 Genius Meanings
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Soundgarden – Jesus Christ Pose
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The lead single off Badmotorfinger is a mocking portrait of musicians using crucified poses:
You just see it a lot with really beautiful people, or famous people, exploiting that
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The Veer Union – Jesus Christ Pose
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[Verse 1] / And you stare at me / In your Jesus Christ pose / Arms held out / Like you've been carrying a load / And you swear to me / You don't want to be my slave / But you're
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The Dillinger Escape Plan – Jesus Christ Pose
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And you stare at me in your Jesus Christ pose / Arms held out like you've been carrying a load / And you swear to me you don't want to be my slave / But you're staring at me like I
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Soundgarden – Bing Bing Goes To Church (Rehearsal Version)
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Bing Bing goes to church / Bing Bing goes to church / In the tinkle rain of the twinkle star / Bing Bing goes to church / Not very far from where I went to Kindergarten / Tinkle-
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Soundgarden – Flower (Live from the Artists Den)
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[Intro] / Thank you very much / This is a song that goes all the way back to our SST Record / This is called "Flower" on a album called Ultramega Ok / [Chorus] / Along her vain
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Soundgarden – Superunknown (Demo Version)
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Demo version of Superunknown
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Soundgarden – Exit Stonehenge
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Jesus, I can't feel my penis / Exit Stonehenge, exit Stonehenge / Jesus, I can't touch my penis / Jesus, I can't see my feet / Jesus, I don't like my penis / Exit Stonehenge, exit
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Soundgarden – Hunted Down (Live from the Artists Den)
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[Intro: Chris Cornell] / Thank you very much / [Verse 1] / Well, I saw you today as you were sleeping / And they run to hunt you down / Dogs lead the chase as you are bleeding
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Soundgarden – Bones of Birds (Live from the Artists Den)
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Time is my friend / Till it ain't, and runs out / And that is all / That I have, till it's gone / Tried to build on bones of birds / Singing in the cold and fall to earth / Hey
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Soundgarden – Slaves & Bulldozers (Live from the Artists Den)
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[Verse 1] / Every word I said is what I mean / Every word I said is what I mean / Everything I gave is what I need / [Pre-Chorus 1] / Virgin eyes and dirty looks on / What I have
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Soundgarden – Mind Riot (2016 Remaster)
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[Verse 1] / I was slipping through the cracks of a stolen jewel / I was tightrope walking in two-ton shoes / Now somebody's talking a third world war / (I've been caught in a mind
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Soundgarden – 4th of July (Live from the Artists Den)
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[Intro: Chris Cornell] / This is called 4th of july and it's not actually about the / Um, America's Independence Day it's about being / Really, really, really, really fucked up on
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Soundgarden – Blind Dogs (Live from the Artists Den)
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[Spoken] / Alright we're doing uh / We're going to do a song we've actually never played in front of people before, ever / That was written a long time ago / And um / I know we're
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Soundgarden – The Date I Tried To Leave (Rehearsal Version)
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I took it to the roller rink / I took it to the thirteen coins / And I bought you some fuzzy drinks / With a lime and a twist and shit / And you got the skipper's platter / So
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Soundgarden – Ghostmotorfinger
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[Instrumental] / [Outro: Chris Cornell] / What are we doing?
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Soundgarden – Like Suicide (Acoustic Version)
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[Verse 1] / Heard it from another room / Eyes were waking up just to fall asleep / Love's like suicide / Dazed out in a garden bed / With a broken neck lays my broken gift / Just
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Soundgarden – Black Days III
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An early demo/ early version of “Fell on Black Days”, named Fell on Black Days
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Soundgarden – Rusty Cage
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This Chris Cornell penned song was released as the third single from Soundgarden’s third studio album, Badmotorfinger. The song became an instant hit peaking at #41 in the UK and
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Soundgarden – By Crooked Steps (Live from the Artists Den)
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I'm addicted to feeling / Stealing love isn't stealing / Can't you see that I understand your mind? / I'm a walking believer / I'm a ghost and a healer / I'm the shape of the hole
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Soundgarden – Kyle Petty, Son of Richard
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A mocking “tribute” to racecar driver Kyle Petty, son of NASCAR legend Richard “The King” Petty.
It was a B-side on the “Fell On Black Days” single in 1994, and later released in
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Soundgarden – Fell On Black Days (Demo Version)
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Demo version of Fell On Black Days
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Chris Cornell – Seasons
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Chris Cornell has never really said on record what this song is about. Not until in 2012 a fan attending his concert in Paris asked him “What is Seasons about Chris?”
Chris
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Soundgarden – The Day I Tried To Live (Rehearsal Version)
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[Intro] / Let's try it with guitar, um, alone first / And then come in on, like / Have the guitar play the riff once, quiet / Then the drums and bass come in, still quiet / And
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