Alice in Chains

Released: February 4, 1992

Featuring: Chris Cornell Mark Arm

Songwriter: Jerry Cantrell

Producer: Alice in Chains Rick Parashar

[Verse 1: Jerry Cantrell]
Inside, always trying to get back inside
But it's so hard to penetrate pig-thick skin

[Verse 2: Chris Cornell]
I'm 'bout as low as I can get
I'd leave but I can't forget
Still, I wonder why, it ain't right
Mmm, it ain't right, ooh, ain't right
Mmm, it ain't right, yeah

[Verse 3: Layne Staley]
'Bout as low as she can get
She'll leave me but she won't forget
And she wonders why she ain't right
She ain't right, ain't right
She ain't right

[Bridge: Mark Arm]
Now we're as low as we can get
Can't leave and can't forget
We ain't right, we ain't right, not right
We ain't right

[Outro: All]
Well, it's hard to believe that somebody tricked you
When you can see you were only high
It's all up to you, so you gamble
Flat on your face and into the fire
Well, it's hard to believe that somebody tricked you
When you can see you were only high
It's all up to you, so you gamble
Flat on your face and into the fire

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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