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Four Walled World Lyrics
Well she cried, and she cried
All night to the sound of the freeway hum
And she swears she'll be gone
When the sun hits the ground
And she ain't coming back to my cell
Well she's tired and she's tired
Of this life she's been leading too long
And the times turns around
Through the walls that surround
To the chimes of a jailors song
In my four walled world
Well she tries and she tries
But my feet just won't leave the ground
And I'm tired and I'm tired
Of this prisoners life, and these chains
That drag me down
In my four walled world
And now the sun is low
And these walls try to break my soul
And now the moon is full
And I won't see nothing tonight
But the tears in her eyes and
My four walled world
All night to the sound of the freeway hum
And she swears she'll be gone
When the sun hits the ground
And she ain't coming back to my cell
Of this life she's been leading too long
And the times turns around
Through the walls that surround
To the chimes of a jailors song
But my feet just won't leave the ground
And I'm tired and I'm tired
Of this prisoners life, and these chains
That drag me down
And these walls try to break my soul
And now the moon is full
And I won't see nothing tonight
But the tears in her eyes and
My four walled world
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I take this song a different way. It seems to me that his four walled wall isn't an actual prison but it's this bad world he's created for himself that feels like a prison because he can't leave it or change it, not even for the woman he loves. He doesn't mention anything about committing a crime to get into prison so I think he's using it metaphorically. This girl loves him and is trying to rescue him but eventually she realises that it's impossible to change a person and that he doesn't actually want to change. "Well she tries and she tries But my feet just won't leave the ground ." Love this song coz I've been through a similar thing, loves Cornell's voice too, just below All Night Thing in my all-time favourites list.
one of cornell's best vocal performances
My favourite song on the album actually
well i think it's about heroin or some other drug and these four walls are addiction.only his girlfriend can help him to escape but ..
I like twigs interpretation... but here's another.
Keeping in mind that this whole album is written as a means of dealing with the grief of losing his good friend and roommate, the context of the situation that it was written in has to be considered.
The whole song is about the prison of his addiction and the 'woman' of the tale is the drug he's on. The first verse is about the small amount he has, how the drops from the needle look like tears, and how it will be gone by morning. The second verse could be about how the further along the addiction he gets, the less effect the drug has and the 'chimes of a jailors song' the inevitable ringing of his dealers phone for each time he needs a hit.
I think the 'four walled world' is his reality as he's sunken so deep into his addiction that even the simple act of leaving his apartment/room is too much... that he's so addicted that not even the drugs (i.e the girlfriend) can lift him up enough to escape.
The final verse has him trying so hard to feel the elation of the first time, so much so that he overdoses, with tears of despair from not even feeling normal anymore. The slide into night and not seeing anything anymore is him succumbing to the inevitable death by OD.
Maybe instead of Cornell it's his friend who did OD from drugs? It's written from the prospective of the friend who couldn't escape the prison he's made for himself?
Maybe instead of Cornell it's his friend who did OD from drugs? It's written from the prospective of the friend who couldn't escape the prison he's made for himself?
It sounds like she's trying to help him escape, but he can't muster the courage or willpower to do so. Best evidence is the lines: "Well she tries and she tries but my feet just won't leave the ground and I'm tired and I'm tired"
yeah, that's what I think too twigs; a metephorical prison of which he created for himself and this other person.
think twigs is 100% dead on.
I think twigs is right... And I like the title of this; the prison is his world.
Makes me think of someone who is either addicted to drugs and severely depressed and just never gets out of bed. The room around them becomes their four-walled world.