Alice in Chains

Released: August 21, 1990

Songwriter: Jerry Cantrell

Producer: Dave Jerden

[Verse 1]
Heartbreaker, feeling alright
Body over mind, it's slower
Reduction is addictive too
Personality overview

[Chorus]
I can see what the cost will be
You know, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
I can see what it all means to me
Honey, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
Can't put you down

[Verse 2]
Hard drinker, feeling uptight
Your maker, mine, it's slower
Reduction is addictive too
Personality overview

[Chorus]
I can see what the cost will be
You know, I don't need you
I just can't put you down
I can see what it all means to me
Honey, I don't need you
I just can't put you down

[Bridge]
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down

[Verse 3]
Everything you buy is for the jingle
Every time you lie it's all the same
Ooh, if you need a rhyme to kill the singer
Shoot me dead before I may be through

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.

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