I interpret this song quite similliar to you. I think that Cantrell is trying to tell that Staley can't see all the good things he has, he's constantly searching for something he cannot find, unable to find the inner peace or serenity showing up in Layne's lyrics.
I interpret this song quite similliar to you. I think that Cantrell is trying to tell that Staley can't see all the good things he has, he's constantly searching for something he cannot find, unable to find the inner peace or serenity showing up in Layne's lyrics.
Cantrell is aware of that, but he doesn't know how could he help his friend, he's already tired of these problems and sees them from some distance, he gets more ambivalent about them.
Cantrell is aware of that, but he doesn't know how could he help his friend, he's already tired of these problems and sees them from some distance, he gets more ambivalent about them.
"Hell within" may relate to Layne's addiction, but i think that whole song is about Layne's general attidude towards life....
"Hell within" may relate to Layne's addiction, but i think that whole song is about Layne's general attidude towards life.
Too bad he didn't get a chance to deal with these problems being clean.
To me this song seems like Cantrel is almost venting about Staley.
"Be what you wanna be See what you came to see Been what you wanna be I don't like what I see"
At first, he was content to let Staley do what he wanted, but by that time it started effecting thier music.
"Like the coldest winter chill Heaven beside you... Hell within"
Staley had all this great potential but let the hell within(herion) mess it up. Am I the only one who thinks hell within and heroin sound alike?
Also,
"So there's problems in your life That's fucked up, and I'm not blind I'm just see through faded, super jaded And out of my mind"
Cantrel's attempts at empathy.
"So there's problems in your life That's fucked up, but You're not blind You're just see through faded, overrated And out of your mind"
Cantrel's tired of trying to help Staley.
Maybe he thought the only way to communicate his feelings was in song?
I interpret this song quite similliar to you. I think that Cantrell is trying to tell that Staley can't see all the good things he has, he's constantly searching for something he cannot find, unable to find the inner peace or serenity showing up in Layne's lyrics.
I interpret this song quite similliar to you. I think that Cantrell is trying to tell that Staley can't see all the good things he has, he's constantly searching for something he cannot find, unable to find the inner peace or serenity showing up in Layne's lyrics.
Cantrell is aware of that, but he doesn't know how could he help his friend, he's already tired of these problems and sees them from some distance, he gets more ambivalent about them.
Cantrell is aware of that, but he doesn't know how could he help his friend, he's already tired of these problems and sees them from some distance, he gets more ambivalent about them.
"Hell within" may relate to Layne's addiction, but i think that whole song is about Layne's general attidude towards life....
"Hell within" may relate to Layne's addiction, but i think that whole song is about Layne's general attidude towards life.
Too bad he didn't get a chance to deal with these problems being clean.