Lyric discussion by 1sever 

Cover art for Rotten Apple lyrics by Alice in Chains

I think, that Layne talks in this wonderful song about his own life, deprived of such things as innocence, confidence, romance and so on, which causes him much suffering and sorrow. But he also admits that to some degree it is the result of his own choice: he's written his own part and choosed to live in his own world of unreality of which he is fully aware. He ate of the rotten apple being too young and, poisoned, he now is crawling back to start, that is to the nonexistence or death. Obviously he didn't believe he had any chances to win in that battle he fought all alone finding no one to cry to and no place to call home (Nutshell).

@1sever very well said...thank you...โ™

@1sever Not quite. It was addressed in interviews with Layne before he died. The song is about pedophelia from the victim's perspective. It's a pretty chill and lush sounding song, all things considered. It's almost easy to lose track of the subject matter and think you're listening to nice song about a pleasant subject. Very crafty! ๐Ÿ˜‰