Lyrics Down In A Hole

Down in a Hole was written by Jerry Cantrell, the guitarist of the band Alice in Chains, as a farewell to his former girlfriend. He mentioned it is a sad love song, and the hole he refers to in the song symbolizes the place where he is at emotionally.

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
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, I'm a man
Who won't let himself be

Down in a hole, losin' my soul
Down in a hole, losin' control
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, losin' my soul
Down in a hole, losin' control
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...

Down in a hole, losin' my soul
Down in a hole, feelin' so small
Down in a hole, losin' my soul
Down in a hole, outta control
I'd like to fly
But my wings have been so denied