Soundgarden "Burden In My Hand"
Hey All!
I love this song and it's obvious that it's about shooting dope. I've listened carefully and this is my take on Cornell's lyrics...
"Follow me into the desert..." - I believe he's talking about the part of your forearm/under elbow region where hair doesn't usually grow...
"Down below the truth is lying beneath the river bed" - I believe this "riverbed" is the vein...
"Now quench yourself and drink the water that flows below her head" or is it "from over head"? - I believe he's saying shoot the dope...
"Ohhhhhhhhh Noooooo..." That's the nodding phase...
"I shot my love today..." OBVIOUS
"Kill your health and kill yourself and kill everything you love" - It seems whenever a grunge rocker is singing about "killing" it's usually about using heroin...
"If you live you will fall to pieces and suffer with my ghost" - Obviously, shooting heroin makes everything fall to pieces and suffering ensues and he's saying he's already way too far gone..
One thing may be you folks can help me with is the part when he says....
"The moon is glued to a picture of heaven where all the little pigs have..." Does he say "Have god" or "Have gone" and what the hell is he talking about here?!?!
Anyways, I love Soundgarden, love AIC, love The Pixies, etc. Hopefully someone can help me understand that one quote. Thanks!!!!!!!
-YourLiegeLordC
