 Genius Lyrics
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Alice in Chains – I Stay Away
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I Stay Away is the second single from Jar of Flies.
In the liner notes of the Music Bank, Jerry Cantrell said this about the song:
That was the first time we’d written with Mike
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Alice in Chains – Bleed the Freak
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[Intro] / My cup runneth over / Like blood from a stone / [Chorus] / These stand for me / Name your god and bleed the freak / I'd like to see / How you all would bleed for me / [
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Alice in Chains – Again
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Peaking at #8 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, “Again” was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1997.
Another of Staley’s heroin hymns, his
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Alice in Chains – Them Bones
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In the liner notes of 1999’s Music Bank box set collection, Cantrell said of the song:
“I was just thinking about mortality, that one of these days we’ll end up a pile of bones. It
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Alice in Chains – No Excuses
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‘No Excuses’ is about lead singer Layne Staley’s battle to overcome his heroin addiction. Another theme is Cantrell’s unstable relationship with Layne as well as Cantrell coming to
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Alice in Chains – Frogs
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The majority of “Frogs” talks about betrayal and loneliness. It also largely discusses addiction and its effects, a common theme throughout the album. This could be attributed to
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Alice in Chains (Ft. Chris Cornell & Mark Arm) – Right Turn
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The artist of “Right Turn” is unofficially listed as ‘Alice Mudgarden’ due to Chris Cornell from Soundgarden and Mark Arm from Mudhoney making cameos.
This song appears to be
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Alice in Chains – Sickman
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Like many songs on the album, “Sickman” is written from the perspective of a man in the clutches of depression and drug abuse. This particular song examines the horrific thoughts
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Alice in Chains – Junkhead
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Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley wrote this. It was their way of expressing their thoughts on drug abuse and how you can’t understand the mind of a drug user unless you are one
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Alice in Chains – We Die Young
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This song was written by Jerry after a bus ride to a A.I.C. rehearsal where he witnessed multiple 9-12 year old kids dealing out drugs and carrying multiple cell phones and pagers
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Alice in Chains – God Smack
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The term “godsmack” is a colloquialism for heroin overdose; fitting, given the lyrical content of the song and most of the album.
There’s speculation that the band Godsmack got
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Alice in Chains – Sunshine
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Jerry wrote this song as a tribute to his mother Gloria, who passed away in 1987. Alice in Chains had just moved from Seattle to L.A. after the death of their friend Andrew Wood
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Alice in Chains – Rain When I Die
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[Intro] / Ahn-ahn, ahn-ahn / Ahn-ahn, ahn-ahn / [Verse 1] / Is she ready to know my frustration? / What she slipping inside, slow castration / I'm a riddle so strong, you can't
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Alice in Chains – Don't Follow
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“Don’t Follow” is a gloomy, introspective track that can be interpreted two ways:
The main character is running away from home, tired of the life he has to live.
A drug addict
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Alice in Chains – Grind
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[Verse 1: Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell] / In the darkest hole, you'd be well advised / Not to plan my funeral before the body dies, yeah / Come the morning light, it's a see-
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Alice in Chains – Rotten Apple
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This song features on the 1994 EP “Jar of Flies,” the first EP to debut on the #1 spot on the Billboard 200. The EP is also the first major studio recording featuring Mike Inez on
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Alice in Chains – Hate to Feel
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This heavy, grungy track was one of two (“Angry Chair” was the other) written solely by Layne Staley, also featuring him on guitar.
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Alice in Chains – Real Thing
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This is a typical song of the first period of Alice in Chains. At the beginning most of the band’s songs dealt with addictions (i.e., Would?; Junkhead), wicked love (i.e., Love
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Alice in Chains – Died
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The last song Layne Staley ever recorded with Alice in Chains, “Died” describes the agony and devastation he feels about the loss of someone.
It was likely about his ex-fiancée
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Alice in Chains – Iron Gland
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“Iron Gland” is probably the most interesting song on Dirt, as in the tracklist on the back of the album, its tenth track position doesn’t have a title and is left blank. The album
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Alice in Chains – Sludge Factory
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This song is about Alice in Chains being forced to complete the album before they were really ready to by Columbia Records. The title itself, “Sludge Factory”, refers to how the
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Alice in Chains – Got Me Wrong
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[Verse 1: Layne Staley] / Yeah, it goes away / All of this and more of nothing in my life / No colored clay / Individuality not safe / [Pre-Chorus: Layne Staley] / As of now, I bet
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Alice in Chains – So Close
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[Intro] / "I'm serious, there's big money going on" / "Big, big money!" / [Verse 1] / Why are we here again? / It's the same ol' sit-down, roll-around / Chewed-up pen / Nothin
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Alice in Chains – Stone
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[Verse 1] / I know you think I'm wrong / But I'm not your tour guide / And I guess I don't let you look inside / [Pre-Chorus] / Cold, dry, stone / [Verse 2] / What makes you want
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Alice in Chains – Swing on This
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The final track on Jar of Flies is probably the most different from the rest of the songs, as it’s played in a swing/blues style (hence the title). The song appears to be a sequel
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Alice in Chains – Dam That River
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The song has two popular interpretations; one is which Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney get into an altercation, and Kinney breaks a coffee table over Cantrell’s head. The song is a
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Alice in Chains – Drone
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[Verse 1] / In my eyes, you are beautiful / Not just right: perfect, spiritual / [Pre-Chorus] / I did what I had to do to get higher / Spent myself on other, entangled like lovers
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Alice in Chains – Shame in You
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[Verse 1] / When I waken / And I'm achin' / Time for sleepin', yeah / When I'm sayin' / "Time to go," and / I've been hurtin', yeah / When I'm layin' / I'm still tryin
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Alice in Chains – Love, Hate, Love
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The longest song on the Facelift album, and also the darkest. This song talks from the perspective of a sociopath.
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Alice in Chains – God Am
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God Am is about Layne becoming frustrated in God. He believes something created this world, but wonders why God can’t help him get over his heroin addiction.
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Alice in Chains – Rooster
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“Rooster” was the fourth single from Dirt. It was the highest-charting from the album in the US, reaching #7 on the rock chart in 1993.
It was written by Alice in Chains guitarist
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Alice in Chains – Nothin' Song
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[Verse 1] / Began this take at 7:38 / Head hit the board, enough that it aches / Wonder, should I be workin' so late? / Began this take at 7:38 / Head hit the board, enough that it
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Alice in Chains – Frogs (Unplugged)
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[Verse 1] / What does friend mean to you? / A word so wrongfully abused / Are you like me, confused? / All included but you / Alone / [Verse 2] / The sounds of silence often soothe
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Alice in Chains – Head Creeps
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[Refrain] / No more time / Just one more time / [Verse 1] / So crazy, beat the strain / Too lazy, shake the gray / So, and she willed the rain / So let me be defamed / Your
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Alice in Chains – Get Born Again
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Get Born Again is the first track and the first of two new songs on Nothing Safe: The Best of the Box.
The song was originally supposed to appear on Cantrell’s solo album
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Alice in Chains – Your Decision
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The fourth track from Alice in Chains’s 2009 album Black Gives Way to Blue, and the third single from the album. Written by vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, “Your Decision” is
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Alice in Chains – Choke
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[Verse 1] / Before you ask for something better / You should know I'm practiced at goodbyes / Are you so deprived? / Think you're doing me a favor / I don't need no lesser savior
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Alice in Chains (Ft. Elton John) – Black Gives Way to Blue
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The 11th and final track of Alice in Chains’s 2009 album of the same name. Written by guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell, “Black Gives Way to Blue” is a short yet poignant song
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Alice in Chains – Brush Away
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[Verse 1] / I could use some / Time to curl away / My aggression is where / You stake your claim / Why I question / This curve on which you grade / My conception: / A joke? Or
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