Disappearing One

I totally agree this song is about a relationship where he is not able to commit. He comes and goes but he cannot deal properly with his struggles and keeps feeding empty promises to the other person that he never keeps, so that relationship is never stable. But aside from this, there is a very important detail:

"I'm your dissapearing one Vanish when the curtain's drawn".

This is a secret, hidden relationship. They are only together when no one can see them and no one can know. And then he compares the other person with a painting of Christ, which is a strange comparison if he's referring to a woman.

If you want to know the point of view of the other part, check "Off he goes" by Pearl Jam ;).

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Amazing song and Chris Cornell has SUCH an amazing voice! I think this is about hurting the person you are with and expecting that they will take you back anyway.

"What have you done, my little spark, cursing my name, cause again I've put you out"

• Makes me think of someone who was bright and happy until he left and put her light out

"Falling apart, you tell yourself you are, dreaming only of the ones that never dream of you"

• The girl is kicking herself for falling for him again, she's falling apart and wishing she fell for someone who was as faithful and in love with her as she was with him

"I'm your dissapearing one, Vanish when the curtain's drawn, But I will come again and you will let me in And you'll see I never dissapear for long"

• He just comes and goes as he pleases, walking all over her. She always lets him back in because she loves him and he takes advantage. He will always come back because she will always let him.

"Into your room I stumble now, Too tired to cower and it's too late to draw you out, And there you lie like a painting of Christ, Bleeding on the heads of the ones who nailed you down"

• Almost like he's been out late doing things he shouldn't be and he stumbles in drunk or something. He doesn't try to be quiet because he doesn't care if he wakes her. Makes me think of her crying while she's hugging him and tears falling onto his head. She is like Christ-always suffers for his good-and he is the one who nails her down with empty promises.

Definitely a deep song but beautiful!

I guess this song means to me that there are connections lasts forever, are never continuous in the external world but deep inside it never lets us go, just too powerful and wraps out soul. it slowly becomes to a hidden part of our life, through the years

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.

wow...talking about..emotionally unstable..probably insecure of his emotions...i think its about.. how we just sail away and come back to shore..to take a break..and then sail away again.. theres alwaaaaaaaysss alwaysss someone who just stays there..in us..for us..thats the one we turn to..whenever we feel..like it..or down..or just feel.. maybe no strings attached ..no hidden catch just free love ;) ... theres always a special place (someone) where we end up..no matter the circumstances.. we're all the dissapearing ones to someone else..

Yea I agree. He's saying he'll help when they're in trouble and want nothing in return, even though he can see the wrong things this person is doing.

I think he is speaking of people/ friends/ lovers who aspire to join the circles of people/ things they admire. The people they want to join he sees as fads. Fads are dangerous and end up hurting you, because they don't last forever. This song assumes he isn't phased by these fads and is only interested in who his friend/ lover/ person is as an individual. When they return off their little fad, the blindfold (curtain) it caused them to have (and blocked him out) will be lifted and they will once more enjoy each others company.

Sad song…this is probably my favorite album ever. I think Chris is an INFP like me. Anyways, I think this is about his alcohol problem and loving someone while simultaneously pushing her away. She is angry with him because he keeps leaving her or disappearing. He can't make up his mind and disappears because he's reclusive/depressed and has turbulent emotions. He always comes back because he is in need of love though he hates himself. And she always takes him back because she loves him, but she hates how he is treating her. She can't take the back and forth and she's falling apart because of his inconsistency and emotional manipulation.

Curtains draw open and closed. When a SHOW closes, the curtains are (at least) metaphorically closed. When we arise in the morning, the curtains are metaphorically opened.

The subject sees their idols on the stage. She or he (I'll stick with "she" for the rest of this analysis for expedience sake) wants to reach out to them, she wants them to help her, heal her; she doesn't understand how they can speak to her through their music, but won't speak to her in real life. When the show ends, the curtain's drawn, and that barrier remains. At home, she returns to listening to their music, hoping for salvation, while pining and wallowing in self-pity. The stars never meant that. They want her to experience life, be inspired by their music to recognize herself and accept that it's up to her to be her own catalyst for change. But she lies there on her bed like a martyr, until she falls asleep listening to their music. In the morning, they are, of course, still not there. She opens the curtains and curses the day, but she'll put those same songs on again, knowing that at the very least there are people out there that understand her pain.

Maybe, someday, she'll figure out that their message actually is that the people who understand her aren't confined to them, the musicians whose affection and attention she so craves. And she can't find those people by locking herself in her room.

(For me, the key to this interpretation is the line "Dreaming only of the ones who never dream of you". Her "dreams" are being "ignored" by MORE THAN ONE party.)