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Artist: Audioslave
Track: What You Are

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And when you wanted me I came to you
And when you wanted someone else
I withdrew
And when you asked for a light I set myself on fire
And if I go far away I know
You'll find another slave

'Cause now I'm free from what you want
Now I'm free from what you need
Now I'm free from what you are

And when you wanted blood I cut my veins
And when you wanted love I bled myself again
Now that I've had my fill of you
I'll give you up forever
And here I go far away
I know you'll find another slave

'Cause now I'm free from what you want
Now I'm free from what you need
Now I'm free from what you are, yeah

Then a vision came to me
When you came along
I gave you everything
But then you wanted more

'Cause now I'm free from what you want
Now I'm free from what you need
Now I'm free from what you are, yeah

Now I'm free from what you are
Now I'm free from what you need
Now I'm free from what you are
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Audioslave - What You Are Lyrics
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Audioslave - Hypnotize Lyrics
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Audioslave - The Curse Lyrics
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Audioslave - Exploder Lyrics
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Audioslave - One and the Same Lyrics
The message in this song is pretty clear! If you love there are times you get pain! And be careful who you trust! Especially in the lyrics: Choose your battles ...
Audioslave - Until We Fall Lyrics
Man this song is awesome. I mean, we've only heard the acoustic version and we already know it's gonna be a killer track. It's hard to believe cornell can still ...
Audioslave - Wide Awake Lyrics
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Audioslave - Your Time Has Come Lyrics
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Audioslave - Like a Stone Lyrics
I went back and looked at the song and I..I got kind of saddened by what he's singing about is like a guy waiting alone in a house of death, and all his friends ...
Audioslave - Light My Way Lyrics
You misspelled "pray" which is so significant. If you don't know that this song is a prayer, you will never figure out its meaning. He is on his knees ...
Audioslave - I Am the Highway Lyrics
It's about getting out of a relationship. Not necessarily one that was toxic, but one that was constraining. Tell him to be something or someone else. This isn' ...
Audioslave - Drown Me Slowly Lyrics
The verses just repeat constantly... and I don't think ratm were a comercial group. by the way, this song is awesome, chris is a superb singer and morello's ...
Audioslave - Heaven's Dead Lyrics
Anchor the night, open the sky. Hide in the hours before sunrise. Pray for me not, I won't lose sight. Of where I belong and where you lie
Audioslave - Moth Lyrics
... I think the song could have a dual meaning to. The lyric "I don't fly around YOUR fire anymore" seems to personalize it. He could be singing to some ...
Audioslave - #1 Zero Lyrics
Listen now, let me speak. I will be the dog at your feet. And come along when you call. Be the little bird in your straw and sing you a song
Audioslave - Original Fire Lyrics
Namely the bluesy singing during the chorus. Can't wait for the new album to come out. Damn, I have to wait until September! This is a good year for rock, with ...
Audioslave - Cochise Lyrics
The band was interviewed on Fuse's Uranium ..and Chris explained the meaning of the song. "Independent from the name, It's sort of about seeing people and you' ...
Audioslave - Doesn't Remind Me Lyrics
I have to agree that this song is about forgetting the bad things from your past, and finding new things, things that won't remind you of the previous. Everyone ...
Audioslave - Shadow On The Sun Lyrics
Most Recent; Oldest First. My Interpretation. The meaning of this song is so very clear to me - every lyric ...
Audioslave - Dandelion Lyrics
Its a great song. Born of restless night the moon as a pearl Playing games down inside your soft warm world Hear my voice I know that you can You're the ...
Audioslave - Set It Off Lyrics
He was standing at the rock. Gathering the flock. And getting there with no directions. And underneath the arch. It turned into a march
Audioslave - Be Yourself Lyrics
To me, it means that there's no use in looking back and beating yourself up for things that have gone wrong in the past, "If only I'd done this differently, if ...
Audioslave - The Last Remaining Light Lyrics
Anyway, as with most songs the meaning of this song is most likely simply what it means to you as a person. Or you could ask Chris, but he'd probably just smile ...
Audioslave - Out of Exile Lyrics
Perhaps her is the music, I could be off, but it's worth a shot. And this is the best song on the album.
Audioslave - Give Lyrics
Oooohhhh, ooohhh. Oooohhhh, ooohhh. Well now if you want blood with your money, You can help yourself, And if you want a lot more then you got coming,
Audioslave - Somedays Lyrics
i think chris cornell just about butchers the song with repeating oh "Somdaaaayyys" but it got some bad ass guitar work, like the verse riff. these guys are ...
Audioslave - Show Me How to Live Lyrics
Seriously guys? No one caught on that this entire song is a giant reference to Mary Shelly's Frankenstein? 'I was not received - but with stolen parts' is ...
Audioslave - The Worm Lyrics
Internally they really haven't change and never will. In response to an earlier post... Mogs wrote: Ok song any one else think the chorus Halo--I'm complete ...
Audioslave - Getaway Car Lyrics
The first time I saw you. You were chasing down. A cyclone. All alone in a field. With rail yards and clovers. I kept rolling on and never thought
Audioslave - Revelations Lyrics
As of now, I can't figure out the meaning of the song... The songs on the new album seem to have a looser, funkier vibe to them... If every song is as good as ...
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Audioslave - Bring 'Em Back Alive Lyrics
I was on my way to the center of the sun. When I lost my wings and I fell into a crowd. And they carried me to a hole in the ground. And they buried me, ...
Audioslave - Man or Animal Lyrics
You give me a heart attack. You look like the summertime. You call me an artifact. But I'll save that for another time. I could be rich or poor
Audioslave - Yesterday to Tomorrow Lyrics
Beauty is what the eyes behold. And you burn brighter than most. I chased you through the midnight streets. To be where I could speak freely
Audioslave - Jewel Of The Summertime Lyrics
When I was 18 I didn't know pain when the sun was high. Burnt face, shadow's erased and I knew I'd be alright. Left that behind me, Somethin' blinded me,
Audioslave - Sound of a Gun Lyrics
In the here and now I wait. Among the young and the old. Between the moon and the ground I play. With my children in my home. This is for the daughters and ...
Audioslave - We Got The Whip Lyrics
eventhough Cornell said he wouldn't sing songs taht are blatantly political...looks like he did it. anyway, the song is saying that "yeah, i look up to you ...
Audioslave - Gasoline Lyrics
To me this song is about escaping from reality - 'burning that gasoline' to get as far away from it as he can in his car... Chris Cornell is deep isnt he?
Audioslave - Broken City Lyrics
My city sleeps by the side of a freeway, the city scraps. And winter time she wore a yellow coat. Now there's nothin' on her back. If a building falls you ...
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Genius Meanings
Audioslave – What You Are
[Verse 1] / And when you wanted me, I came to you / And when you wanted someone else, I withdrew / And when you asked for light, I set myself on fire / And if I go far away, I know
Audioslave – Like a Stone
[Verse 1] / On a cobweb afternoon in a room full of emptiness / By a freeway, I confess I was lost in the pages / Of a book full of death, reading how we'll die alone / And if we'
Audioslave – Be Yourself
An anthem for the people who are searching for themselves, “Be Yourself,” as the title suggests, revolves in finding happiness in yourself. The song got released as the lead single
Audioslave – Show Me How to Live
This song is telling the classic story of Frankenstein’s Monster, in which Dr. Victor Frankenstein steals pieces from fresh corpses to create a man. When the being comes to life
Audioslave – I Am the Highway
This fourth single from the band’s debut album peaked at 66 on Billboard. It is about escaping a one-sided relationship and escaping from it. Most people speculate that it is
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