Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
You were voted most likely to have your name go up in lights
Only took a few years to see that through
Now you're most likely to end up dead alone in a hotel room
31/32
Roust the boy, smack the wife
Might have one? case tonight
Alcoholic breath, thick drool
Repetitive, belligerent, cruel
Can't get away, no hiding place
The boy hesitates, when grown he'll make the same mistakes
Grocery checkout line
Residing in the wellfare file
Child support, don't receive
Mama crying, no relief
They got no home, three kids and on her own
Revenge his name, pay back all the pain
Gutshot defender, hole inside
Shell-shocked commander, are you alright?
Gutshot defender, bloodstain bright, hold tight
Shell-shocked commander
Age adult, mother gone
Friends with dad don't really talk
Wanted to, now you're a star
Make a living milking scars
The boy hesitates, lost his way
The boy hesitates, first and last mistakes
Gutshot defender, fill the hole
There is no commander anymore
Gutshot defender will survive, yes I
You are no pretender? no pretender
You were voted most likely to have your name go up in lights
Only took a few years to see that through
Now you're most likely to end up dead alone in a hotel room
31/32
Only took a few years to see that through
Now you're most likely to end up dead alone in a hotel room
31/32
Roust the boy, smack the wife
Might have one? case tonight
Alcoholic breath, thick drool
Repetitive, belligerent, cruel
Can't get away, no hiding place
The boy hesitates, when grown he'll make the same mistakes
Grocery checkout line
Residing in the wellfare file
Child support, don't receive
Mama crying, no relief
They got no home, three kids and on her own
Revenge his name, pay back all the pain
Gutshot defender, hole inside
Shell-shocked commander, are you alright?
Gutshot defender, bloodstain bright, hold tight
Shell-shocked commander
Age adult, mother gone
Friends with dad don't really talk
Wanted to, now you're a star
Make a living milking scars
The boy hesitates, lost his way
The boy hesitates, first and last mistakes
Gutshot defender, fill the hole
There is no commander anymore
Gutshot defender will survive, yes I
You are no pretender? no pretender
You were voted most likely to have your name go up in lights
Only took a few years to see that through
Now you're most likely to end up dead alone in a hotel room
31/32
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31/32 Lyrics as written by Jerry Cantrell
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