Blow Up the Outside World Lyrics

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Cover art for Blow Up the Outside World lyrics by Soundgarden

Don't we all want to blow up the outside world (metaphorically) from time to time? Written entirely by lead singer Chris Cornell, this song finds him wishing he could retreat from the people and pressures of everyday life. In an interview with Chris Cornell back when the song was released, the interviewer asked him, "If you could blow something up on the outside world, what would it be?" Chris replied with: stupid people, mini malls, racists, and hardcore religious rights people."

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