Thanks for trying

Torn today, sweaty pillow
Hawaii jet plane, sit by window
Where did time go?

How could you know for me what's right?
Can't live for me, oh and you can't die, right?
How could you know for me what's right?
I depreciate, you search and I hide...
But thanks for trying

I won't forget it, it'll kill us if we let it
And I don't want to regret it, still burning since we set it

How could you know for me what's right?
Can't live for me, oh and you can't die, right?
How could you know for me what's right?
I depreciate, yeah! I'm not blind!
But thanks for trying

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by Grind838

20y ago

The second last line should have been: "I depreciate, yeah! I'm not blind!" Thanks for trying, anyway.

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by Txredhead

4y ago

I think this is about all about all those people in his life--either friends or those who say they were his friend--who tried/keep trying to offer him "helpful" advice that is not at all helpful, and just pisses him off. Like: yeah, right, fine, nope, but thanks for playing. People have probably offered him LOADS of stupid advice--well meaning--but useless. They can\'t understand his life, and what he\'s gone thru, but still they keep trying.

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