Soundgarden Lyrics "Black Hole Sun"
In my eyes
Indisposed
In disguise
As no one knows
Hides the face
Lies the snake
And the sun
In my disgrace
Boiling heat
Summer stench
'Neath the black
The sky looks dead
Call my name
Through the cream
And I'll hear you
Scream again
Black hole sun Won't you come And wash away the rain? Black hole sun Won't you come? Won't you come? Won't you come?
Stuttering
Cold and damp
Steal the warm wind
Tired friend
Times are gone
For honest men
And sometimes
Far too long
For snakes
In my shoes
A walking sleep
And my youth
I pray to keep
Heaven send
Hell away
No one sings
Like you anymore
Black hole sun Won't you come And wash away the rain? Black hole sun Won't you come? Won't you come?
Black hole sun Won't you come And wash away the rain? Black hole sun Won't you come? Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, Black hole sun) Won't you come? (Black hole sun, Black hole sun) Won't you come? (Black hole sun, Black hole sun) Won't you come? (Black hole sun, Black hole sun)
Hang my head Drown my fear 'Til you all just disappear
Black hole sun Won't you come And wash away the rain? Black hole sun Won't you come? Won't you come?
Black hole sun Won't you come And wash away the rain? Black hole sun Won't you come? Won't you come?
Chris Cornell was tapped into it. This is another one called "Shadow on the Sun" from his Audioslave days that I think I finally understand completely:
Once upon a time I was of the mind To lay your burden down And leave you where you stood And you believed I could You'd seen it done before I could read your thoughts And tell you what you saw And never say a word But now all that is gone Over with and done Never to return
And I can tell you why People die alone I can tell you I'm A shadow on the sun
Staring at the loss Looking for a cause And never really sure Nothing but a hole To live without a soul And nothing to be learned
And I can tell you why People go insane I can show you how You could do the same I can tell you why The end will never come I can tell you I'm A shadow on the sun
Shapes of every size Move behind my eyes Doors inside my head Bolted from within Every drop of flame Lights a candle in Memory of the one Who lived inside my skin
I can tell you why People go insane I can show you how You could do the same I can tell you why The end will never come I can tell you I'm The shadow on the sun Shadow on the sun