Alice In Chains - Down in a Hole (Official HD Video)
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- Опубліковано 24 жов 2009
- "Down In A Hole" by Alice in Chains
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Lyrics:
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, losin' my soul
I'd like to fly but my wings have been so denied
#AliceInChains #DownInAWhole #Dirt #HD #Remastered
As a 51 year old woman with stage 4 breast cancer, I don't know how much time I have left on this earth. But I can leave this world listening to all of Alice In Chains absolutely beautiful music. Layne Staley is without a doubt the best vocalist to ever grace this earth in my opinion. His voice sends shivers down my spine. Love you, Layne. Wish you could have beaten your demons and stayed with us longer! 😢😭
Bless you. Keep fighting!!
@@midakrissymidakrissy1004 Thank you! 😊
I wish you'll have beautiful/joyful last days ma'am. :)
bless you
Luv2You from Bristol,UK. ; )
We are, regardless of outcome, still the luckiest of the lucky to have our given existence during this very short, yet extremely forfilled point on the map of Human output... In all areas, music,art,tech etc etc
.
Much Love2YOU !
I hope the lady with cancer is still with us.
Сомневаюсь, как бы это грустно не звучало...
I hope so too
AMEN😢🎉❤❤❤
I hope she's out of pain. Why would you wish more of this world on anyone.
Me too man
I'm 40. God it was a pleasure to grow up in the 90s with great bands like this.
You're 40? Man you look like you're 20.
100%
Masterpiece. They don’t make em like this anymore
No they sure as hell don't.
You call this a masterpiece
@@markaho4777absolutely
Heard this blasting out of my teenage daughters room last night. My work is done here
You should probably check on her lol
uhhh that's not good
Nice!
@@bluephish1330 Lmao, exactly
Good but maybe she in pain and related to this song lol
This is a true story:
When I was 18, we said goodbye to Layne, and I was really sad. I read that layne had a foundation made in his name. I wrote a small letter to them, explaining how much Layne meant to all of us, and a lot of our youth struggles with drugs, depression, etc. I wrote that I was an addict too. Since I was 15. I also sent $1. I was definitely not expecting a letter written back to me from Layne's mom. Her name is Nancy McCullum, and she runs the foundation. She sent me a poster of aic from the Moore Theater, some stickers, and in solemn disbelief, the program from Laynes celebration of life (or funeral) The program had the names Chris Cornell, Mark Lanagan from Screaming Trees, and Nancy and Ann Wilson from Heart. Chris Cornell and Heart did a cover of "Ring them Bells" written by Bob Dylan, and Mark Lanagan read a poem Layne had written. Anyway, I never thought that sending $1 to Laynes foundation would merit anything! Nancy, Laynes mom said encouraging words to me in regards to my opiate dependency. After years of on again off again substance abuse, I'm finally 150 days sober. It gets better. Thank you Nancy, Laynes mom, for the awesome keepsakes, and for giving birth and raising my favorite singer. God bless and take life one day at a time.
Thats awesome. Stay strong man.
That's awesome! I got clean at 19. I am 52 with many grandchildren now. You can do it! You deserve a beautiful life!!! 🤗
Michael comazzi I’m so proud of you. I’m sure Layne would be too. What an honor to get a letter back from his mom. Good good people is what that is. Stay strong, drink water!
keep doing the work and good luck
Michael comazzi this made me tear up. It’s her way of saying don’t give up man. Keep fighting to live. There is something in you that reminds her of her son. That’s beautiful.
I'm 44. I suffer from depression and schizophrenia since i'm 19. I continue to live for my mother. I listen to Alice in chains every day, their songs makes me feel better.
Keep fighting the good fight
You are a sweetheart ❤
Feel the joy ❤ Sending you positive good vibrations 💜💙💜💙
It’s good to take care of your loved ones. Absolutely. However, live for yourself. Get out there bro!
I just read that you have pretty severe mental illness. Dang, brings tears to my eyes. My brother was diagnosed with the same illness as you, and also the age of 19. I cried every night for a year or more. You want to help them soooo bad! You can’t! It’s takes a good doctor, and the right medication. A great thing is he gets better with age. I would have guessed progressively worse. He’s now 56, will have a birthday next month. : ) I love him so much! He lives 4 hours away. He wants to come visit for his Bday. I can’t wait to see him!!!Oh my, gotta get a gift! Lol Btw he liked and listened to AIC to. U guys have a lot in common! Lol. He love love loves to eat at really good restaurants. One of his fav’s to do. Our sister will be driving him down. They will be here on the 22nd of this month. Ok then, You take really good care of yourself. I’m glad that you care so deeply for your mother. That’s sweet! Love yourself, you have got to love yourself! Have you heard Voices by AIC? Good song, Jerry Cantrell sings and prob wrote it also. Play it soon. Prayers for you, and sending love -
Bless your mother
Arguably one of the greatest tracks of all time.
AMEN
no fkkkn argument from me!!
I so agree with you!
One if the most iconic songs of the Grunge Era! 🤘
The unplugged version fits better imo
How can something be so heavy, so dark, yet so beautiful at the same time?
Because its played by masters
Because it soothes your heart and soul with expressions, undertones and understandings of pain. I'm also a Good Guy who lives with the Pain of My Life Experiences and Daily Stress, Anxiety and Depression. I'm a Rock Singer as well and I'm learning to sing as much AIC as I can. Its SUCH a RELEASE!☠🇺🇸🦅🔥
Because of Layne,Jerry,Sean and Mike
Perhaps because it's relatable. This song always felt like a long, warm hug to me.
Very well said. I wonder the same things. River of deceit makes me think this too.
Sad to think that half of these guys are no longer with us. RIP Layne Staley and Mike Starr.
The dog probably bit the dust too. RIP Doggy.
+DerKacktopf really wow
+patrick MURPHY sorry xD
It really breaks my heart! They were taking away so soon and so young!! RIP
Cuz they were fuck-heads at the time, they had everything but abused it all, to me thats not their fault as they came from nothing to the big stage with money, drugs, booze, woman, they were never prepared for the big time, out of the band only jerry had no issues in the limelight but deep down who knows if he took a shot, or had a lot of lines, this we will never know as he is getting on a bit he aint going to say what happened to the original A,I,C, but he is still alive, wish they all were, William DuVall does his best and credit to him but he is no Layne, to me he really cant pull off what Layne and Jerry did with the vocal harmonies with both the Jar Of Flies and SAP ep's.
I can relate so much to this song...64 years old and lost all of my family...cancer...denial ...prison...all alone now..oh how I wish they were here..
I’m sorry to hear that man, I wish you only happiness and good things
I'm so sorry ❤
Sending you hugs. I’m 64 & from a large family. It’s a painful position having to experience the elder siblings leaving. I feel like I’m being cornered. There’s 2 brothers under me & one has MS. I’ve already lost one elder brother & one elder sister. Hang in there! X
Take care 😢
Layne is a lost treasure for sure. I just wish he knew how much his words, his voice and his talent meant and still means to the world.
Alice in Chains isn't just "music to the ears". It's words to the soul.
Great description
very well said
Absolutely
@@Praise___YaH k
@@Praise___YaH
I'm all for sharing the Lord's word & all (as long as it's not forced/unwanted), but what does this have to do with this comment thread? It's just completely random & unrelated...
This song is a masterpiece.
My favorite aic song, and that's saying a lot
Well said, basically one of the best songs ever created.
I 💯 % agree. The entire CD of Dirt is a masterpiece. Such a perfect CD of timeless, unforgettable songs.
Definitely its a tie with angry chair as my favorite from aic
And beyond
Lyrics
Bury me softly in this womb
I give this part of me for you
Sand rains down and here I sit
Holding rare flowers in a tomb, in bloom
Down in a hole
And I don't know if I can be saved
See my heart, I decorate it like a grave
You don't understand who they thought
I was supposed to be
Look at me now a man
Who won't let himself be
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, losin' my soul
I'd like to fly
But my wings have been so denied
Down in a hole
And they've put all the stones in their place
I've eaten the sun so my tongue
Has been burned of the taste
I have been guilty of kicking myself in the teeth
I will speak no more of my feelings beneath
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, losin' my soul
I'd like to fly
But my wings have been so denied
Bury me softly in this womb (oh I wanna be inside of you)
I give this part of me for you (oh I wanna be inside of you)
Sand rains down and here I sit (oh I wanna be inside of you)
Holding rare flowers in a tomb (oh I wanna be inside)
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, losin' my soul
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, out of control
I'd like to fly
But my wings have been so denied
😢
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONGS EVER WRITED !!!!
yes.
Wrote*
@@BrandonGavin_EDCwritten
Concordo plenamente
Written
The vocal harmonies are INSANELY GOOD
I honestly think Alice In Chains have the best vocal harmonies since the Beatles. They're that good.
@@robwalsh9843 I think after aic for harmonies soad is pretty cool
I know. They meld into a single voice it seems at times but at other times you can hear them distinctly apart. The best in a long time.
Vocal harmonies??
It’s what sets them apart. They do their own vocals and harmonies; they bring in no ringers. So amazing. It’s one of Layne’s best performances imo. It’s one of their very best songs.
I discovered Alice In Chains a few months ago, (I’m 14 and have been blind to grunge most of my life) and I asked my dad if he likes them. He pulls out their entire discography and we have a lengthy discussion of the 90s and how awesome grunge was.
Great! I went to college when AIC was getting big and loved their music. I'm glad you are opening you mind up to their great music, but also check out some of the other great bands of that Grunge era...the last best rock era.
Metallica and GunsNRoses were at top back then
Listen to buckethead
rock it Dion
Stay away from opiates though
I don't think I have ever been infatuated with a band like Alice in Chains.
I thought I was the only one LOL😎
Make it three of us
Four
Five😄
Six
This song is so fucking good. Huge soundgarden fan, but this song is the best song I have ever heard. Depression ain't no joke. These lyrics have so much truth. "I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied". That's fantastic
Idk man, I just love both ❤
AiC's songs had more depth than Soundgarden and nirvana's combined
Another Soundgarden 1st fan, but AIC is right up there as my 2nd fav of my top 3 of all time.
This song is what drew me to them.
Jerry just knows and that's why we relate. Voices is on the same level IMO and pretty much all of "Brighten". I'm so glad Jerry is still with us.
one of the best songs ever written.
Agree
you’re so right!
and singed...
So true
This and Junkhead
Its amazing to me that a group of certain individuals find each other and make masterpieces like this.
It's name is destiny, that's how it happened. Long live AIC.
Magic
@@LaleP That's the only thing that it can be. I've played guitar for years and simply can't approach writing something as deep and amazing as this, and it's really just a simple song structure. But that's the point alot of people miss...it's not about technical ability with these types of songs, it's just *_real_* authentic feeling, and some people have these gifts naturally and when they form a band to make songs as great as this, destiny is the only way to explain it. I've seen guys in person who can shred like nobody's business, but that doesn't mean anything if there is no soul, which is totally unique and instantly recognizable. There is a BIG difference between a player and a musician.
yearginclarke this kind of stuff channels through from somewhere else. Absolutely amazing
@@cordanscedo I totally agree. Hendrix was another one I really admire for his ability to channel feelings into his playing. Many people have described his live playing as a force of nature when he was on top of his game.
The song means a lot to me because I have mental health problems and everytime I'm in a dark place l listen to this song and it makes me feel better
Same!
I've healed myself with it when I was depressed, now I'm healing myself with it after breakup
Music saves!
Here with you ♥️
Love prayers good vibes and healing energy to you 💜
you know this World is FULL of people with Mental Health ISSUES Your not the ONLYONE Please Remember that
YES IT TRULY DOES !! THANK YOU FLINT MI
same here brother . 🙏
At some point in my life I was depressed. Taking lot's of drugs, and my soul was completely lost. I used to listen to this song often times then. It always brought me to tears in such a way that the floodgates opened.
Nowadays I'm good, and when I listen to it now, it still brings a tear to my eye, I guess because the song is very loaded to me or something. And I realize that I'm doing so much better as I was back then, so these are good tears.
Same for me and wake up
I was at a bar and they played this song on the radio and the whole bar sang along, it was cool.
nice
That's a fucked up bar.
thaaaaaaat didn't happen
Wish I was there
@@ttig4044 because you were their lol
What I love about Alice In Chains is that they transcend the metal, grunge and alt rock genres. Truly an amazing band.
Alice In Chains is the metal of grunge
I love that 30 years later we’re all still here talking about how amazing they are. It’s time they get inducted into the RRHOF. Legends.
Alice ln Chains 💜💜💜💜☺️
😃😛💀😻🐺🦇😍👍
Because they actually had real talent.
Layne is so beautiful in this video. The melodies are otherworldly.
When I feel like ending it all I put on their music. When I'm on top of the world I play their music. When I'm anywhere in between I am listening to this still today in 2023 and since day 1. And on days like today, it's the only thing keeping me going. Thank you AIC. It's the only music I can feel all the way to my soul and have it radiate throughout. I hope when we die, there's eternal AIC music...
Keep on rocking Shelley the world needs you and soon your wings won't be denied!!
Layne will keep on singing up there.Alice in chains will never be forgotten as well as the Grunge genre.this is the music i listn to when i feel like taking off the steam
As a guy suffering from phases of depression and low sef-esteem, this song brings me to tears. And as ironic as it sounds: It's a damn great feeling and it helps a lot.
jerry wrote this about his x girlfriend at the time
People with depression can relate to the feelings and phrases these songs bring to us . It's a weird feeling having music that can depress you but uplift or at least help you understand your not alone
Everyone deserves to live and be happy❤. You too
Same here.
You are not alone
Jerry Cantrell + Laney Staley = Perfect!!!!
They are so good together, sounds so good
Jerranye Cantraley
Jason Jobb Jerane Caley
And Mike Starr..💜
Definitely the best!
I'm 56 and going through new depression therapy. I started listening to Alice and Cains again, as well as Mad Season. Layne and Jerry's vocals ,along with the lyrics make me cry almost uncontrollably. It's so beautiful, perfect.
I'm a drug addict in rehab... I recently relapsed after years without heroin. I discovered Alice in Chains a year ago. I've been playing the guitar since I was 13 and I learned to love it thanks to the blues and mainly thanks to classic rock from the 60s and 70s (Hendrix is my hero). I can't explain in words what attracts me to Alice in Chains' music, perhaps because Layne and I went through the same thick fog of heroin. I suffer from severe depression but when I listen to this music I feel understood, heartened, alive. I dedicate this song to all those who have faced and are facing the battle against that terrible evil that is addiction. Now Layne and Jerry have become my friends, yes I consider them just like old friends who keep me company in bad times. Now I'm going through withdrawal and I feel hopeless, I'm tired of suffering like this... perhaps this is also why I fell back into the substance. I am writing to you from Italy and sending you a warm and affectionate hug... sorry for my poorly articulated English.
I've eaten the sun so my tongue has been burn of the taste
This line send me chills up and down mi body
I really feel touched reading your comment, you know, this kind of honesty is what i find lacking in this world right now. I hope you can get to the end of your addiction :).
This song is absolutely beautiful and sincere. My favorite line is 'I have been guilty of kicking myself in the teeth'.
I think you would like the music of Rowland S. Howard, he was a terrific guitarist and also went through addiction.
I send you a hug from Colombia.
Wish u the best bro 🤗
Jimi Hendrix is also my hero and been playing guitar since I was 12 Alice in Chains has an intangible quality like no other Act and the more you hear them the more unworldly they appear... all this being said I have to include I have been making my living playing old school country music for decades but this is what happens in the car on the way to the gig.....
Me to brother,you are stronger
Hi guys, thank you all for your messages of affection, which have arrived like caresses all the way here...
knowing that there are people so distant who dedicate even a minute of their lives to you brings me to tears.
Now I'm under methadone treatment. At the beginning it was a maintenance dose to get through the withdrawal. Now I've raised the dosage a bit..Methadone gives me a bit of an antidepressant boost in the morning but then when darkness falls, darkness comes and the pain,the awful pain...
I had a recent benzodiazepine intoxication which was almost fatal. The pain was too much and I couldn't even play Guitar anymore. Something that has never happened to me in my life because music is my "everything". I will have to have a visit in a few weeks to see why all the antidepressants I have used up to now have not worked and therefore it is a way to also analyze the relapses and the reason why I chose heroin. it seems that my brain only finds peace with opiates and opioids and at most benzodiazepines. wish me good luck dear friends of music and you Layne protect me from above. ❤️
The perfect song about depression and self hate, it's so difficult to escape.
perfect way to describe it.
I can feel it. I have depression and anxiety and it's so hard... AIC describes perfectly how I feel right now.
It’s actually about Jerry leaving the love of his life…In the liner notes of 1999's Music Bank box set, Jerry Cantrell dedicated the song to Courtney Clarke, his "long-time love." He wrote: "It's the reality of my life, the path I've chosen and in a weird way it kind of foretold where we are right now. It's hard for us to both understand... that this life is not conducive to much success with long-term relationships.
@@michellew2knz cool fact 😀 I suppose I just interpreted the tone and words from my own personal times.
It's a bottomless pit of emotions for me, the acoustic one as well
I was lucky enough to get to see them, meet them, and have them sign a skateboard I still have 20+ years later. Fantastic band!
Where at ? I want to hear more lol
I too... would like to know more...how were they live? I've been following them since 1993, since they were here in Italy. I wanted to meet them...
awesome man :)
Fuck yea
Thats dope the skateboard is probably worth alot now!
Thank you, Alice In Chains, for helping me get through my grandfather’s recent death. Your music is medicine to my soul. Your lyrics echo the pain I’m feeling and make me feel less alone. I don’t have to sit and dwell in my own thoughts, I can sit and listen to my thoughts being echoed back to me in the form of music. I don’t know if I’m explaining it right but … it’s certainly helping me through. Thank you 🙏🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
That's good hope it helps you😊
Recently lost my best friend (who was 33). AIC was his favorite band (and one of mine too), and this song in particular has helped me a lot too. Hope you're doing well.
Today is August 22, 2023, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAYNE STALEY RIP 😇💝🌹 FOREVER REMEMBERED AND NEVER EVER FORGOTTEN!! 😊💓🤘✌️
One of the best rock bands of all time.
RIP the two members of Alice in Chains
Mike Starr (April 4, 1966 - March 8, 2011), aged 44
Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002), aged 34
You both will be remembered as legends.
This is a good depression song love I'm always emotional this is my escape 🤘✌️🌻🔥
I love Layne Staley
I almost thought Mike made it out. Sadly I was wrong.
It's not even him in this video I don't think. This is Mike Inez. Starr was fired for selling tix in the parking lot at the van Halen tour to support his habit. Poor guy made a horrible mistake.
RIP 🙏 you missed 🙏
Found my 3 year old daughter listening to this on her iPad lol her dad and I were proud, to say the least 😂❤ listened to a lot of AIC when I was pregnant with her 😉
the part from 3:37 is magical, it takes a person to other spheres
14 years ago today, we lost an incredibly talented musician. RIP Layne Staley.
+JA SL Wow !!!so amazing 14 years ago. So amazing howtime flashes by. Life is what it is enjoy it while you have it. Past present and future. Amazing crazy shit happens. I chose to smile. Enjoy it while you have it. Be kind to others . Go out with a smile. When it is your natural time to go. Until then enjoy life to the fkn MAX!!. Be WELL BE FINE Be KIND .
So next year will be 15 years and also Layne's 50th! It would be a good time to visit Seattle... I bet a lot of tributes and parties in Layne's memory. Gotta fine a friend who will make the trip with me.
Deborah Pritchard fucken
loved
it
See, children? This is music. It has real instruments, real lyrics, and most importantly, real meaning and emotion.
Grew up hearing Alice In Chains in the background of my childhood, as a man early in my 20s I’m truly listening and gauging the lyrics on a whole different level. Especially listening to this traveling across the country from Minnesota to Virginia. What an incredible voice and band and even more so, the song. Just a capsule of emotion and cadence u can truly feel to the core. RIP Layne I wish I lived in a world where I could have seen him flourish in person, he’s easily one of the best of all time.
It will mean something else when you are 30, 40 and 50 too. Music does that at different times of your life. I’m 53 and bought this 30 years ago and have got something different from their tracks (and other music) as I’ve aged.
As a 73 year old deaf and blind quad amputee, this song really speaks to me and I listen to it every few decades.
The world need true artists, not people pretending and only caring about money and stupid "fame".
Agreed! Pop is a Shitty genre. It was lucky to have been blessed by grunge for the short time it was. God music sucks nowadays. Can't listen to the radio without cussing and ranting.
Couldn't agree more. Did they want to be rich and famous? Almost certainly, but were they true musicians whose true purpose was to make a living performing music and doing something they loved? I can guarantee it. They were excellent musicians and songwriters and the music that they created has left an indelible mark on the industry. Posers like Beiber couldn't hold Layne Staley's jock.
Just like in "Junkhead" Layne says "are you happy? I am man, content and fully aware, money status nothing to me, cause your life is empty and bare"
The world needs even more good people and true justice.
i agree 100% but if you were famous then you would milk it just like the rest of us.
Lost my dog today fellas. This song doesn't really make sense to the situation, but it always makes me emotional. keep on keepin on
Rest in peace to your pup. He loved you dearly.
God Bless You,Sir....Those small things are important!.my 3 dogs are my lil babies!
Ay buddy we’re here for you
Mans best friend.. Find comfort in your loss
It's tuff they fam. I lost mine 3 years ago.still not truly over it..
When Layne reaches for the camera near the end, it's almost like he's saying goodbye. He was the best vocalist I've ever heard and it's sad that he had to leave this world
Moves me every time. beautiful, beyond heavy, and reaching for salvation.
It's 2022... I'm a 60 Year old woman...how did I let this group pass me by....I can't get enough of listening to them 💯
Awesome!
Welcome🤘🏼
Better late than never
I’m 71 and just discovered them about 3 years ago... I feel ya...
Right there with you (also 60+ woman) I go through phases--obviously I posted on this video a few years ago, but lately (thanks to depression--yet again) I RE-rediscovered AIC in Feb of 2022, and have been quite 'immersively obsessed' with them ever since. Their lyrics, while dark as a moonless night and disturbing at times, speak to me much more than anything 'lighter' could (at least for now). This time around I've tangentially discovered amazing stuff like Jerry Cantrell's solo stuff, Mad Season, Mark Lanegan, and others, as I try to wean myself somewhat from listening to AIC 24/7...
This is music from the heart. Rest in peace Layne.
Takes a true artist[s] to draw tears. I'm a man, no doubt, but I didn't know just how bad I needed this. Thank you LS and thank you AIC. Forever.
Layne and Jerry twin flamed hard as hell this track. Beautiful harmonies.
Jerry's lyrics and guitar with laynes voice....masterpiece
language in general is unusual
Was that meant to be passive aggressive?? You do know that Layne wrote most of the lyrics?? He wrote a few songs but he's not JUST A VOCALIST
No doubt ...Favourite Chains song
Nobody...and I mean NOBODY harmonized better than Jerry and Layne. Truly incredible sounds that still hold up over the years and always will....
Geoff Adam to this day it still gives me chills
Thats a true statement...people in the rick community knew that too😊
Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian.
They are like Lennon & McCartney harmonics wise ;))
It's lower 5th harmonies. First used in pop music by John Lennon and The Beatles
The fact I can still listen to this, like it came out yesterday and I still love it, is amazing!
When I hear this Im driving across Canada in my 89 Chevy truck 20 years ago. I played this on a Discmen with the cassette tape attachment plugged into my truck. No cell phone just music and 6000 miles of open road . That’s nostalgia right there
@nyzsynawi noj it really was man I feel like doing it again some day
Are you for real time don't stop for no one maybe u should go one tour to a moargue how do u see it like that I dont know feel sad for your lack of heart Carma Carma ?
I can relate to that driving from Fairbanks to Anchorage, but had the Box set to pump into my cd player
@@andrewpoteet2231 haha that’s pretty cool man Alaska is a beautiful place it reminds me and lot like Newfoundland with the fishing, wilderness and lots of snow in the winter
I did the same in my 93' s-10 4 banger back in 1999 from Florida to Seattle via St. Louis... this music with ALOT of Redbull and many packs of smokes got me thru... Something you can never recreate...
Layne Staley is without a doubt the best vocalist to ever grace this earth in my opinion. His voice sends shivers down my spine
I wish you the best of luck with everything! Hate that C word, lost my husband and my dad both in 2018 to this dreadful disease. I hope all in all you are doing ok. I just saw where Jerry Cantrell texted you! Now that’s a mood uplifter! He’s so cute! Now, and then! Lol. U take care and may God bless you always!-Joy*
@Jerry Cantrell Hey Jerry Cantrell! Lol
Bit of an exaggeration tbh
Absolutely
@@charlesottowilliamwade5328 it's an opinion my dude. You don't have to agree and you're welcome to fuck off
a very special band that deserves more recognition
Hearing them play this live in Tulsa last week literally brought me to tears. This song has given me chills since I was 12 & now I'm 35 and nothing has changed there.
This band never fails to comfort me, even though Layne is far gone. AIC is the only thing which comforts my inner conflict. One day I hope to succeed, when my demons are no more, and when something meaningful exists that makes me want to strive for more. I thank you, for making me feel less alone in the darkest times.
Sniffles You are never alone.
Moth Man I often remind myself, but sometimes it can be difficult.
Moth Man we are ALWAYS alone.
note the term 'we'.
i understand if you don't get it.
Narred Darr No, I am launching a website called ourtimealone.com so I think I get it, but it's impossible for me to truly get your intent with such an ambiguous statement.
It will be in memory of Tesla, do you get that ?
I ❤️ Layne
ANOTHER APRIL 5TH...
13 YEARS...
WITHOUT YOU, LAYNE...
RIP LAYNE STALEY (1967-2002)
YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN!
Never!
+2281967 34 Did he O.D or commit suicide? Not trying to start an argument, just want to make sure my facts are straight
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We miss you forevermore 😢
RIP to Layne, Scott and Chris. Three legendary leads of their bands.
Alice in chains helped me get thru the darkest 4 years of my life and im still fighting but thankful i will always have this
One of the greatest songs of all time
Since 93
@@duncan3998 92*
@@AWCTB 93
most underrated band of all time
yup
no as much as i love this band that title goes to eels
aint that the truth
Not really, this band has a lot of fans and they were one of the most appreciated bands from the 90's.
Didn't get into the hall of fame this year! Yes, totally under appreciated. They never mentioned Layne at the Grammy's the year after he died. Such bullshit!
Laynes vocals are haunting. His voice is soothing yet theres a strong sense of dispair it imparts on the listener. It always makes me feel a strong sadness but in a good way.
RIP Layne
63 yr old, 4 yrs clean and its hard. Lucky im still alive to listen to one of the best! Think im off to London...maybe...
It’s crazy to me to think this band is still so underrated. People that say they listen to rock barely listen to these guys it seems like and they’re the best band of all time. Will forever be grateful for this band especially Layne Staley
Soundgarden, STP, Filter, and Alice in Chains are my go to for the beginning of a rocking night out. I can give a shit less what others think because we all know what real talent sounds like.
Why do people ignore the actual definitions of words these days? The word underrated now means a million things. But basically it means "I like this band". That's it. No one ever rated Alice in Chains low. They are one of the greatest bands from the grunge era. 's so moronic to pretend they weren't one of the biggest bands in the world. Just dumb.
I wouldn't really call them underrated. They got enough airplay on the MTV and the radio back in the day. And they were one of the 4 most prominent acts during the Grunge fad. They're fondly remembered by those of us who ACTUALLY grew up in the 90s (like myself. I was born in '88 and thus I'm a real 90s Kid with real 90s Childhood Experience). Maybe where you live they didn't gain much popularity, but where I live, you couldn't go anywhere without hearing AIC
Underrated? lol they were big in the 90s lmao
@@BeanerMoney went on tour with metallica...
Down in a hole is indeed a song by Jerry Cantrell to his long-time love Courtney Clarke. One of the greatest things in music is the fact that a song can change his meanings and basically tell a new story, based on the person singing it. Whenever layne sang Down in a hole, it Immediately took you to his long-time battle against heroin which sadly... he eventually lost.
Music is an incredible thing, lets just enjoy it in every possible way, RIP Layne ♥ forever missed ♥
Koby Meidam, perfectly said man. I’m battling heroin addiction myself and let me tell you it’s really hard and difficult drug and just to think about how I’m going to fight this battle for the rest of my life makes me sad. It was the perfect drug to numb my pain at the time. AiC has always been my top favorite band of all time. I’m thankfulI was born in 1985 and my older brothers introduced me to grunge and all of the amazing music of the 90’s when I was a kid. I wish music was still as badass as it used to be. RIP LANE, and thank you AiC for all of your amazing music that you blessed us with!!!
NoInnerSense 0 good luck man
*Jacob_*
*You Don't Say*
So it's not about laynes Drug addiction
NoInnerSense 0 hang in there...rooting for you.❤️
Layne, you will always be remembered in our hearts ❤ Alice is awesome ⭐️
Now this is music. Something that touches the soul. Something that lets you know that you are not the only one who was or is in a bad place.
"I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied".
Cantrel and Staley rank right there with McCartney and Lennon.
Better lyrics even.
This song made me tear up as I'm writing this. I think about Layne and how he couldn't beat drug addiction and how empty, sad and alone he must have felt isolating himself and not really having contact with anyone who was close to him in the last years of his life and then dying alone. I think of all of the people who are going through this right at this moment and it makes me sad, and shed tears, I know that there is always a way to help others. You are never alone in this world, ever. People care more than you could ever realize and we want to see and hear about you getting better. RIP Layne. Love and support to all the fallen angels out there who are struggling right now.
I feel like this most times loneliness is so bad for a person and I cannot deal with it most days...
We were brought into this world alone and we will die the same way. Sad that it is that way but maybe we can change it
Breaks my heart ☮️ Layne was & is so very much loved 💜 if it only could of been enough ☮️
( I’ve been begging my daughters to name the next baby Layne boy or girl!! I’m still begging no replies have been given yet )
Unfortunately you can't save those who don't want to be saved. My family tried for years to help me. I'd usually oblige when they would send me to rehabs and counseling but deep down i never wanted to quit so I didn't. Month and a half sober now. Longest time ever for me. There's always hope for you but you have to crave sobriety far more than that high.
I live where he's from, and I still tear up about him from time to time. He was so sad after the love of his life passed. I wish I could have seen AIC live with Layne at least once. I moved to the area in 1994 though, within weeks of Kurt's passing. In 1996 when AIC did their unplugged they mentioned it was their first show in 3 years, sadly it would be one of Layne's last before he went into seclusion.
I think it’s still probably about another 20 years before the world will finally be ready to fully appreciate the depth and excellence of this band
took me a while but after getting into their music, i can firmly say i enjoy the art they put out more than that of slipknot.
Truly amazing band fell in love with them moment I heard them
I'd say if anything were gonna go even further in the opposite direction. Cuz nowadays most music has no emotion or depth to it at all. But I guess that's to b expected when 20 ppl work on one song and musicians don't even write their own lyrics😥
18 years to go
@@dillpicklz4486 Me too
Sober 4yrs now, every day is a struggle however I choose soberity and life. AIC unplugged saved me from biting the dust several years ago when I first realized I was heavily addicted to opiods. I wanted to do it right then and there. Instead I watched this unplugged on DVD all of the sudden I knew this was not my time to end. I'm still kicking, I sought help. Got clean have a beautiful wife and kids and an awesome career now. Thank you Alice in chains.
Congrats to you! I wish you a long life!
Just discovered this song and it’s sooooo good
If possible I would want this song to be played in my funeral...
I as well.
Its a great song, but its a song about Layne's heroin addiction lol, why u gotta be so emo? Not " digging the "look at me im depressed, pity me" emo movement, I thought the emo fad died out =(
it was about jerrys x girlfriend, thats a fact, hence the lyric, all i want is to be inside of you
lol shut the fuck up
for me it would be Eucharist-Greeting immortality....this song is written by their guitarist by the way when he needed to choose between the music and his girlfriend and his choise was music after all and then he wrote this masterpiece
The best grunge band of all time dude
S O U N D G A R D E N, but AIC is #2
I’m 20. I in no way grew up around rock or the likes. Alice In Chains is one of my favorite bands (wish I could have seen them live in their prime). The emotion they convey has no bounds, speaks to me. This song in particular speaks to my soul, shows you that people feel some of the same human emotions that everyone feels. That’s what connects every single one of us, the human condition.
Seeing Layne here, so young and healthy looking.. heartbreaking. Though he didn't write all the lyrics, the man's music career was like one long self eulogy.
I want to fly.. but my wings have been so denied .... great lyrics
+democratic secular free society theocracy stinks :
See all the neg. remarks on "Man in the Box?!?" Doubt anyone would have the balls to say that crap if Layne was alive or AIC was playing in their friggin' faces!!!! dj
who cares?? its just the internet.... nothing on it offends me.. its a place where all the assholes come to gather together.... the web is one big get together for idiots.... don't let if get to you.. life is short
+democratic secular free society theocracy stinks hahahaha....perfectly stated!!!!!! No need to hurl insults and fight like toddlers overs blocks...but most of the peeps on here do, nice and safe behind their monitors, lol...life is way too short to hate!!!
that should be the greeting msg when s.o. opnes their browsers ;)
Understood! dj
Bury me softly in this womb
I give this part of me for you
Sand rains down and here I sit
Holding rare flowers
In a tomb, in bloom
Down in a hole and I don't know if I can be saved
See my heart I decorate it like a grave
You don't understand who they thought
I was supposed to be
Look at me now a man
Who won't let himself be
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, losin' my soul
I'd like to fly, but my wings have been so denied
Down in a hole and they've put all the stones in their place
I've eaten the sun so my tongue
Has been burned of the taste
I have been guilty of kicking myself in the teeth
I will speak no more of my feelings beneath
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, losin' my soul
I'd like to fly but my wings have been so denied
Bury me softly in this womb
Oh I want to be inside of you
I give this part of me for you
Oh I want to be inside of you
Sand rains down and here I sit
Holding rare flowers in a tomb (oh I want to be inside of you)
Oh I want to be inside
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, losin' my soul
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, outta control
I'd like to fly but my wings have been so denied
Freaking awesome thanks for posting the lyrics of the song u are freaking so awesome
Beautiful.
Obrigada por descrever a letra
❤😢
This past week I've been really down and broken. Spent many days in bed and many nights sitting alone in the dark. The only thing that seems to ease the pain is your music on repeat.
I don’t think people realize how much Jerry Cantrell’s singing harmonies makes Alice In Chains work so hard-core vocally
This is “art” rock to me, everything about this song is pure musical genius. From lyrical content, harmonies, melodies, transitions this is one of the most artistically composed songs from the grunge era. This band was something special.
very special
I totally agree with you. One of the best gems of the grunge era
Well put
You are not lying. There is something transcendent about this song. A beautiful combination of things I can't explain.
I love this song so much, it saved my life but genius is a useless concept in art. There is no objective truth to it, only what moves you.
I wrote these lyrics on a wall in the back warehouse where I work. Hopefully they help someone someday, and if not... they'll still remind me every time I walk by. This song has probably saved lives.
+Derek JCG i hope you're doing OK! To be honest Alice in Chains Lyrics aren't all that positive. The things that keep me going are the fact that my gf needs me and that kids with progeria have it way worse than me.
+Derek Boardma
Devils biggest weapon is deception and most people's sadness is his illusion....
Derek Boardman I agree, AiC lyrics are not very positive and I actually found that my deepening depression was not being helped by entrenching myself in their music, but the songs like this one seem to almost singlehandedly balance it all out. I got so deep into the meaning of their music that, listening to Laynes descent into hell, I learned a lot of positive things about my own life. I don't have to follow the same dark path, but I can still enjoy great music by talented musicians.
+Derek JCG Well said.
+Toque Spoken like a true dinosaur.
Layne Staley’s voice manages to be incredibly haunting and yet soothing somehow. Their MTV Unplugged is even better than Nirvana’s. Absolutely brilliant.
When I hear songs like this, I can only thank God for music, for AIC, for Layne. Music like this saves me every day.
I come here everyday since I lost my dad 2 months ago from suicide. He was 52 n battling cancer and it was taking over. I had to watch my dad fade away more n more everyday. I try not to be mad for the way he wanted to be set free. It just hurts knowing I cant talk to my best friend. I feel like I lost a big part of my soul that day. I dont know what I'm doing anymore n dont know how to deal with it. Everyday just leads to more questions for myself with no answers I wish we could have done more together but I'll cherish our memories I miss you dad n I love you.
Sorry to hear that. Chin up bud, I bet you have some great memories and he does too. Answers are tough to find by yourself, talk and speak out to people you know as much as you can, you're gonna be fine 🤘
I recommend Alan Watts. Random quote: Give me the release of death and I'll give u the joy of life. When we die we tend to realize too late what life is. It's a ride. We can get anything we want out of it. So get the most u can while it lasts. Death gives life meaning. There's no life without death. No pain without pleasure. Up, down,black,white, etc, come into existence mutually and aren't as separate as one may think. It's like a yin yang symbol. It's all one thing with many features. Death implies life and vice versa. Good luck with everything and I'm sorry u lost someone so close to u. Peace.
Everything thing leads to more questions bud. The only question I have for you is did you enjoy the time you had with him? You can let the past destroy your present and future. I know I have from shit that I was unable to control, but I'm finally starting to realize nothing is cut n dry. It hits the hardest when you lose someone important, but you can be proud of him for going out on his own terms. And for that I say hey man nice shot. Life is pain and the people we love r never around long enough
Everything you need to get through this can be found in the Bible. Find chapters that speak to you and read everyday. I hope that you find the peace of God that surpasses all understanding.
@@CarolinaFarming Oh fudge right off
Layne died 19 years ago today, I started getting into Alice in Chains last year and they are now personally one of my all time favorite bands and Layne one of my personally favorite singers. RIP Layne you were one of the greatest singers to ever live, I wish you were still making music and making us smile.
Me too, I missed out on so much great music.
Same here, just now catching up on all this great music. And I'm 67!! Where the hell was I when all this was every day and we hadn't lost so many of these awesome artists? MTV was on in my home a LOT, radios, kids cds, road trips, etc... and NOW I hear what was being said. I'm just grateful I'm finally here, didn't miss out completely.
Do q ele morreu?!
Dan you are the kind of fan I want to write about in my alice book. The fan experience. Just awesome 👌 ❤
damn late bloomer bud. AIC is probably the greatest band during the grunge era. Aint no other like Layne Staley.
This song.. what can I say? Got me through a great many things.
Jerry truly understands depression.
I love how this song at the end, finally resolves into a major chord giving a semblance of relief and closure.
"I have been guilty of kicking myself in the teeth" I really feel those lyrics.
We’re ALL down in hole. Trying to fight our way out. Especially now.
True bro, hope you doing good
Daily listing keeps me pushing harder and harder everyday for my wife and kids keeps me working hard it's a hard thing to explaine but it drives me to be the best I can be
im having a pretty good time, just like the song.
not in new Zealand we climbed out of that hole nearly a year ago
@@jamesbennett9962 LMAOO, I love how the previous comments are all serious and then you're just like "yeah!! this is fun!!"
Layne lost his life to his demons in 2002 and Mike ultimately lost his life as well a decade later in 2011. But they have left behind some awesome music.
No Layne lost his life because he did a speedball,very dangerous combo.He did to much for his body to handle and he died.His death was an overdose,but an accidental overdose.
@@sandisandii2033 Marcus is correct, drugs were one of his DEMONS.
What the hell are demons
mike starr. isn't mike inez in this video?
@@minnesota7010 me
This song, and nutshell will always be my favorites. His voice singing lyrics that sounded like a script of my life, reminded me I wasn't alone going through these things. Lanes voice was and always will be one of the voices that got me through my worst days, and a voice that was like a familiar friend I unfortunately never got to meet. That's what his music was to me. Anybody else?
This has got to be one of the best songs in my opinion
AIC's 'Down In A Hole' & 'Nutshell' are hauntingly beautiful lyrically and musically. After so many decades, it still saddens me emotionally every time I listen to these two songs.
There are good songs, then there are songs like this. Written from pure pain and emotion. This will never, ever get old.
You took the words right out of my mouth. I listen to this song at least 2-3 times every week.
Wow good stuff now this is comment worth 4k likes
It's humans being human. Life.
RIP Alfie
Old.
Perfect blending of Harmonies between Cantrell and Staley 🖤🖤
we should all share this song so music like this won't die. us grunge fans gatekeep too much. today's music sucks.
👍🏾
No music sucks. I fucking love metal, rock, and grunge, but I also love rap and hip-hop, and pop. It's always interesting seeing what new artists are pulling off.
@@seayahhbased.
while I do agree that we shouldn't gatekeep, there's plenty of great music nowadays. mainstream or otherwise.
Everyone talking about Layne and yes he was pivotal to AiC but Jerry writes this song and his harmonizing us what gave this song that beautiful darkness
I'm 60 years old and Layne is the most moving, loved artist I listen to. He was so amazing. I'm 10 months into my sobriety and somehow I find this music encouraging. Weird but true.
jan your doing so well ...lol
Stay sober.. I cant ❤️
not weird at all
Not weird at all.
Congratulations brother and don't give up or in