Out of Exile

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The title track off of Audioslave’s second album was produced by the legendary Rick Rubin. According to the Revelations bonus DVD and an interview with Yahoo Music, Chris… Read More

May. 24, 20051 viewer18K views

Out of Exile Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I first came to this island
That I called by my own name
I was happy in this fortress
In my exile I remained
But the hours grew so empty
And the ocean sent her waves
In the figure of a woman
She pulled me out to sea

[Chorus]
When you come down to take me home
Send my soul away
When you come 'round you'll make me whole
Send my soul away

[Verse 2]
On the altar of a sunrise
Was a wedding in the waves
And inside her shone a young light
From her labor I was saved
Though I've traveled long in darkness
In her harvest I'm embraced

[Chorus]
When you come down to take me home
Send my soul away
When you come 'round you'll make me whole
Send my soul away

[Bridge]
Now the spires and the gables
Grow in orchards to the sky
And the blessings on my table
Multiply and divide

[Chorus]
When you come down to take me home
Send my soul away
When you come 'round you'll make me whole
Send my soul away

[Outro]
Yeah, when you come down to take me home
When you come 'round you'll make me whole
Yeah, when you come down to take me home
Send my soul away
Send my soul away
Send my soul away
Send my soul away

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The title track off of Audioslave’s second album was produced by the legendary Rick Rubin.

According to the Revelations bonus DVD and an interview with Yahoo Music, Chris Cornell said that the lyrics were written during his wife Vicky’s pregnancy with their first child. Coming from a failed first marriage and problems with alcohol to being in an amazing relationship with a new child on the way kept him positive and in great spirits. He felt a renewed hope that brought him “out of exile”.