Soundgarden

Released: September 24, 1991

Songwriter: Chris Cornell

Producer: Soundgarden Terry Date

[Verse 1]
I was slipping through the cracks of stolen jewel
I was tightrope walking in two-ton shoes
Now somebody's talking of third world war
(I've been caught in a mind riot)
And the police said, "This is normal control"
(I've been caught in a mind riot)

[Chorus]
The candle was burning yesterday
Somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
(Mind riot)

[Verse 2]
I was crying from my eye teeth and bleeding from my soul
And I sharpened my wits on a dead man's skull
I built an elevator from his bones
(I've been caught in a mind riot)
Had to climb to the top floor to stamp out the coals
(I've been caught in a mind riot)

[Chorus]
The candle was burning yesterday
Somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm tied within

[Chorus]
The candle was burning yesterday
Somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot

[Outro]
I'm tied within
I'm luck's last match struck
In the pouring down wind
Pouring down wind
Mind riot
Mind riot
Mind riot
Mind riot

One of the biggest rock bands out of Seattle, Soundgarden was formed in 1984 by singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. Matt Cameron became the band’s full-time drummer in 1986, while bassist Ben Shepherd became a permanent replacement for Yamamoto in 1990. While one of the creators of the Grunge alternative rock and the first to sign to a major label, they only rose to stardom once the genre was popularized by Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains in the early 90s. After achieving great success with 1994’s Superunknown, the band decided to call it quits three years later due to internal squabbles. Eventually they reunited in 2010, releasing new album King Animal two years later. Frontman Chris Cornell committed suicide in a Detroit hotel room on May 17, 2017. He was 52 years old.

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