Jerry Cantrell - Degradation Trip lyrics
Tracks 01. Psychotic Break
02. Bargain Basement Howard Hughes 03. Anger Rising 04. Angel Eyes 05. Solitude 06. Mother's Spinning in Her Grace (Glass Dick Jones) 07. Hellbound 08. Give It a Name 09. Castaway 10. She Was My Girl 11. Chemical Tribe 12. Spiderbite 13. Locked On 14. Gone 01. Psychotic Break Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
I feel the fear take hold
Reside in darkness, thrive where most won't go Adrift, I curse this gift And hope you never know Feel like a psychotic break comin' on Snapping two by fours Punching holes in dry wall Feel like a psychotic break comin' on Chalking up my dead friends And loved ones long gone I feel the fear take hold Reside in darkness, thrive where most won't go Adrift, I curse my gift And hope you never know Feel like a psychotic break comin' on Snapping two by fours Punching holes in dry wall Feel like a psychotic break comin' on Thinking 'bout my dead friends Whose voices ring on 02. Bargain Basement Howard Hughes Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Don't deny I did you cold
I broke your trust and lied Controlling, selfish, gossip abound Cocaine mouth over mind And I say... I wash my hands, pull the slivers No master plan, I deliver Enigma wrapped in riddle Your life I belittle Dignity I'd steal Now I know how it feels Stubborn bastard, hard head knocking We had our good years, too Though apart, you're still in my heart I'd give anything for you And I say... I wash my hands, pull the splinters No master plan I deliver Enigma wrapped in riddle Your life I belittle Dignity I'd steal Now I know how it feels Often heard, seldom seen Bargain Basement Howard Hughes Hermit phase, a woodshed rage These days headlines are few Repeat: And I say... Repeat: Enigma... 03. Anger Rising Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Alabama trailer park they call home
Boy standing at attention in the corner his own Terrified, scorpion crawling the wall By the way father, could you please beat me some more? Anger rising up inside him yet again Tell me you got a plan Deaf and blind I'm living with the lepers and You want to hold my hand Cold Alaska, hiding, bundled up tight Stretch aluminum foil 'cross the window at night Mother crying, calling out up the stairs By the way father, do you even care that I'm scared? Chorus Repeat chorus with "Devil rising up inside him yet again" Generation three, solitary, alone By the way father, created hell on my own Chorus 04. Angel Eyes Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Homely, thick in mind, never listen
Worn, tired siren drawn tunnel vision Don't forget this chance only live once Sprung, hypnotized by light, had to get some Get it all She said I forgive you Don't regret our time You've got to move on love Angel eyes Four years and still I dream Agonize Such beauty and not since seen Bow down, piper leading, you were one Hungry, took the prize, then you got dumb Don't live out your life like a sad song Sprung, hypnotized by light, had to get some Get it all She said I forgive you You must too or die You've got to let me go Chorus Angel eyes Your face is all I see Agonize Forever haunting me Chorus Angel eyes Agonize Forever haunting me Angel Eyes 05. Solitude Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
There's no out, downside up for good
No light, reflection understood Had to try, perversion satisfied Insane...so, I indulge the beast awhile When hurting yourself feels right And there's nothing familiar in sight Take the time to pull the weeds Choking flowers in your life Or seal your doom Cold transparent blue Locked inside a room In solitude There's no flesh, my own ghost awaits Unclean, defiled, hallucinatory state Lust, sloth, not my only sins It's just how, when it's time, on a degradation trip...yeah When hurting yourself feels right Long gone the will to fight Take the time to pull the weeds choking flowers in your life Or seal your doom Cold transparent blue Locked inside a room In solitude Insanity takes you So black it's untrue So black it's untrue 06. Mother's Spinning in Her Grace (Glass Dick Jones) Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Mother's spinning in her grave 'cause she can't save
Mother's spinning in her grave 'cause she can't save You wouldn't leave it alone Mother's spinning in her grave 'cause she can't save You couldn't leave it alone Glass cuts up your hide Black mark on your soul Burning up your life Feed the glass d**k jones Mother's spinning in her grave 'cause she can't save Your need to be the dog Mother's spinning in her grave 'cause she can't save The you that's already gone Chorus Mother's spinning in her grave 'cause she can't save You wouldn't leave it alone Mother's spinning in her grave 'cause she can't save Your need to be the dog Chorus 07. Hellbound Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Going down a last act scene
Curtain call begin bowing Self-appointed abuse king Hellbound, that's my belief Black eat white, cassette thrill Whatever come, eat your fill Choke on bones, flowing stream long filled The truth is to some degree we all steal Hellbound Come 'round Hellbound Going way down Justified, a self-made man All I do is what I can Edges sharpened, blasted sand Bizarre, devoted fan Black eat white, cassette thrill Whatever come, eat your fill Choke on bones, flowing theme blown still The truth is to some degree we all steal Hellbound Come 'round Hellbound Going to stay down Warshington (yes, he actually spells it this way...), a fish belly rust Sad chapter read last page first Black eat white, cassette thrill Whatever come, eat your fill Choke on bones, flowing dream now killed The truth is to some degree we all steal Hellbound Come 'round Hellbound Going way down 08. Give It a Name Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Give it a name, get it out of your home
Out in your backwoods, a doghouse you own Give it a name like a howling blue hound Chasing your fears, man he's hunting you down Give it a name, get it out of your eye Come from the dockland, got your low hanging high Give it a name, though you call yourself saved She's deep on your bone and it won't go away Slowly all the roles we act out become our identity And in the end we are what we pretend to be Repeat 1st Verse Repeat 2nd Verse Repeat "Slowly all the roles..." 09. Castaway Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Day break, wind is blowing strong
No escape, caught on a reef in the storn Castaway, licking his cracked lips sore Patient, waits, hoping the rats reach the shore...yeah...yeah Yesterday, seems a lifetime now Remembering those he left and how Out in space laughing at all below Island stage, plays to his thoughts and ego...yeah...yeah Dusk fall, fading sun no fire light Memories amplify his plight Gathering, searching for shelter above Feel the sting, choking on hoarded love...yeah...yeah Thin, cold, tired...castaway 10. She Was My Girl Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Copacetic, calm my frenetic, she's the s**t y'all
Highly-rated, well-educated, she's an angel She's ambitious, beautiful, delicious, got a restaurant I can take it, truth stripped me naked, yeah I f**ked up...yeah She was my girl Used to be my world I miss my girl What a fine girl She put together, says she's doing better since she let go Repeated dreamer, now and then I see her and we have lunch Ever playful, hook the jumper cable, give me fresh spark Sister ringing, old reminder stinging, bridges burned hoss...yeah Chorus She called me up, I guess she pretty stuck, she needed my help It made me happy, hence the lyric sappy, I still love her...yeah Chorus Such a fine girl I miss my girl Used to be my world She was my girl 11. Chemical Tribe Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Should I live so long
To see 'em dropping bombs Hope I have you near Check out what comes after here...what comes after here Generation turned a chemical tribe Don't really care if we live or die Generation turned a chemical tribe Been sold out and it's no surprise Let the black odds roll Why we can't tell Ball inside Roll me over, is this hell...is this hell? Chorus No last supper rite Bitchslapped 'fore you reached the table Born in ending times Leaning more toward Cain than Abel No last supper rite Bitchslapped 'fore you reached the table Born in ending times Possibly more truth than fable Generation turned a chemical tribe Generation turned a chemical tribe Generation turned a chemical tribe Generation turned a chemical tribe Been sold out let me say goodbye No last supper rite Bitchslapped 'fore you reached the table Born in ending times Leaning more toward Cain than Abel (Repeat) Bitchslapped 'fore you reached the table Could it be more truth than fable? 12. Spiderbite Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Caine
Caine What was your name? Glad to meet ya Never been to your place, but I know it Twitching embrace, show me the spider Try to disappear, back crack in the sofa Caine Caine Caine Slow poison working inside Descending in a shadow, cocoon me then bite Caine spider give to me pain Got a caterpillar body and a butterfly brain Caine Caine What day is today? Don't I know you? 19 and bold, bitten in Houston Out to the car, picked up a spider Anesthetize your face, loser beside ya Repeat chorus "Slow poison working inside..." Spun monkeys on the railroad track Take me to the caine field I walk along, pick my spiderbite My old man wonders where I'm at I'm still a child, guess I keep trying to pay him back Arrogance stains, threading your silk tomb Steady she drain, spider digest you Repeat chorus 13. Locked On Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
Everything you heard I did and maybe then some, ok
Does it make you happy and now is it out of the way? Everything you heard I done and probably then some, ok Does it really matter, of course I took it all the way What more can I say Locked on-what's the deal? Faded rock star, push and needle You don't know, well that's alright You do your thing, I'll live my life Every word you read is true, baby, I won't deny Don't you push me over, I ain't even finished my ride Every word you read is true and maybe that is a lie Strap session closing and I'm going out of my mind What more can I say Locked on-what's the deal? Fallen rock star, push and needle You don't know, well that's alright You do your thing, I'll live my life Locked on-what's the deal? Faded rock star, push and needle You don't know, well that's alright You do your thing, I'll live my life Locked on Locked on Every song I wrote I meant what I said at the time Yeah, I spent some time looking death right in the eye Every song I wrote I captured a fragment of time Dying a little bit makes you appreciate life Nothing more to say Locked on-what's the deal? Faded rock star, push and needle You don't know, well that's alright You do your thing, I'll live my life Locked on-what's the deal? Fallen rock star, push and needle You don't know, well that's alright You do your thing, I'll live my life Locked on Locked on Locked on 14. Gone Music & lyrics by Jerry Cantrell
All dreams have died along the way
I coughed up the price, I bought a cage I've had a hell of a time since I went away Don't know when I died or where to lay down Gone, gone away Yeah, gone, gone away God knows I've tried, I'm dyed in pain Strong yet simple drive, the freedom to say I've had a hell of a time since I went away Homing on traces of light, that distance fades Repeat chorus So they say with time we slowly heal I caught a flash of your smile through the fog of a dream I'll have a hell of a time, I clearly see I can't be by your side, see you when I sleep Now you're gone...gone away Yeah you're gone...gone away |