This is a very interesting song for a couple of notable reasons. First off, as explained by Chris Cornell, the subject is “a guy sitting in a hotel room contemplating death” and more specifically, in...
During the summer of 2005, the Southeastern United States suffered from an event known as Hurricane Katrina, The tragedy saw nearly 2,000 people die. Many of these deaths were under what some would deem...
What the title of this song (“What You Are”) leads us to, as used therein, is the concept of the vocalist being overly willing to transform himself into the image of the addressee. And what...
Audioslave was a short-lived band that featured the lead singer of Soundgarden (Chris Cornell) alongside the following members of Rage Against the Machine: Tim Commerford Tom Morello Brad Wilk During their six years together, Audioslave released three...
According to Audioslave’s lead vocalist Chris Cornell, who is recognized as the primary writer of this song, its theme is premised on mistakes he has made in the past. But honestly the lyrics aren’t necessarily introspective. Rather they...
The general understanding the lyrics of “Like a Stone” is that they are being relayed from the perspective of an elder gentleman who is currently knocking on death’s door. But in general it can also...
