Down in the hole by alice and chains what does the song mean?

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Down in the hole by alice and chains what does the song mean?

Answer 1

In the box set, Jerry himslef says that it is about Courtney Clarke. He goes on to say there was a point where he had to choose between her and music, and he chose music, but was still in love with her. She is a running theme with him. There is at least one song on Degredation Trip about her, as well as others all over the other AIC albums. What a lot of people don't know is that Dirt is more or less a concept album that runs the addiction cycle. Damn that River, Rooster, and Down in a Hole don't totally fit, but the rest is pretty linear. After talking about dying in Them Bones and Rain when I Die, the album picks through the initial fun and games phase (Sickman), justification (Junkhead), getting encompassed and down trodden (Dirt), remorse and regret (Godsmack, Hate to Feel, love the line "used to be curious, now the $h1ts substanance," and Angry Chair." Would? is about Andrew Wood, who died from herion. It is an interesting ride through becoming dependent. None-the-less, Down in a Hole = Jerry's Ex.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Heroin addiction. The hole is where the needle is jabbed. The boys in this band had a problem with this drug, a lot of the musicians in grunge bands did. Seattle is known as the smack capitol of the world,I mean they have the SpaceNEEDLE and if you ever go there look at the base of it,the junkies put their old needles at the base as a joke.

Answer 4

The song was written by Jerry Cantrell about an ex-girlfriend.