Released: November 7, 1995

Songwriter: Mike Inez Sean Kinney Layne Staley Jerry Cantrell

Producer: Alice in Chains Toby Wright

[Verse 1]
When I waken, and I'm aching, time for sleeping, yeah
When I'm saying time to go and, I've been hurting, yeah
When I'm laying, I'm still trying, concentrating on dying, yeah

[Chorus 1]
You're right as rain, but you're wrong to blame
Agreed my crime's the same
My sins I'll claim, give you back shed pain
Go find a place for own shame
So you can deal with this thing unreal
No one made you feel any hurt, yeah

[Verse 2]
Body's moving, only proving, no one needed to move
Still believing, yet mistaken, all God's children, yeah
And I must say, I was stupid, selfishly she consumed, yeah

[Chorus 2]
And you must change patterns all we trained
Or never regain peace you seek
Now you hear me, for the things I see
Yeah, I believe in inner peace, yeah

[Outro]
Throw out, blow up, hold in
Show fine, no signs, grow blind

Alice in Chains

Alice in Chains are a Seattle-based rock band. They rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of the ‘grunge’ movement. They are one of the most critically and commercially acclaimed acts of the 90s. Their first 3 studio albums all went multi-platinum and they have received 8 Grammy nominations for Best Hard Rock performance (sadly, never winning once).

Their unique sound comes from the harmonized vocals of co-founders Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell, as showcased in some of their biggest songs like “No Excuses” from Jar of Flies, “Angry Chair” from Dirt and “Again” from the self-titled album. Cantrell also serves as the primary songwriter and guitarist of the band.

The band was never restricted to grunge. Cantrell believes it to be heavy metal; and indeed a lot of modern heavy metal bands cite Alice in Chains as an influence, including Metallica for Death Magnetic.