SongfactsAccording to Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, who wrote the lyric, "Like A Stone" is about death, and finding the afterlife through means other than the traditional monotheistic way of thinking."It's a guy sitting in a hotel room contemplating death," he said in an interview. "Where you go, what it means, and all the different possibilities. And then coming up with an image he likes, going with the philosophy of, maybe when you die, if you've been good enough in your life, you get to go somewhere you remember that's really cool."Audioslave formed when Zach de la Rocha left Rage Against The Machine. The remaining members hooked up with Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell to create the band. "Like A Stone" was their second single, following "Cochise." It's one of the group's most popular songs, earning lots of airplay on rock radio and going to 1 on the Modern Rock you thought this was a love song, take comfort in knowing that Audioslave bass player Tim Commerford did too, figuring the guy in the song was waiting for his true love. But when he asked, Chris Cornell told him the song is about an old man waiting for death. He sits in a house alone after all his friends and family have passed on before him, waiting to be reunited with them."I got saddened about what he's singing about," Commerford said. "I'm picturing this man in a rocking chair waiting to die."With a new understanding of how Chris Cornell writes, Commerford had another listen to the Soundgarden catalog to suss out the deeper meanings. "Cornell fooled me," he said. "I thought some of the things he was singing about were trivial, but they're never trivial. He's really deep."At concerts, Cornell has stated that "your heaven is what you make it," indicating that "heaven" is in the eye of the beholder. >>Suggestion credit Monica - Glendale, AZ The video was shot in Jimi Hendrix' old house where he wrote "Purple Haze." At the time, Audioslave were just rehearsing, but they had cameras there and they just shot the video there and then. >>Suggestion credit Sinead - Galway, Ireland There was some speculation that this song deals with the death of Alice in Chains lead singer Layne Staley, but according to Chris Cornell, they wrote the song before he died. >>Suggestion credit Bertrand - Paris, France
AmC G Am In your house I long to be C G Am Room by room patiently F Am I'll wait for you there G Am F Am Like a stone I'll wait for you there E Alone. SOLO F C And on I read E F Until the day was gone Fm C And I sat in regret G Am Of all the things I've done F C For all that I've blessed E F And all that I've wronged Fm C In dreams until my
Bassist Tim Commerford claims that the song is about an old man waiting for death, who sits in a house alone after all his friends and family have passed on, waiting to be reunited with them. However, while Commerford originally thought it was a song about love and romance, band’s singer and songwriter Chris Cornell explains that “It’s a song about concentrating on the afterlife you would hope for, rather than the normal monotheistic approach You work really hard all your life to be a good person and a moral persona and fair and generous, and then you go to hell anyway.”
ChordTablature, lyric, sheet, guitar, ukulele song: Like a Stone - Audioslave - ( Song: Like A Stone Tabber: hero valente Intro: Am G E7 ) Chords Songs 2 years ago 890 Audioslave (2002) Audioslave
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody’ Was Originally Mongolian Rhapsody,’ Freddie Mercury’s Lyrics Reveal Singer's handwritten lyrics for band's 1975 classic, written on airline stationery, among 1,500 personal items in upcoming Sotheby's auction Freddie Mercury’s handwritten lyrics for Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” reveal that the song was nearly titled “Mongolian Rhapsody,” according to a lyric sheet bound for auction this month. Sotheby’s previously announced their impending auction of 1,500 personal items belonging to the Queen singer, and on Thursday, the auction house revealed more of what’s hitting the block, including Mercury’s sprawling 15 pages of lyrics — written on stationary for a defunct airline — for what would eventually become “Bohemian Rhapsody.” As the handwritten lyrics reveal, the song was originally titled “Mongolian Rhapsody” before Mercury crossed it out and replaced it with the similarly syllabic “Bohemian.” Freddie Mercury’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” lyric sheet Courtesy of Sotheby’s The working lyrics also feature a handful of unused verses — “Mama/There’s a war began/I’ve got to leave tonight,” one page has jotted down — as well as dozens of alternative words that could have been sung in lieu of “Galileo!,” “Scaramouch!” and “Fandango” “Momento,” “Belladonna,” “Matador,” to name just a few. Similarly, the Mercury colloquialism “silhouetto” is also written on this page. Freddie Mercury’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” lyric sheet Courtesy of Sotheby’s The lyric sheets for “Mongolian Bohemian Rhapsody” are expected to fetch between £800,000 to £ million at auction, Sotheby’s estimates, making it one of the most expensive items at the Freddie Mercury A World of His Own event. Trending Mercury’s handwritten lyrics for Queen classics like “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “We Are the Champions,” and “Killer Queen” will also hit the auction block in September following the June tour of Mercury’s belongings to Sotheby’s houses in New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong. A portion of the sale’s income will go to both the Mercury Phoenix Trust and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
AudioslaveAudioslave's "Like a Stone" Lyrics Meaning by SMF · October 17, 2019 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 be understood that the narrator is not necessarily being elderly.
On a cobweb afternoon In a room full of emptiness By a freeway I confess I was lost in the pages Of a book full of death Reading how we'll die alone And if we're good, we'll lay to rest Anywhere we want to go In your house, I long to be Room by room, patiently I'll wait for you there Like a stone I'll wait for you there Alone And on my deathbed I will pray To the gods and the angels Like a pagan to anyone Who will take me to heaven To a place I recall I was there so long ago The sky was bruised The wine was bled And there you led me on In your house, I long to be Room by room, patiently I'll wait for you there Like a stone I'll wait for you there Alone Alone And on I read Until the day was gone And I sat in regret Of all the things I've done For all that I've blessed And all that I've wronged In dreams until my death I will wander on In your house, I long to be Room by room, patiently I'll wait for you there Like a stone I'll wait for you there Alone Alone Lyrics submitted by pyledrvr, edited by Crasha360, ContentCop Like a Stone Lyrics as written by Chris Cornell Timothy Commerford Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP Lyrics powered by LyricFind Add your thoughts Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
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