Alice in Chains

Released: November 7, 1995

Songwriter: Mike Inez Jerry Cantrell Sean Kinney Layne Staley

Producer: Alice in Chains Toby Wright

[Intro]
"Sure God's all powerful, but does he have lips? Whoa"

[Verse 1]
Dear God, how have you been then?
I'm not fine, fuck pretending
All of this death you’re sending
Best throw some free heart mending
Invite you in my heart, then
When done, my sins forgiven?
This God of mine relaxes
World dies, I still pay taxes

[Chorus]
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am

[Verse 2]
So Lord, I see you grinning
Must be grand always winning
How proud are you being able
To gather faith from fable?

[Chorus]
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am

[Bridge]
God am
My God am
God am
God

[Verse 3]
All the respect I'm giving
Shared strength acquired by living
All blooming life you're feeding
Can't hide sick ones you're weeding

[Chorus]
Can I be as my God am?
Can you be as God am?
Can I be as my God am?
God of all my God am

[Outro]
God am
God am
God am
God am

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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Alice in Chains (1995)
Music Bank (1999)

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