First listen to Alice In Chains - Vocal Analysis of "Down in a Hole" (MTV Unplugged)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Alice In Chains is a band that helped to define an entire musical genre of the 90s. Today I'm finally hearing Layne Staley and the band perform "Down in a Hole" on MTV Unplugged.
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This entire performance to me is Layne singing his own eulogy. There will never be another like Layne Staley. He was completely battered and broken from his heroin addiction here. There are interviews from people who worked on this performance and it’s known that Layne shot up heroin moments before taking the stage, and went right into performing with no hesitation. Knowing this makes it much harder to watch the performance. Layne is barely moving, eyes shut, head down, he can barely look at his band mates. Yet, he absolutely killed this performance, and I would argue this is the holy grail of MTVs unplugged era. RIP Layne Staley and everyone else gone from Alice In Chains.
You mean the other guy from the guy on the guitar
Agreed,,, 100%...
facts
So what if he used.... I used to use everyday at work and work on Million dollar equipment making million dollar shit.... just because he used I highly doubt he was in a coma... for Christ's sake at a certain point in addiction.you just use so u aren't sick.... u still function fine
.. you act like he took haloperidol or what ever it's called...lmao.. he just used.... he was perfectly normal I guarantee u
as much as I love layne this song is not about him its about Jerry Cantrell (guitarist singing) and his relationship with Courtney Clark. We need to stop feeling like everything is a cry to help from Layne. He wouldnt of wanted us to feel this way about him!
This unplugged was so good, but it makes me so so sad. You could see Layne was in a bad way and they were trying to pull him out of it. Layne's story is so tragic and he will be forever missed.
For real
Spot on, exactly this
Man hearing these singers that were so young gone through tragedy makes me tear up at times.
Nutshell gives me chill bumps every time I hear it🥺
Yes.I remember watching this set and Jerry giving Layne a thumbs up at the end as if to say "It's ok,you did good" ❤
I wish Layne was here today to see new people falling in love with his voice. He deserved it.
He and Mike Starr (the former bassist) who Layne introduced to Heroin.
We all loved them when they came out. This is not new.
Your right. I wish he was here, as well as my friends lost in the same hole.
My husband is an American combat veteran. I remember when he got out, he got on the alcohol other things. We were both athletes together in University. He enlisted in Navy and I went to grad school. We got married at the court house. I’m spent 8 deployments with him, not to count the trainings he was away for constantly and his instructor duty, where he came home every day, but was gone before I woke up and back after I was already asleep. When he got out, he hit a hard place. Not to count, he had some friends over time, but also students he had that passed. On top of a broken back, loosing much weight, working at a factory after the military where he says its such a world difference while also using his Gi bill for an engineering degree. Alice in Chains is his favorite band but he always tears up.
You mean the other guy from the guy on the guitar
Their unplugged was one of the best live sets ever. Hits me every time
Agreed. It’s perfect front to back
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and side 2 syde @@pristineacupuncturewellnes5549
Indeed
Thee best MTV live unplugged...100 percent.
As a lifelong Alice fan I still find this Unplugged performance really hard to watch. Layne seems so beaten by his demons at this point. For me they were by far the best band to come from the Grunge scene. Legend
You can see that Layne is missing a lot of teeth here from the drugs if you watch the entire show.
High as hell.ADDICTION SUCKS!!!💯❤️
I agree. I love AIC but this was a bit rough to watch but they were so good.
@@mmaaddict78 Stop. You are just repeating gossip that isn’t true. He was missing one tooth by this time and it was on the side. Granted they weren’t in good shape but they definitely were there
I find it easy and good for my soul to watch. Watched it when it originally aired. Their best performance ever, not to be cliche with that, but it’s unreal to see bands in that type of setting. They nailed it.
A fun fact i really love. Layne gives these little looks and smiles to Jerry during the set. He does them because he always really loved Jerrys voice, and Layne actually lays back a little here and there to let him shine. He didnt tell Jerry, so he sort of puts him on the spot and he nails it. :3
You are so sure that your opinion and perception is a fact...
I can’t remember but Jerry smiled at layne early in the show the open I think nutshell because he knew was layne was on and the rest is history to be enjoyed
Jerry had the flu and was sick as a dog vomiting but made it through the show. You can see a small wastebasket to the side of him in case he had to boot.
She is absolutely awesome. To be able to talk about Alice in chains like she does the first time she's ever heard of them makes me miss them and like her more.
I heard it described somewhere as Layne's voice sounds like he's singing at his own funeral. It just resonated with me.
Wheww... That's deep, I can totally see that... Layne was so deep in his addiction, but still managed to sing his head off
Love that simili, who could state that better!
That was a good perspective.
To truly appreciate this video/song, you owe it to yourself to learn about Layne Staley's life and spiral downwards, to include the moments leading up to this performance. This song still gives me chills. I'm old enough and lucky enough to have enjoyed their music from the very beginning. Truly remarkable. RIP Layne.
Truly haunting - what you are hearing is pure pain and sadness turned into vocals, without filter. Almost a death rattle foreshadowing the future, as Layne fought so hard to keep his head “above water” and stave addiction.
One of the greatest vocalists of this era and I would argue of the genre.
RIP Layne, Chris, Scott and so many others…. 🪦 👏 🪦
I know it’s two different styles but Bradley Nowell was the same with a lot of his music. It’s like he ever foreshadowed his battle with heroin was going to end in death
I saw Layne in a three piece suit at the start of their set on Lollapolooza in 93 and it was like 95 degrees that day! Needless to say he took the jacket tie vest and shirt off after playing Would the first song to start the show! Very charismatic singer and great stage presence! His voice very unique and an unbelievable range! RIP Layne!
Layne’s mom said it best regarding his voice: it’s like Nails surrounded by marshmallows! I agree👍🏻 RIP LAYNE❤️
That wouldn't happen to have been in Waterloo, NJ was it? I was at that Lollapalooza as well. It was hot as hell that day and I remember the event bringing in firetrucks to hose down the crowd. Then the water bottle fight during AIC....
@@fubar1217 no this was in San Bernardino California where being in the desert in July was someone’s brilliant idea that caused heat stroke and sun poisoning for others! As for me I stayed in the shade!
@@garylagstrom3864 The venue in NJ allowed people to bring in sealed water bottles and provided water tanks for people to refill from. By the time AIC came on, the sun started to go down so everyone was pretty much done with their water bottles. At one point, I saw people in front of me looking behind me so I turned around and there were a few people tossing their empty plastic water bottles. Before you knew it, everyone was tossing them. If you were facing forward, looking from low to high was crowd, AIC on stage and water bottles in the air!
Dude you comment this on like EVERY Alice In Chains video I watch ! Love it !
I was also at the Gorge ,hot as hell,enjoying every moment watching Layne sing his ass off
I love them. When the dude
heckled him when he forgot a lyric...mind you they hadn't performed in a while, they handled it with such class. They didn't address him directly, and Jerry was so beautifully protective, and the connection between the two is touching. I watch a part during Rooster over and over....right at the first chorus, Layne looks back at Jerry, who gave him a big smile. You could see the comfort on Layne's face. When Jerry pulled up next to him and had brought the lyrics...damn dude. I have a feeling it was probably difficult to be able to have him come. I can imagine he was pretty scared to sing and his look had changed. Jerry was so proud, and you could see it. Man, what at amazing show they put on. I'm so glad Jerry said something when dude was a jerk, then Layne made the remark, "What's my motivation?", and got cheers for it. He was able to get his bit in last without insulting anyone. A lot of talent, a lot of touching moments. Bittersweet. Their music never gets old.
Jerry was sick that day. That's why he has a trash can next to him to throw up in. And Layne was withdrawing from Heroin, so he was sick as well, but they still killed it and made history.
That was actually one of the guys from Metallica 😂
@@siobhanwalsh7050🔔ends
This was Layne’s last concert before he was found OD’d from his heroin addiction. He was a mess when this concert was done. The guitarist Jerry helped him out onto the stage. Layne’s pain and depression resonated through his music his wrote his own epitaph and sang it to his death. Down in a hole is about heroin, rare flowers in a tomb is opium in a syringe. He is loved by his fans but his self loathing would never let him feel it. His wings were only denied by his depression.
Because poppy plants are illegal to grow…. Huh. Never knew that
I think one of the reasons Staley is such an incredible vocalist is he literally sounds like he will never be able to hit the notes, or it sounds like he's about to cut off his voice, then he hits this insanely beautiful vibrato that nobody else can do, higher than you'd ever expect. Go check out his song with Heart. Shows a completely different side of him.
I never thought of it that way but that's a perfect description!
If you don’t watch them perform Nutshell from this same set you’re doing yourself a disservice
Totally agree 👍
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Absolutely. It was perfection for my ears.
So true. And heaven beside you. Really the whole unplugged performance was legendary.
It’s the fact that Layne was in really bad health condition during this show with his drug addiction, to still perform at this high level is just outstanding and showed how much of a talent this man was, we miss you Layne ❤️
To me Layne and Jerry are one of the best vocal duos ever, their voices just compliment each other's so perfectly, and the way they harmonize and play off each other is just perfection
Can't say Jerry really compares
"Almost like a trumpet mute" rings true me, the harmon mute of Miles's on Blue in Green has that pain.
This is a man singing his own eulogy. Its brilliance brings me to tears every time I hear it.
Lane was dying and his voice was a plea from the grave he knew he was falling in. So sad yet so beautiful.
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Dying? This was in 1996 and he died in 2002 m9
@@planetcaravan2925heroine tends to slowly kill from the inside, unless you shoot a bunch at once and OD. So yes he was dying, slowly and painfully.
He OD'd three weeks later
Such a beautiful, yet sad video. RIP Layne, there will never be another voice as astounding as yours.
Thanks for showing such respect and appreciation for Alice In Chains. I love how you described their voices. I’m still get chocked up when I hear them.
SAME
I watched a documentary and everyone couldn't get over how much actual sound Layne could put out. Like it radiated from him core. Just a special talent and sadly a tortured soul. Very missed.
It was said you could hear him belting the lyrics through his chest louder than the loud speakers.
@@B20V-SOL That's true! One of his Mad Season mates said that
He was truly talented, I love how he also stood up for people. One time was in their book, their book was soo good. He saw a guy with a shaved head throwing up Nazi signs and messing with a believe a girl in the crowd. He pulled him on the stage and punched him. The cops went to go arrest him, but he was already on a ferry trying to get to the next city and they caught them. They finally let the crew and their equipment go after the guys brother days Layne was right and in fact shook his hand. The book was soo good!
@@B20V-SOLI've heard that. What a gig that would have been!
@@Ruth78620 That and when they did the concert at the Moore when he said I used to walk six miles barefoot in the snow and someone yelled "UPHILL" and Layne pointed at him and goes uphill, good answer before he sung love hate love. It really shown Layne's amazing character. The book the untold story is just amazing. It highlighted his amazing character and how great of a person he really was.
i just found you, and as a music guy, bass player, born in 80s, who loves Alt rock and metal...I think I love you
I loved hearing you try to describe his voice. It's so pure of pain and emotion. It makes me feel something so real
Full of so much power, he was literally Fighting for his own soul alone, while being surrounded by people. Down in a hole. I understand the meaning.
Laynes voice hits you deep in your gut and chokes you up with emotion so your hanging between excitement and crying he was truly a master of his craft there will never be another Layne Staley.
One of my favourite bands. Such a sad and early departure from this world. Wish Layne never left us. The man had the ability to vocalize such raw emotion. This song hurts to listen to..... Can hear Layne crying out for help. RIP Layne.
This unplugged performance is phenomenal for many reasons. It highlighted the Uber talented Jerry Cantrell. And it shows the world the gift that Layne Staley was. In this set he’s so vulnerable and small but out comes this powerful, haunting, emotional wrecking ball of a voice. Down in a Hole is an eery, beautiful song. It feels like Layne was showing some insight into his own life. Regardless, many of us can relate to these feelings somehow. He is truly missed. 🙏
I’ve played in bands my whole life until I was 40 and every band member I ever played with loved Alice In Chains. Such haunting vocals.
After like 5 years into grunge and this type of great music AIC strikes me more and more as the best of that era. Layne is so good. So unique. Always was captivated by Nirvana, Chris Cornell and others as well.
@@troydunn04Mike Patton...
The backup singer is Jerry Cantrell, who had a very successful solo career as well. I recommend "Cut You In" or "My Song" from his first album "Boggy Depot".
“I won’t be able to describe this sound” and that my dear is Layne Staley ❤
Layne’s voice kinda breaks my heart ❤️
One of my favourite songs, from one of my favourite bands of all the time. Was lucky enough to see them live before Layne left this world.
I didn't see you there.
Echoing, also: Love, Hate, Love at The Moor....one of the most stunning performances I have ever witnessed. RIP, Layne. You are MISSED!! Great reaction, AS ALWAYS!
Layne was almost dead from a long battle with drugs. He had hit rock bottom after AIC hit the heights of fame and fortune. His friends convinced him to try to get back on stage for this performance and supported him throughout. Thank god he fought through the demons to get up there. One of the most poignant performances ever. A gift to music lovers! Even at death’s door his voice was powerful and haunting. He lived for a few more years somehow after this, his last show….but as a walking wraith. One of the saddest stories in music.
here crying with my father in the ICU. This was one of his favorite performances ever, we listened to it endlessly.
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I absolutely love your breakdown of my personal favorite vocalists ( especially Chris Cornell). Not mention your amazing top to bottom presence… grateful
Thank you for you
I really enjoy your reactions. You pick out details in songs I've heard dozens of times, and it gives me a whole new appreciation for them.
His haunting voice has stuck with me since childhood. Over the past 2ish decades I simply haven't been able to forget Layne Staley, his voice, and what he used it to express.
“Love, Hate, Love” live at the Moore. “Bleed the Freak”, “Brother” and everything else they’ve ever done.
He was high as hell on smack. His respiration was slow and more or less shallow. That's what you're hearing, the quality in his voice. He's pushing the vocals out from short slow breaths. His posture nearly never changes, you don't see him breathing from his chest. Heroin is the main contributing factor to what you're hearing in Layne's voice . It's so good, lovely... both heroin and the performance
The look on her face when he hits those emotional lyrics...that face she is making is pain. He literally made her feel his pain. Music is a huge part of any healing
I'm glad you brought up how "effortless" it looks for Layne. You mentioned the breath support. But for me, I think it's that he has better access to his mixed voice than most singers. He can kind of "float" in that range that's right at the vocal break for most tenor singers. I think his twang and forward placement helps a lot with this. But it goes beyond that, and I certainly don't have the expertise to explain it.
Mike Inez... That bass sound is unmatched
Some of the greatest musicians of all time. Love these boys! No one rocks the same way these boys did.
Lady, the lead vocalist is (was) Layne Staley and the main guitarist is Jerry Cantrell. You can check him out as a lead singer doing his own work (JC).
Alice In Chains we’re, and are phenomenal. This was Layne’s final performance. I get chills and want to cry sometimes while watching this. ☮️❤️
Anyone who hasn't contemplated or attempted suicide won't get the whole feeling of this generation of music.
Layne was so so sick during this show... that he could pull out such a beautiful performance in that weakened state is a miracle.
Rip layne .... you were the most gifted vocalist the world ever saw...❤
Yes, there were several moments where he lost his place and didn't sing a few verses and you only hear Jerry.
He'd scored just before the show that's why he was late on stage and he was so high he was nodding off and there's a tiny bottle on his stand that was full of opium.
I usually try to avoid watching the Unplugged videos because seeing Layne towards the end tears my heart out, but I like your break down of the vocals.
Layne also puts Jerry on the spot at certain time and Jerry nails it then Layne smiles...what a great performance
Like the other comments mentioned, Alice In Chains live at The Moore the song "Love Hate Love" outstanding performance by Layne, you won't be disappointed!! Or maybe the band Mad Season, Layne's side project also awesome!! Awesome reaction! Thank You Beth!! 😊🩷🤟✌️
Jerry doesn't get enough credit he sings and writes all the songs rip Layne
Layne and Jerry worked so well together. Incredible duo.
Greateat band and this was one of the greatest unplugged acoustic gigs ever performed
Layne is the goat 🐐 of grunge. His singing voice is better then all lead singers . and Jerry’s guitar 🎸 is the 🐐 . ⛓ ALICE IN CHAINS ⛓ THE GREATEST BAND EVER
We love you soooo much Layne 😭😭😭a real heart break 💔 so easy to just break down and cry when you hear such beautiful vocals of Layne 😭😭god bless your soul !!
Best vocal duo of all-time. Insane harmonies.
You need to listen to the whole Alice and Chains MTV unplugged concert! It’s beautifully done and Layne sings with such emotion! Please review the whole concert
Jerry: Holding rare flowers in a tomb
Layne: Oh I wanna be inside ___ (ending simultaneously with Jerry's “a tomb")
That's either incredible timing or some of the smartest and ominous songwriting ever.
Layne plays his voice like an instrument, and nobody else has that voice
13:08 "the only other thing I'll say is watching him sing it looks so effortless". Well yes if you do anything half asleep how much effort could you possibly put in and that includes singing. 🤣
This is Disrespectful
@@Veritas-Vincit Jokes are always at the expense of the subject. What distinguishes disrespect from jesting is INTENT discerned from things like vibe or spirit evident in tone of voice or choice of words. Granted this is typed and tone is absent but that was clearly substituted by the presence of an emoji clearly indicating intent.
@@TheProtestantPopeglad you used your thesaurus in your response
There are a good number of AIC songs with both Layne and Jerry (guitarist) singing on. As mentioned by others, try; Love, Hate, Love - Live at the Moore 1990. Also, Man in the Box - Live at the Moore. Then any song you want; Junkhead (Live - Singles party 1992)__Again__Rooster__It Ain't Like That__Rain When I Die__Nutshell__and many more. I have their first three studio albums, Jar of Flies/SAP, and Unplugged on cassette and CD. I enjoyed them all, from the first song to the last on each of them. This performance, while good, is sad...from what I've read. First, you got Jerry with some sort of stomach thing and there's a throw up bucket near him somewhere on stage. But then Layne is high and ill from drugs he's been taking for so long, and the recording of this took a few hours due to the waiting for Layne to hit the stage and then numerous retakes; for his mistakes on stage.
If you know Layne staleys story and his struggle with addiction and what ultimately happened.. and especially if you’ve fought that battle yourself and you personally know what it feels like, and that it takes every ounce of strength in your soul to climb out of that pit, then you appreciate the emotion and the pain you hear in laynes voice and in the lyrics them selves. To me that’s art and expression in its purest form. It’s a beautiful rare thing yet so dark and sad and painful at the same time … it perfectly encapsulates the duality of life, there’s good and bad all rolled into one
Damn I love watching someone feel what I feel listening to AiC who turns it into logical analysis with genuine, emotional & initial reaction to boot.
Do all of Layne's songs! 😅
I'd watch every one
It's amazing to me because she has no background like we do to what is happening.
Great analysis.. thank you .. Layne was singing about his own life … Rest Well Layne 🌹
I kind of envy you in a way it's like watching a show that ended already and being able to binge the hole series now you get to listen to the hole catalog and don't have to wait for the albums to drop I was In high-school when this MTV unplugged was recorded this and the nirvana unplugged are 2 of my favorite
that "trumpet mute" sound is pretty classic grunge
Definitely watch love hate love live at the more, when they made the live performance for the movie singles they sung it ain't like that and would. Layne was so energetic. Jerry said they wanted them to lip sing and he said no way we do our best performances live.
I’ve always felt as though the harmonies Layne and Jerry put together are historically phenomenal
Layne was dope sick. He was the BEST and most respected vocalist of the 90s. He will never be surpassed.
There was so much going on here. Layne was battling heroin addiction and sick that evening. I saw their last show they performed as a group. They didn't play long before Layne walked off stage. Anyways, if you notice the guitar says " friends don't let friends cut their hair" or something to that effect. It was a message to the guys in Metallica, because they had just cut their long hair they had for decades. It was a playful, friendly thing. If you want to hear Laynes voice in the entirety of its range, listen to Love hate Love. His voice was amazing and haven't heard anything like it since.
I was in my thirties when this was released. It's still new to me😁😆🤘
He's wearing fingerless gloves to hide the track marks in-between his fingers. Still an excellent song nothing can beat it.
This was his last show before he passed! This whole album is so important to me that I named my son Layne!!
Prime example of a live performance shadowing the official track
Everything you said, is how I feel every time I listen to this song 💓
I LOVE your thoughts on these awesome classics!!!
6:30 because Layne had now been missing most of his top row of teeth from unimaginable drug use. He doesn't sound quite the same here, and it adds a strange softness to his annunciations. It's a miracle he was able to get through this performance, and somehow so sadly beautiful. Once the band realizes Layne dissolved into the song and was singing his heart out about halfway through, we can see the rest of the band give each other a look and a smile. Glad they all had this final moment together. They didn't think Layne would get through this, but he showed up and put his heart into this performance.
OMG! I would love to hear this stuff for the first time as an adult. I could geek out for months. lol
you're watching a live performance by a lead singer that was so high on heroine that he was reading his own lyrics of a paper half the time. Layne is one of the best voices of all time.
incredible breakdown. also i am in love with your smile.
Tortured soul. Cant imagine how much more great musjc we may have gotten. I used for 20 years and have been clean for 5. Only wish he knew there was a way out of that life. RIP. LAYNE. Forever a fan.
I know Jerry wrote a majority of the lyrics. Hearing Layne bring them to life and knowing his story it's like he is singing his autobiography. A lot of the songs if you didn't know any better you would think he was talking about himself.
Staley's slurred, nasally, husky, twangy singing style is called yarling. It's a staple of grunge music, and he popularized it.
That is the sound of torment...don't let your friends do drugs!!! ..." I like to fly but my wings have been torn in half..." He was SCREAMING for help in front of all of us...RIP Layne
It sounds real because it is real. That's real pain on his face. And you can hear it.
2 years and 5 days after Cobain died. He was definitely feeling it. Put all his pain into it.
Surprisingly. Lane performed so well on this night that his bandmates verbally encouraged him.
What a gift they gave the world with this show
the "something to the top of that" is called RASP in alternative rock vocals
I haven't watch this unplugged in at 10 years. Sooo talented but his story is just to sad to comprehend.we will miss him.
This entire Unplugged show is both amazing and heartbreaking; it's like watching Layne's suffering put out right in front of the world for all to see.
Why is it always the pain that's so beautiful...
@@antivanti I think it's not so much the pain that is beautiful, but the vulnerability.
It's just absolutely devastating seeing him so fragile and broken.
He looks like he's singing to his own funeral.
It was like a signature for his obituary.
Gosh, you can easily go down a rabbit hole with AIC. The studio version of this song will give you an idea of Layne’s range. I would recommend the unplugged version of Nutshell. RIP Layne!
Studio version of Nutshell is better
@@kimoronen1823of course it is but the emotions in the live version hits different
Yea he definitely sounded a bit bland in this version. I would have loved the album version. It's majestic.
Nutshell is so good on unplugged
@@devinclark8689It's because he's out of his mind on drugs and he didn't have any teeth.
The reason you can't describe what you are hearing from Layne's voice is because what you are hearing is raw emotion, not technique,he's not singing the songs, he is living the songs and expressing it
never have I heard it better said.Bravo Bro.what she hears is pain...
So well said
100% spot on...
Spot on
I was thinking, if you’ve never been through heroin withdrawals and been dope sick, there is no way to explain the physical pain and the pain you feel in your soul, perfectly said, you’re hearing his pain.
The entire Unplugged set seems like Layne is singing for his own funeral.
I think he was the one who wanted the candles if I remember correctly
I mean, it's almost that. He was already dead inside (as far we know) and you can feel him drag his chains like a living ghost. It's too much heartbreaking, he was such a talented one, I usually cry listening to this unplugged and I tend to avoid the videos because it's impossibile to me not to cry seeing him like this :c
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Jesus fucking Christ! Are you for real?
@@oggyoggy1299 yea layne struggled with drugs, predominately heroin, for a long time. He died shortly after this performance. It's really tragic and many of alice in chains' songs hint at laynes personal life within the lyrics
wasn't that nirvana?? @@charleshughes6636
Layne's voice is a sound of a thousand haunted souls singing at once.
💯 FACTS! Very well said 💔
This comment!
Yes! Perfectly said
Great analogy 👌🫡
Best singer of all time
“i’ve eaten the sun so my tongue has been burned of the taste” i’ve heard this song probably a million times and that lyric gets me everytime.
..."Look at me now, I'm a man that won't let himself be"... another one that just never ceases to ring out
@@mikedixon9742that’s the one that always got me. I was in an addiction when this came out. 7 years sober now and it reminds me of how quickly things can slip away.
@@mikedixon9742 "I've been guilty of kicking myself in the teeth" hits hard for me every time.
Same
"Oh you dont understand who they thought i was supposed to be"