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I was slipping through the cracks of a stolen jewel
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 (I've been caught in a mind riot)
Candle's burning yesterday
Somebody's best friend died
And I've been caught in a mind riot (mind riot)
I was crying from my eye teeth and bleeding from my soul
And I sharpened my wits on a dead man's skull
I built an elevator from his bones
Had climb to the top floor just to stamp out the coals (I've been caught in a mind riot)
Candle's burning yesterday
Somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm tied within
Candle's burning yesterday
Like somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm tied within
I'm luck's last match struck
In the pouring down wind, pouring down wind
(Mind riot)
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 (I've been caught in a mind riot)
Candle's burning yesterday
Somebody's best friend died
And I've been caught in a mind riot (mind riot)
I was crying from my eye teeth and bleeding from my soul
And I sharpened my wits on a dead man's skull
I built an elevator from his bones
Had climb to the top floor just to stamp out the coals (I've been caught in a mind riot)
Candle's burning yesterday
Somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm tied within
Candle's burning yesterday
Like somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm tied within
I'm luck's last match struck
In the pouring down wind, pouring down wind
(Mind riot)
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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 !