Lyric discussion by bo0yaa 

Cover art for Nutshell lyrics by Alice in Chains

its about realizing that no matter how many people misunderstand or cant accept you for the way you are.. you wont give in to being conformitized. its a fight between being well known and accepted.. to being notorious, bitched about and exploited. and u couldnt give a damn

No, what he is saying is: Whether it be fame, fortune, glory, or money... we seem to all want it..(misprinted lies)...

He talking about being alone on top of the world. He says, "No one to cry to, no place to call home." He feels left out in the crowd.

The part where he says, "My gift of self is raped." He means, he is so controlled by touring, publicity, people, etc. that he feels he cannot be himself or have his own life beyond his fame/band. The part where he talks about, "If I can't...

"conformitized" Rofl

@haybrie--- its deeper than that.