Mind Riot Lyrics
I was tightrope walking in two ton shoes
Now somebody is talking about a third world war
And the police said this was normal control
Like somebody's best friend died
And I've been caught in a mind riot
And I sharpened my wits on a dead man's skull
I built an elevator from his bones
Had to climb to the top floor just to stamp out the coals
Like somebody's best friend died
And I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm luck's last match struck
In the pouring down wind
Which looks like it's about Andy Wood, by the way. Or how important both he and his tragic end was for chris' own life.
i can't believe no one has commented on this astoundingly poetic and wonderful song
I dont think this song is about Andy Wood. Andy wasnt the only death in Chris' life. Just because this song is congruous to Andy's death at times, it's not necessarily about it... even though at times I did think it was. A lot of Soundgarden's songs arent necessarily about anything specific, they just capture a state of mind in a moment of time. It's quite profound.
@Tig45 Woah, What you said really explained it all. I think even Chris noted one time that Soundgarden is a state of mind in the motorvision documentary; really cool explanation !
@Tig45 Woah, What you said really explained it all. I think even Chris noted one time that Soundgarden is a state of mind in the motorvision documentary; really cool explanation !
Yup, and Chris' ex-room mate and close friend as well.
I'm not entirely sure that this is the gist of it but at the minute, it consolidates the feeling I know people can get when they're faced with death and find it hard to escape the pessimism and futility you can get enveloped in when you concentrate on it too long.
Agreed to what the first dude said, this is a great song and i wish more people realized it. This is one of my favorite guitar parts. But ya it could be about Andrew Wood, a lot of bands were making little tributes to him at this time.
Wether or not JohnBonus is right i like his interpretation. yeh its a great song too and to play this song every string on the guitar is tuned to E. thts why it sounds quite different.
Is it just me or did soundgarden take all the cool names? Soundgarden for a start, Loud Love, Mind Riot, Superunknown, Ultramega OK, Screaming Life...all aesthetically pleasing
Agreed. :D
Agreed. :D
"Big Dumb Sex," "Outshined," "Like Suicide," "Blow Up The Outside World."
"Big Dumb Sex," "Outshined," "Like Suicide," "Blow Up The Outside World."
I refuse to believe a song this beautiful was written about something as ugly as Politics.