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Black Book of Fear Lyrics
disconnected
far above the ground
but too close to hear that thundering sound
neglected
behind castle wall
it's your highwire walk
it's your kingdom to fall
raining
god give up the rain
the way it comes down
is a goddamn shame
fading
fading to blue
as distance as time
as cold as the moon
this is the room where a crime scene was staged
opened the black book of fear and tore out a page
this is a house where a crime scene was staged
neglected
behind castle wall
it's your highwire walk
it's your kingdom to fall
one of these days we'll be walking in the sun
some simple day that has not yet begun
and one of these visions the devil got away
and one of these dreams the dirt didn't stain
this is a house where crime scene was staged
opened the black book of fear tore out a page
this is a room where crime scene was staged
raining
god give up the rain
the way it comes down
is a goddamn shame
fading
fading to blue
as distance as time
as cold as the moon
this is the room where a crime scene was staged
opened the black book of fear and tore out a page
this is a house where a crime scene was staged
neglected
behind castle wall
it's your highwire walk
it's your kingdom to fall
raining
god give up the rain
the way it comes down
is a goddamn shame
far above the ground
but too close to hear that thundering sound
neglected
behind castle wall
it's your highwire walk
it's your kingdom to fall
raining
god give up the rain
the way it comes down
is a goddamn shame
fading
fading to blue
as distance as time
as cold as the moon
opened the black book of fear and tore out a page
this is a house where a crime scene was staged
behind castle wall
it's your highwire walk
it's your kingdom to fall
some simple day that has not yet begun
and one of these visions the devil got away
and one of these dreams the dirt didn't stain
opened the black book of fear tore out a page
this is a room where crime scene was staged
god give up the rain
the way it comes down
is a goddamn shame
fading
fading to blue
as distance as time
as cold as the moon
opened the black book of fear and tore out a page
this is a house where a crime scene was staged
behind castle wall
it's your highwire walk
it's your kingdom to fall
raining
god give up the rain
the way it comes down
is a goddamn shame
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Looks like Mark wrote this song about Layne. I can be wrong, but that's just my opinion.
@King of Harts Thought the same thing
@King of Harts Thought the same thing
Excellent tune and band. Dig Lanegan's voice here.
From what I could find McCready thought it could help support Layne being around sober band members. I\'m not sure if they were sober, though, in 1999 guitarist John Saunders overdosed. Still, many people struggle with substance abuse and maybe they had been successfully sober for some time. \n\nI know that at least three of the band members had substance abuse struggles, so it could have been personal experience or may have been looking at a specific person. I feel it\'s more likely their combined experience, all but Layne are credited as songwriters on this song.\n\nGreat songs are relatable to a wide range of people because they\'re open to interpretation in a way that allows us to see something in ourselves in the song. For me right now the song connects to depression. I feel like the crime scene lines refer to setting up your home to allow you to use without outside scrutiny. There\'s a balance between being specific enough, using figurative language, and leaving some room for a range of interpretation. I think that this song does a great job with that balance. There\'s still a lot of the song that\'s unclear to me.\n\nThe great boxing trainer Cus Damato taught that fear is a part of the coward and the hero, it\'s how the hero understands fear and uses it to motivate themself to struggle through the hard days, become unstoppable, and finally a champion. The coward runs, hides, quits, gives in, and gives up. Depression makes me want to hide away, substance use makes it possible to hide from myself. It all makes sense here I think.