I'm pretty sure this song is about Layne's father. He wrote the lyrics for the song, yes.
Excerpt from Layne's final interview:
"He said he'd been clean of drugs for six years," Staley related. "So, why in the hell didn't he come back before? I was very cautious at first. Then the relationship changed. My father started using drugs again. We did drugs together and I found myself in a miserable situation. He started visiting me all day to get high and do drugs with me. He came up to me just to get some sh--, and that's all. I was trying to kick this habit out of my life and here comes this man asking for money to buy some smack."
"Call me up congratulations ain't the real why"
-Pretty obvious here. I'm sure his dad would come over and be all congratulatory about his success, but in reality, he was just looking to use Layne for drugs, or money for drugs.
"Wouldn't live past 25"
-Might have to do with Layne being told his father was dead when he was a kid.
"Sludge Factory"
-I always thought of this title as a name for Layne and where he lived. It was the Sludge Factory and he lived in it. I'm sure so many of his "friends" used him for money and drugs, including his own father.
Interesting. I had read somewhere it was about someone in Layne's life using drugs with him - I thought it to be his girlfriend, who died. Thinking about the lyrics in relation to his father, makes just as much sense.
Interesting. I had read somewhere it was about someone in Layne's life using drugs with him - I thought it to be his girlfriend, who died. Thinking about the lyrics in relation to his father, makes just as much sense.
Once again, the beauty of AIC lyrics, they are vague enough to be interpreted on many different levels.
Once again, the beauty of AIC lyrics, they are vague enough to be interpreted on many different levels.
I'm pretty sure this song is about Layne's father. He wrote the lyrics for the song, yes.
Excerpt from Layne's final interview:
"He said he'd been clean of drugs for six years," Staley related. "So, why in the hell didn't he come back before? I was very cautious at first. Then the relationship changed. My father started using drugs again. We did drugs together and I found myself in a miserable situation. He started visiting me all day to get high and do drugs with me. He came up to me just to get some sh--, and that's all. I was trying to kick this habit out of my life and here comes this man asking for money to buy some smack."
"Call me up congratulations ain't the real why" -Pretty obvious here. I'm sure his dad would come over and be all congratulatory about his success, but in reality, he was just looking to use Layne for drugs, or money for drugs.
"Wouldn't live past 25" -Might have to do with Layne being told his father was dead when he was a kid.
"Sludge Factory" -I always thought of this title as a name for Layne and where he lived. It was the Sludge Factory and he lived in it. I'm sure so many of his "friends" used him for money and drugs, including his own father.
Interesting. I had read somewhere it was about someone in Layne's life using drugs with him - I thought it to be his girlfriend, who died. Thinking about the lyrics in relation to his father, makes just as much sense.
Interesting. I had read somewhere it was about someone in Layne's life using drugs with him - I thought it to be his girlfriend, who died. Thinking about the lyrics in relation to his father, makes just as much sense.
Once again, the beauty of AIC lyrics, they are vague enough to be interpreted on many different levels.
Once again, the beauty of AIC lyrics, they are vague enough to be interpreted on many different levels.