Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

Category: Soundgarden

Jesus Christ Pose by Soundgarden

Soundgarden

“Jesus Christ Pose” by Soundgarden

As will be further elaborated on in the trivia section, Soundgarden caught a lack of flack, including death threats, due to “Jesus Christ Pose”. Such came about specifically as the result of the visual media...

Outshined by Soundgarden

Soundgarden

“Outshined” by Soundgarden

The best way to describe to the meaning of Outshined is by resorting to Chris Cornell’s own explanation of the tune. And the way he explained it is as being based on an emotional dichotomy that he often experienced,...

Slaves & Bulldozers by Soundgarden

Soundgarden

“Slaves & Bulldozers” by Soundgarden

Soundgarden’s “Slaves & Bulldozers” is highly-allegorical in its approach. And information on the meaning of the lyrics, as interpreted by Chris Cornell, is pretty much nonexistent. That means we’re going to have to go a...

Dusty by Soundgarden

Soundgarden

“Dusty” by Soundgarden

Chris Cornell himself described Dusty as being “like the opposite of Fell on Black Days”.  The latter is a track Soundgarden dropped in 1994 which is based on the vocalist being afflicted with a disheartening bout of...

Fell on Black Days by Soundgarden

Soundgarden

“Fell on Black Days” by Soundgarden

If there’s one thing most people know about Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell, it’s that he genuinely dealt with depression. And metaphorically, that is the mindstate which the titular “black days” represent. More specifically, as illustrated by...