I think its pretty obvious to tell the truth. "I don't mind stealin' bread from the mouths of decadence". Decadence is over-indulgence. They are saying that they don't mind taking from the rich to satisfy themselves. "but I can't feed on the powerless when my cups already overfilled" basically means that they can't take from the poor because they are already better off then those individuals. after that things seem to get a little blurry for me haha. In my opinion, its about greed... and feeling sorry for greed... I think that this is one of the greatest songs ever written, not too depressing, and not too happy. Its dramatic and living. Glad I read about Temple of the Dog on Wiki. Else I wouldn't have heard the two greatest vocalists (also in my opinion) singing together!
I think its pretty obvious to tell the truth. "I don't mind stealin' bread from the mouths of decadence". Decadence is over-indulgence. They are saying that they don't mind taking from the rich to satisfy themselves. "but I can't feed on the powerless when my cups already overfilled" basically means that they can't take from the poor because they are already better off then those individuals. after that things seem to get a little blurry for me haha. In my opinion, its about greed... and feeling sorry for greed... I think that this is one of the greatest songs ever written, not too depressing, and not too happy. Its dramatic and living. Glad I read about Temple of the Dog on Wiki. Else I wouldn't have heard the two greatest vocalists (also in my opinion) singing together!