Lyric discussion by oi81b4uu812b4 

You are all wrong. Chris wrote this song about 'Love' being the feminine trait of every man. She he addresses 'Love' as female person throughout the song. It not about actually killing his woman, it's about killing his feelings of 'Love' to get past the pain of losing someone in a relationship.

And the rest of the song is about not let anyone else have his heart, he buried it so no one else can hurt him with it again.

Oh no there she goes Out in the sunshine the sun is mine

Simply means that there have been a number of women trying to find his heart, but he won't allow them to. So, they wander out in the sunshine of the desert where he burried his feelings looking for it.

'Love' to some people who have been burned by love, view 'Love' as a burden. If you could rip your heart out of your chest to not feel the pain, would you? I would, and I would burry all those feelings with it where nobody could hurt me again.

That is a fascinating explanation, "oi81b4uu812b4". Are you Chris Cornell? That makes a lot of sense, and songs in general are there for our own personal interpretations, which is why it's difficult to hear the artist's view - they don't want to ruin another's interpretation. But that one sounds very likely. Thanks!

I must say, as much as I admire varangianguard's answer, no matter how long you have been a producer, you can never know (in this genre, at least) the true meaning of the artist's message, unless he/she states it. I have always felt more along the lines of your explanation, primarily because of the "Fear is strong and love's for everyone who isn't me." line.

@oi81b4uu812b4

Pretty FN good, you nailed it.

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