In my eyes, indisposed
In disguises no one knows
Hides the face, lies the snake
In the sun, in my disgrace
Boiling heat, summer stench
'Neath the black the sky looks dead
Call my name through the cream
And I'll hear you scream again

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come (won't you come)

Stuttering, cold and damp
Steal the warm wind, tired friend
Times are gone for honest men
And sometimes far too long for snakes
In my shoes, a walking sleep
And my youth, I pray to keep
Heaven sent hell away
No one sings like you anymore

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)

Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)

Hang my head, drown my fear
'Til you all just disappear

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come
Won't you come

Lyrics © HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, BMG Rights Management
Written by: Chris Cornell

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Chance Lisk

10w↑277

[Verse 1]
In my eyes, indisposed
In disguises no one knows
Hides the face, lies the snake
In the sun in my disgrace
Boiling heat, summer stench
'Neath the black the sky looks dead
Call my name through the cream
And I'll hear you scream again

[Chorus]
Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun, won't you come?
Won't you come? Won't you come?

[Verse 2]
Stuttering, cold and damp
Steal the warm wind, tired friend
Times are gone for honest men
Sometimes far too long for snakes
In my shoes, a walking sleep
And my youth I pray to keep
Heaven send Hell away
No one sings like you anymore

[Chorus]
Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun, won't you come?
Won't you come?
Blackhole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun, won't you come?
Won't you come?

[Post-Chorus]
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, black hole sun

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Hang my head, drown my fear
'Til you all just disappear

[Chorus]
Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun, won't you come?
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun, won't you come?
Won't you come?

[Post-Chorus]
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, black hole sun
Won't you come?
Won't you come?
Source: Genius

Derek Knight

7w↑14

Great song to learn to sing and play basic guitar/bass along with in reflex, is what this song is as well.

So simple when you find reflex and forget about being exactly perfect in copying. Find the key and it's usually the Key of A and in minor pentatonic 5-note scale as the Skeleton/Structure of the Mode, but add in your half-tones and develop your own MODE is what happened for me.

Songwriting is not that hard once you get there.
You develop reflex ability through PHRASING EXERCISES, soloing style for me as a bassist and strong vocalist. The improv writing ability of reflex guitar playing enabled with AUTOMATIC WRITING is Jungian I suppose, but 200 years ago that was branded as Witchcraft.

Imperialism is delusional and short-sighted selfishness based in such fear.
Be yourself and lead the world in your own way.

Chris Cornell is an outstanding example of smooth, relaxed strength just unleashing while doing cardio, or in that spirit when he wrote this. Take a voice recorder and write songs and melodies as your jog.

Francesca Maiello

10w↑42

In my eyes
Indisposed
In disguise
As no one knows
Hides the face
Lies the snake
And the sun
In my disgrace

Boiling heat
Summer stench
'Neath the black
The sky looks dead
Call my name
Through the cream
And I'll hear you
Scream again

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun
Won't you come?
Won't you come?

Stuttering
Cold and damp
Steal the warm wind
Tired friend
Times are gone
For honest men
And sometimes
Far too long
For snakes

In my shoes
A walking sleep
And my youth
I pray to keep
Heaven send
Hell away
No one sings
Like you anymore

(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)

Hang my head
Drown my fear
'Til you all just disappear

(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun,
Black hole sun)
Won't you come?
Won't you come?
Won't you come?

Josué Amp

11w↑4

In my eyes
Indisposed
In disguise
As no one knows
Hides the face
Lies the snake
The sun
In my disgrace
Boiling heat
Summer stanch
'Neath the black
The sky looks dead
Call my name
Through the cream
And I'll hear you
Scream again

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come
Won't you come

Stuttering
Cold and damp
Steal the warm wind
Tired friend
Times are gone
For honest men
And sometimes Far too long
For snakes
In my shoes
Walking sleep
And my youth
I pray to keep
Heaven send
Hell away
No one sings
Like you
Anymore

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come
Won't you come

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come
Won't you come

Won't you come (Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, black hole sun)

Hang my head
Drown my fear
Till you all just
Disappear

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come
Won't you come

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come
Won't you come

Black hole sun
Won't you come
And wash away the rain
Black hole sun
Won't you come
Won't you come
Won't you come

Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun)
Won't you come (Black hole sun, Black hole sun)

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All comments from YouTube:

ProtoMario

5y↑14.6K

In an interview, these guys talked about how people are serious backstabbers in the industry, and this song is about how they wish the world was different. That something, or someone would come and destroy all the fake liars. That they, SoundGarden, were able to avoid that through, luck and tenacity. Good on them, love the song too!

Connect The Dots

Re-listening to their lyrics has me thinking most of their songs are about suicide

Rodrigo Patino

What a complete amount of BS! Is incredible what people can make up and how many of them want just to believe in some random story just because it sounds good....

Here's the reason how the song came to be, and has nothing to do with the video clip interpretation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6jIAWBt2pY

Mandy Sparks

Most people are backstabbing greedy out for themselves anywhere... It's harder to find a loyal compassionate person

truthtrekker

ProtoMario The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

JAY YAYO

This song is about the third heavenly satellite the black sun aka The raihu. Only snakes are the ones who lied you to this dream.

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demon515

3w↑216

“No one sings like you anymore”

That hits so much differently.

Jesus

2w↑1

This was said 100s of times on the same video, get more original.

Pisscookie X

2w↑1

Fuck yeah buddy...I hear ya.

5Cats

Frank Sinatra, as I understand it. He was literally a tower of the industry.

Fish Fart

4w↑200

Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!

Luciano Pezz

TOTALMENTE DE ACUERDO !!! OBRA MAESTRA COMO POCAS !!!

Albert of Tasmania

@Jefferson Andres Araujo Mendoza What?

Jefferson Andres Araujo Mendoza

@Albert of Tasmania , lel HAHAHA

Albert of Tasmania

@LEONARDO FERNANDEZ CANTU Ah right. That makes sense.

LEONARDO FERNANDEZ CANTU

@Albert of Tasmania hahaha, mmm its more like a hood vocabulary

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RM Brown

2w↑20

You know, you hear these songs kind of casually as you grow up. Then one day it hits you just how truly amazing it is. And then, every time you listen to it after that, it just keeps getting better.
I sometimes wish rock music would have a resurgence, but then again, I don't. Because I don't think anyone will ever be able to come up with songs as good as this one, and others from the nineties. I now realize that it's good enough just to be able to have this music and know that I was a kid when it was put out, and even if I didn't appreciate then, I sure do now

Shivansh Dev

2w↑2

this is the epic shit

Lylelanley99

2w↑15

"In my youth, I pray to keep."
Damn. I remember seeing this on MTV back when I was 13. Now I'm 40 and those words hit harder now and it gets more true everyday.

Lazy Masquerade

5y↑7.3K

"No one sings like you anymore." Damn straight. It was an honour to see you perform live. Rest in peace, Chris.

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

Kobra

Lazy Masquerade the selena delgado video of yours was creepy and interesting 👍 keep up the good work, love ur videos.

Canyon

11w

Nice to know my favorite creepypasta guy jams to the same music

Dimitris 90s Child

15w

Sweet 90s.!!the BEST YEARS OF OUR LIFETIME....MUSIC,MOVIES,INTENSE FEELINGS,UNIQUE ,FREE PEOPLE...NOW EVERYONE ON INSTA, FB SNAPCHAT..
.. WISH WE CAN TURN BACK AND LIVED THEM AGAIN......HELLO FROM GREECE

zeening

17w

lucky as fuck man, wish i could go back and see all these amazing bands from when i was a kid, whyyy did i have to be born in 1990 D:

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Antinym 7 7

10w↑142

This is probably the best music video I've ever seen. From symbolism to style, it is almost perfection.

Simon Petrikov 39

@Antinym 7 7 i get that i was trying to make it more timeless because that was in the 90s. The more accuracy was the cherry on top

youbadolive z

Candlebox Alice in chains Nirvana Pearl jam 🎸 been rocking this shit since 91

Antinym 7 7

@Jeremy West If you need to work then do work, stop engaging in fruitless arguments with people who you don't care about. You're 44, I'd expect you to be above the meaningless opinions of people online.

Antinym 7 7

@BenjiMXB lol ong

Antinym 7 7

@Simon Petrikov 39 Agreed. There are a few examples of general hypocrisy in the video that you can find. I brought up Christianity due to it's tumultuous history with Rock Artists, but your general interpretation is more accurate considering commentary that the band did on this song.

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Chance Lisk

10w↑277

andre.123

@Popjaw DaCat Its a sin for you even being here. What cha doing watching this blasphemy. lol

Popjaw DaCat

@Ethan Mayer What should I say to that? Congrats, you've won an argument? If I were you, I'd start asking them why they use profanity, when the Bible says that Christians should' not. If they want a reference, tell them, "Ephesians 4 : 29." Your mother never taught you that just because others do such and such, it doesn't make it right?

Ethan Mayer

2w↑1

@Popjaw DaCat almost all christians ik cuss

Cypher

@Popjaw DaCat you can't accept the others opinion?

Cypher

@Popjaw DaCat man, stop this shit, seriously, get some help, this is the internet, and not your living room, so stop arguing like that

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Bob Mc Bob

8w↑200

(TW) This is my favourite song in the entire world. I cannot express how much this song means to me. I'll be honest, it does have some pretty bad memories attached to it - I was listening to this song the first time I tried to end my own life. I was only 13, but I was in such a deep and dark depression and had crippling OCD. I couldn't stand to live anymore, I listened to this song on repeat as I thought it would distract me from ending things - but it honestly really didn't distract me. I ended up having to be admitted to a psychiatric ward, where I was surrounded by people going through unimaginable circumstances. I'd never been more depressed in my life - which honestly, really isn't that long so far... at all. I have to take Prozac for my OCD and depression, which is clinical - meaning there's a chemical imbalance in my brain. The meds make me so insanely suicidal, to the point where I attempt again and again. But I'm starting to realise that the saying "Even the darkest nights have a sunrise." As corny as that is, it really does mean a lot to me. I have so much to live for, if I'm honest. Often times when I don't feel so chipper, I play this song, and it makes me realise how horrible it would be for my family to have to go through all of that again. I could NEVER wish this upon anyone. Suicide tears families apart - literally. There is hope, I promise. I love everyone reading this and I hope you have an amazing life ahead of you!!!
EDIT: Yes, I'm alive lmao. I'm doing okay, defs not the best though. My psychiatrist told me there's a possibility that I have BPD but might not be able to get a diagnoses due to my age, so that's fun, (obvious sarcasm). Haven't been to the ward in a couple months, which is good and bad.
Anyway, thank you guys for the sweet comments :)))

Imanathi Ncube

Keep Moving Forward

sugxr

one of the few long comments I've ever read in its entirety, a great story man!

Anthony Olmedo

4w↑1

Hey brother, just wanna let you know that I read this all and thought it was a beautiful statement and am hoping the absolute best for your future

zero8kira

Hang in there. For me i just dedicated myself to helping others. I thought if i could help out in any way to ease the burdens on other people then that's enough reason to live. I'm now a step dad to 2 kids who desperately needed a daddy in their life and I'm a husband to a woman who's just been through too much in her life. And I'm thankful that i never ended everything on that day. It was only about 6 years ago. You should really think about what you want to live for and work towards that.

The kings

Keep your head up buddy im rooting for you and I hope everything goes good for you too thank you for telling ur story

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Jess Radford-Proctor

3w↑37

Truly.
Nobody sings like you anymore, Chris...

TechMagnet

5y↑18.9K

Rip Chris.. Now Rock your guitar in the Soundheaven.

Michael Reilly

unfortunately people who commit suicide dont make it to heaven

GrayJade701sse

10w

Sound guitar is heaven

Tropa K3nrzin

10w

What a good Name for a band Like His

SuckOldAclips

11w

@mothboy I'm sorry but suicide is a sin

Artistry Artistry

11w

He's as dead as the fish in the video.

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dani ela

6w↑101

Today marks the first day after awhile that I feel ready enough to listen to this song again.

RIP Chris 🌹

Harry Potter and animals

2w↑1

I'm glad you're feeling ready. Losing people is hard. Have a good day/night!

Adrian Fulara

3w↑1

i doesn´t know. this is my favorite song since the 90er imho

Adrian Fulara

3w↑1

tot ? wann ? omg :(

Grimexecutioner

11w↑273

This is one of the few rock songs where I think the verses are better than the chorus

Ethan Fowler

@Nick Huffer he’s not saying he doesn’t like rock verses he’s just saying that most rock choruses are better than verses, but this song has better verses than the chorus.

Nick Huffer

I'm surprised you don't like rock verses much. RHCP, 311, Pearl Jam, RATM, Blind Melon, Incubus, Steely Dan, Van Halen all had amazing verses, to name a few.

Simon Petrikov 39

4w↑1

I actually agree with this

Dillan Folkers

Any song by REM hits that way for me too

Jacob LordBaneMasterSithDestroyer

11w↑1

Yep agree

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Cristhian Bonilla

2w↑4

This will never go out of cool, that's why we keep coming back.

susie x_o fan

10w↑748

I've never seen Meg this happy since she was on that music video.

Elliana Esquivel

Yup came here rt away

Takeshi Nakazato1

@The Gaming Vanix so do I

Simon Petrikov 39

@E Pash yeah i finally understood the reference now

Justice for Yellow Van!

Thank you for Family Guy for introducing me to Soundgarden.

Traylortrio

5w↑2

I came straight from the family guy episode

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Rare Videos by Javier Vargas TV!

33w↑2.6K

This song gives me an existential crisis.... and I love it

Srbo lazic

@True Scotsman you are wrong.

Abel Lopez

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Christian Rafiki Perez Kong

13w

@No One Knows exactly

Dimitris 90s Child

15w

Alexander pelky

21w

@True Scotsman no thats not true at all, you just have to understand them lmao

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Randolph Privott

2w↑2

I wonder how Kurt felt when they played this for him before his recording session that day. The world had not even heard it... what a special moment they all shared

Luciano Pezz

2w↑2

OBRA MAESTRA !!! Composicion y sonido PERFECTOS !!!! INIGUALABLE !!

HeyItsMeTrousers !

2w↑1

Can’t leave without saying thank you for this masterpiece and RIP Chris x

Jaspor Entrophi

8w↑13

man this song is just awesome nostalgia fuel for me and I love it!.. I remember first hearing this song on a rock station when I was still going through grade school and high school.. I thought it was an awesome song then and I still think it's an awesome song today

TRAP MUSIC NOW

14w↑1.9K

Chris was a definitive voice in the rock spectrum. From soundgarden to audioslave and more, this dude was a legend of voice. RIP truly a master of his craft. Much love 🖤🖤🖤

Ryan H.

@HAPPY OUTSIDE DEAD INSIDE bh i can see a similarity in the chorus of this song they both have that nonchalant "i could be anywhere else if i wanted to" almost bored voice. But i think Chris always did more with his voice than Kurt so he only sounds similar here and there so there isnt much similarity.

Luz Milagros Gomes Ormeño

@HAPPY OUTSIDE DEAD INSIDE xxx

Axel Aminoff

His register is epic

Brian Wagner

I could not agree more, true legend,

Joel Oneill

@Collection 60 no

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K B

3w↑7

I remember when I was 12, seeing this video for the first time on MTV and being absolutely mind blown...this was the song that got me into grunge and rock music.
RIP Chris 💔🥀

Alex Martinez

2w↑1

I was looking for this comment 😬 before school in the morning, 7th grade waiting for this song to come on

fireguy615

3w↑33

Its early 1992 at Compton Terrace, a 50,000 person outdoor venue in Phoenix, AZ. We drive 6 hours in for the Guns N Roses Use Your Illusion tour. The concert is delayed and the crowd is getting antsy. We didn't know or care about an opening band, we were there for GnR. The unknown opening band comes on and starts playing music no 80s kid had ever heard. A band that nobody knew blew everybody away. We didn't even care about GnR after that set. That band was Soundgarden, and we personally got to witness the early-90s grunge takeover in front of our eyes.

Whatzit Toya

Did u end liking grunge?

goldsteinist

2w↑1

History! We are legends with these bands 🥰

Angelus

3w↑3

Amazing tale.

Diego Rodríguez

8w↑40

This song is so powerful. Chris was a great singer, with a powerful voice!

Marcus Smith

3w↑21

This music brings me back... happier times happier days. Shit was just better. The unfair reality of life... the best times don't last and you don't know to truly appreciate them while they are happening. They only really exist in memories a feeling of time past.

Meami

36w↑13.7K

😔 stay young kids . It goes by fast

Blyat

@S.R. I'm 26 you need to chill my dude you're very very young

Carla Moore

New us

W Official

Nu-uh

thirteen souls

You sure spoke the truth bro

Landon Cochrane

Dam I'm only 15 but dam I miss being in middle school especially before covid things now r so complicated

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LoneMantis01

3w↑44

What a handsome dude Chris was.

This song came out when it was 9 years old. I enjoy it just as much now as when I first heard it back then.

Royano AJ

Fr he's daddy

Avril Alejandra Quecana Ballesteros

5w↑9

Mis papás me hacían escuchar esta canción cuando era pequeña, ¡me encanta! :")

Kobra Cat

5w↑2

Q pro

Solas Wolfer

3w↑17

the 80s-90s musically are unbeatable

Daniel Souza Neves

3w↑2

O mais poderoso vocal do grunge

SharkieTheGreat

20w↑2.2K

I legit love this song
R.I.P. Chris ❤️

There is none Good but God John 3:16, Rev 3:16

13w

@AssasiN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LLIfeGD2U0 I’d love to know your thoughts on this

AssasiN

13w↑3

yea it's sad that chris chan was taken away

Nancy Jenkins

13w

🌟✨🙏💜

There is none Good but God John 3:16, Rev 3:16

13w↑1

@Nancy Jenkins yes God bless

Nancy Jenkins

13w↑1

@There is none Good but God John 3:16, Rev 3:16 Yes, I'm sure you do continuously learn something new. The Word is inexhaustible. Be good to yourself.

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Psycho the Unsane

8w↑10

I remember watching this video when it first came out. This song was the bomb. It still is.

D’Amore

3w↑42

When my father was in college in Seattle, he used to work at a restaurant with Chris for a while. he said he was a welcoming, quiet pot smoker who wasn't super open about his music. It's amazing to see how he emerged into the revolutionary artist that the 90's saw him to be-

Captive Frame

10w↑78

No one sings like you anymore,Chris.

juicer115

@outerspave good luck

outerspave

I'll sing like him once i become a singer. My mom loved him im gonna be just like him.

Ovar1anWarrior

Masterpiece, rest easy Chris.

sidknee

5y↑3.6K

In all my 17 years, I have never seen my dad cry harder than the morning after they pronounced Chris's death. This band was such a crucial part of his life growing up as well as mine. We were going to see Soundgarden perform in Dallas on the 27th, may Chris Cornell rest in Peace and be remembered forever and always

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

¡NiCK!

15w

my dad called off work and didnt eat for 3 days

Dimitris 90s Child

15w

Ernesto Gamez

God bless your life journey 🐲🥋💪💎 healing, self-control and focus. https://youtu.be/0MynMYAaPy4

J

It was devastating. Me and my dad cried.

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MDH 81

5w↑34

God I wish he was still alive. he had one of the most iconic voices in music. Him and the lead singer from alice in chains helped make me a metalhead

Letifyfn

4w↑6

His name is layne staley

Shane September

10w↑32

One of the greatest songs of all time. Brilliant video. I never get old or tired of hearing this masterpiece. RIP Chris

yeet mcskeet

2w↑1

when i listened to the midi version, i heard the organ being played near the end and wondered why it was there, now just realized that it was supposed to be the backing guitar at 4:25 and i've listened to this a good amount of times

aubrey 🤍

i will never forget this music video. one of my absolute favorites

WarhawkBeyond2040

13w↑1.5K

27 years later, this song still rocks and kicks ass.
RIP brother Chris and thanks for all of the badass music you have given us.

tms1643

Nirvana

Ori Buchanan fairbairns

6w↑1

Yeah I wasn’t born in the 1990s but ever since I once randomly came across this song I Keep finding more of them and continue to enjoy them 😀

Love at Last

MAN ‼️

I'mTHATguy5150

Yep

John Secord

7w↑2

@Solder Man way to fast.

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david garione

3w↑13

The best rock song from the 90's?
I'd say one of the best songs ever in rock history ever. Not to mention the video...

Farnoggin

2w↑2

I'm typing from the day after the lunar eclipse from Nov. 19, 2021. It made me think that the end days of the rapture could be closer than ever. As I was driving to work, I heard this song on the radio. There's no way this was an accident. I feel like God is trying to tell me something.

matheus nascimento

10w↑15

The first time I heard this song was amazing, I listen to it almost every week, great... I can't get enough of it.

owen freed

6w↑72

It was a god dam honor growing up in the 90’s listening to this on Kisw here in Seattle. We will be at the sound garden 🪴 in sound point this weekend Chris. Miss you

Michael Martin

@owen freed If thy eye offend thee, pluck it out...Mat 5:29 Retort? Hardly. Just bland fact. I liked Soundgarden. He just didn't think about his family when he did himself in. He should not be honored for that one act. Musically, yes.

thomas d brady

Michael Martin jeezo, that went a bit dark.

owen freed

5w↑1

@Michael Martin what you have just said has now made everyone in this thread now dumber . I don’t know weather to write a thoughtful response or just cut my eyes 👀 out with a knife so I don’t have to read your retort ever again .

Michael Martin

Since you referred to god, he chose to abandon his family and play God with his own life. Maybe others on this thread will see what it is like to leave their family for their own selfish reasons and enter the afterlife, their unknown. Except it is known.

Lucas

TK101.5 in Pensacola, Florida for me. My dad only listened to music from the 70’s and 90’s. I consider myself lucky too

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Ewan McIlhinney

38w↑1.7K

Love how were still listening to this song in 2021. RIP Chris he had one of the best voices iv'e ever heard. Thanks for all of the likes!

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

Alejandro Rocker

29w

Grunge music had given the best voices. Layne Thomas (Alice in chains) and Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)

Peter Garcia

30w↑1

Yeah, might be the greatest singer ever.

mudz50

30w

@stjames273 ok

mudz50

30w

or Freddie mercury had a good voice?

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Um cara ai

Bem vindo ao mundo meu amigo Br , agora aproveita essa obra de arte

Derek Knight

7w↑14

Francesca Maiello

10w↑42

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

Mary Leisler

Love the song! Miss that beautiful voice!

Adrian Carpenter

42w↑1.8K

27 years later, the world looks just as fucked up as the background of this video. Gotta love it. RIP Chris.

Simon Petrikov 39

@Dunceinabag i Still don't get the origin of the name

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

Josh Shrum

32w

@Robyn walton Thank you so much dude i am glad i was able to touch you in a significant way, i mean i am a roleplay writer, and story writer though I haven’t written any stories in awhile, but i need to get back into it, honestly it’s just been smut, but yeah that’s besides the point.

Robyn walton

32w↑1

@Josh Shrum As a writer, you've written something simple that is beautiful that I could only dream of.

01 10

32w

When you realize the video is about an ancient prophecy...kinda like the apocalypse prophecy you’re all living through right now....
Too bad humans these days don’t study ...

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Bee Lot

7w↑191

I was surprised that Narcos: Mexico Season 3 used this song. It perfectly fits the trailer.

Axl Rose

3w↑1

Que dijiste sobre los mexicanos ?
Perdona We no speak Americano

Axel Antonio Zapari Villegas

@Karla Durán nah it fitted perfectly

Xthra Beatz

@Karla Durán jajajajajas thats right xD

Karla Durán

7w↑2

not really, the song is awesome but they should've used narcocorridos

Matt Ross

7w↑1

Oh hell Yeah it does! 🔥♥😃

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Tamara Maurer

3w↑8

This is such a sexy song to me because of the music and Chris’s voice ❤️And the lyrics are deep and metaphorical. Such a classic that will love forever.

Vinss

RIP Chris

Barry Longermaname

My favorite concert... Ramones, Rancid, Soundgarden, Wu Tang, Metallica....best time of my musical life.

Jacqui Thompson

5w↑38

I love this video: I wish that something would do this and rid the world of all the fake, self-centred, self-absorbed shallow superficial people who only care about themselves

theproject568

5w↑8

I agree. Take them away from here and let them rot. A black hole sun would be doing the Earth a favor.

Daniel Emil Ussing

17w↑1.2K

A little over a year ago now, my girlfriend left me. Later that same day, I’d gone to my grandparents’ place to get away from the house I was living in with her. We sat outside after dark, and one of the neighbors had a backyard party with this song playing. It was a very special moment because I could hear the song playing so clearly, yet it was not loud enough to disturb us as we were just having a peaceful good time sitting outside on my grandparents’ terrace.
Somehow, some way, for some reason, hearing this song play in the background at that very moment just gave me an almost overwhelmingly peaceful feeling that everything was going to be okay, not just that my girlfriend and I no longer being together was the right thing, but just everything felt like it was going to be okay. I can’t describe it but I’ll never forget it.

Thank you for everything you did in this world, Chris.

We love you, we miss you, and we will never ever forget you nor your music.

R.I.P.

Sig Urther

8w↑1

hoes are temporary but the black hole sun is forever

Rosko Garcia

Bless your brother. I hope all is well.

TraRob-EastSide

Hows that gf doing? 🤔

Marcus Pitts

10w↑1

I agree with you,

But I have a 4000 watt stereo to play this through.

Sean Thompson

11w↑1

So who actually knows what the message is here??? its a long msg and takes understanding, you need to know the governments of the world have lied about everything, to understand this video you have to unlearn everything you think you know, put your dumb ego in the trash can and know the truth, here it comes! Its your lucky day i am one that has chosen the good and willing to share.

We do not live on a ball we live on a flat plane twin binary system magnitised world, The Black Hole Sun is the middle between the 2 opposite worlds, the binary system is also this system or programme within us all, the fight between the good you and the evil within you, the female energy destroying the male energy, if you are not awake and aware of it! Notice in the video the blonde beautiful women who has the tongue of the serpent, the sin was not eating of the fruit in the garden of eden the sin was mixing the good and evil hence trapping us in this world system within a body of flesh until judgement by God, by that time you would have had to chose to stay and serve Satan or ascend and serve God. Its a fight for your soul that time is coming now the Covid Vaccine is the Sting that will turn your frequency to Satan if you accept it! if you chose to be the good in this world and lead by example and ask God for forgivness because of the above you shall be saved and ascend to the higher realms where you will be freed from the flesh! The above video is trying to tell you that but most people have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER. Want to know more msg me and i i will show you how deep the Rabbit hole goes!!

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Thomas Downing

6w↑5

Thanks Mr Cornell. More than once your genius saved me from myself.
"No one sings like you anymore!!"
You were the greatest!!!

Charles B

4w↑3

1994...16 years old. Heard this and instantly knew that I loved ALL Music. This song still makes me close my eyes and imagine...

Ana Souza

3w↑10

Só fui descobrir essa MSC agr no final de 2021 e tô Amando MT viciante

Susan Currie

11w↑19

What a great, trippy rock song. The idea of a black hole sun has always intrigued me.

Simon Petrikov 39

Not really for me but that's actually overthink things
But it would be somewhat interesting if it had the physical measurement ie length and width of the sun

rider9187

11w↑1K

This song is becoming more relevant everyday that goes by.

Cory LeBlanc

@Xirus_100 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sun_(symbol)

Tydyman200

@PlayStation Sucks found the person who ruins everything

Jefferson Andres Araujo Mendoza

@Collection 60 , yeah, even a catholic friend told me Christopher was looking ainto pedophilia in Hollywood, industries and then they murdered him.

Jefferson Andres Araujo Mendoza

Warum(why)?

v2ike6udik

14 nov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P-1nnft3Z4

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eggzuu

5w↑4

This song has a special place in my heart </3

Lucifer Star

10w↑25

This song reminds me of how much my family and those around me that worry so much about being right and not having their egos bruised, their dissent into madness over pointless political feuds. Wish things were different man I really do, wish they had humility and self awareness.

Dustin Lovell

Made my summers a little bit brighter. If it wasn't the radio, it was MTV. If one had to choose an anthem of a generation...this might be the one. Timeless...through and through.

Marieee

4w↑2

Thank You Narcos for introducing me to this Masterpiece!

Noise Fog

1y↑2.4K

Fun fact: the band was severely disinterested with making the video, they didn't wanna be there, period. The director took that moodiness of the band into account while making the video, and created this bizarre masterpiece.

Dimitris 90s Child

15w↑1

scottydu81

25w↑1

I never understood this hesitation for doing things like videos and photos. You’re a band. You entertain. Videos and photos are part of your package.

Pete Talbot

30w↑1

Miss you Chris! Why do the best people have to kill themselves

Kou

36w

@Blair nix So Many Videos Did That And Exposed More

Katie Taylor

38w

Yeah, they definitely look like they'd rather be filling out their tax returns than appearing in this video. I had the same look on my face the last time I was forced to pose for a family portrait. (I love my family. I hate having my picture taken).

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sapo

i feel heavy when i listen to this, i dont know why its just a different kind of sad. Very good music.

Coop

11w↑6

My grandparents had a jukebox and I remember playing this song over and over as a really little kid. Still on alot of my Playlists. Timeless.

Carlos L. Garcia

One of my favorite songs! 💪❤🐺🎶🎼🎛🎤

SEMPRE QUE VOCÊ LER OS COMENTÁRIOS EU ESTAREI LA

4w↑1

0:56 I'm addicted to this part!😲🔥

Nomad

4y↑1.2K

My mom died when I was 16. Stomach cancer. Not long after, I had the most vivid nightmare of my life. It was a normal dream when suddenly everything went black. Silence. Then I hear the most bloodcurdling scream, a voice that sounded just like my mothers, screaming my name in pure terror. I hear this song a few years later. And when I hear those lyrics, "Call my name through the cream, and I'll hear you scream again" it takes me right back to it. I dont know. Maybe it's silly. But it just makes the song resonate even more with me.

jake lencher

the neighbor died while i was listening to this and there was blood curdling screams over there.

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

͔ ͔

Sounds like the kind of nightmare max payne would have

TI TRUTHER GIRL65

22w

THIS VIDEO IS TELLING A TRUTH THAT MANY WHO ARE NOT IN A DISGUISE HAVE NO CLUE YET WE HAVE A BOOK THAT WARNED US ABOUT THOSE IN A DISGUISE WHO ARE SERPENTS YET PPL REFUSE TO BOTHER TRYING TO FIND THIS TRUTH SO I AM DOING MY JOB N GIVING ALL WHO SEEK TRUTH A GUIDING LIGHT THAT IS UP TO YOU TO GO LOOK OR MOCK N REJECT. THE VIDEO IS TELLING US A LOT OF TRUTH THAT MOST DONT KNOW BUT SOME OF US KNOW AND IF YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND GO TO THESE YT CH- 9NANIA START WITH THE GENESIS PLAYLIST, TO SEE PROOF OF THESE LET'S CALL THEM WHAT THE VIDEO DID N SHOWED, SNAKES- YT CH- DIVINE TRUTH1, OFFSHOOT100, TRUTHER GIRL, M RICCI, MARINODELFINO, A SPIRITUAL WORLD EXIST, REPTILIAN HUNTER AND SERVANTS RESEARCH MINISTRY. THEN YOU MIGHT UNDERSTAND THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN, WHO RUNS IT, I WAS ALMOST KILLED ON JUNE 9TH OF THIS YR BY THESE SNAKES. GOD BLESS, SORRY CAPS BAD VISION

Ernesto Gamez

God bless your life journey 🐲🥋💪💎 healing, self-control and focus. https://youtu.be/0MynMYAaPy4

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Vampylass 36

9w↑19

I’m going to play this song during a time of a music revolution, A time where too many independent music artists are getting sick and tired of not having the music being heard in the main stream, so they protest and Reak havoc on the major record label companies, even when it comes to wrecking the music industry to the ground in order to build a new one… I think this song is predicting the future of the music industry!

805 Livin

3w↑16

Brings back bad memories of me and my mom being crackheads back in the early 90s I shed tears almost every time those days come to mind but like everything else in this world I have to leave it there and hope I never become as hopeless as I did then. Rest In Peace mom you weren’t the best parent or role model but I still love you and miss you

Amanda Rodrigues

11w

Amoo😍❤

Mary Timeless

11w↑7

If you were born in the 80’s you definitely had the privilege to live through the best music era.

Roman

1y↑1.6K

The further I go in life the more I understand this song

Dr.Demon

@concars1234 Black sun is a pagan symbol used long before the nazis. Dude..

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

Dimitris 90s Child

15w↑1

TI TRUTHER GIRL65

22w

skid mark

Truef.

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Fernz

2w↑1

My Mtv recomendation song every day for months at 3 pm when I was in highschool.... god bless the 90's!

That6thGen_2SS

3w↑4

I listen to mostly hip hop but this song is damn amazing...

Josué Amp

11w↑4

Diferix

I remember when I was younger my uncle made me watch and hear this and I was frightened for like a week or smth but now that I've found again this I realise .... wow this song is so good

Diferix

@Nervous Norvus Naaahhh hahaha
I appreciate him, more than an uncle he was like a friend, and now he's married xd

Nervous Norvus

Im sure that wasn't the only thing your uncle made you do.

Rose Bud

1y↑1.7K

I still can’t believe Chris Cornell is gone. He was truly one of.a kind

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

Coco P

This vid is epic! In a nutshell the issues of our society in a few minutes... ugh 😑 all geniuses can’t deal with us stupid humans!

Nathan

I wrecked to this song on the beat drop.

J A

1y↑1

Loved him so much .
Deep voice, full of soul.
Sensitive and strong.
We miss you.

None of ur business

Yeah

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♠️Black Dahlia♠️

5w↑4

This will always take me back to when I was just a little kid, practically a baby! Miss music like this!

REY

7w↑22

The most hypnotic track/video ever made

Nicky Nicks

My dad showed me the music video when I was a kid and it honestly traumatized me... It's still one of the most disturbing music videos I've ever seen, but I fuckin love the song. I especially like to listen to it when I'm depressed, I don't know, but it makes me feel better

Material Man

It’s such a weird music video but the band is so good as well as the song. RIP Chris

James Dardis

5y↑3.4K

"With this song, they achieved the perfect mix of The Beatles and Black Sabbath."
-Dave Grohl

truthtrekker

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

Padge Mahaj

27w

Yeah it sounds like a Lennon melody like she said she said or strawberry fields forever and with the effects and stuff the guitar put through a vintage Leslie cabinet to give that very psychedelic Beatles sound and the sabbath like guitar riffs it is the perfect blend of the two I’d say this is the closest chris got to sounding like The Beatles and the lyrics are also very Lennon like aswell this is a masterpiece

Aavila120

44w

Even Grohl forgets how much of the Stooges is in Soundgarden’s sound

tdeb79

48w↑1

@Joseph Cribari I assume Dave Grohl was especially referring to I want you by The Beatles, which is a sort of doom metal song that hugely inspired Sabbath. The second part of that song has a similar impending doom, end of the world vibe as this song.

blackmore4

1y↑1

Seems like a fair enough opinion of the song and sound. Why's everyone getting so upset?

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Alex Orozco

Years later and I’m still wishing for that black hole sun…

joss rommel

UN CLASICO...BUEN TEMA

diane

5w↑3

This is one of the best songs ever written
RIP brother Chris rock on in heaven 🤘🤘

HiTekLoLyfe

Man that riff hits different. Simple yet drowning.

Stoic Ghost

30w↑1.6K

I don’t know why but music videos from 90s - 2000s were so other worldly....

Stoic Ghost

4w↑1

@truthtrekker nah I know the general plot, just immersed I guess you could say.

truthtrekker

4w↑1

The energy of the dead returns to its source, the Sun. What did you think the video was about???

Emo Rose

22w↑1

Truee they feel like a fever dream

E B

22w↑1

Aye it was a blast, I left school in 89.

cibu fam

22w↑1

auto tune is why and they did it for something other than money

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Removalist666

This song was scratched in every desk of of high school - epic

Alexsandro

6w↑5

The voice, the drumm and the guitar, beautiful. Perfect. Rock five star.

Mate Mate

If you take the album cover and turn it upside down, you can see the image of a burning pine forest

Such a cool band

The Moon

5w↑8

I think I was like 5 or 6 years old when I first heard this song on the radio. I was riding in the backseat of my mom's minivan and my older sister was sitting in the front controlling the radio knob. Thankfully we had this song on. The instant I heard that opening, I knew I was forever blown away. This song still holds the tick after 27 years.

Ariel's MadHaus

4w↑1

I'll be 31 in December and have been listening to this since it came on the radio. Forever will this song hold meaning in my heart. And basically all of the grunge era.

One Wipe

5w↑2

37 now and still remember the first day I had SKY tv and MTV(Kerrang) this was the day where you slapped a VHS in and recorded it 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🔥

Josh L

@The Moon ah ok, I remember my brother jamming to it, around your age

The Moon

@Josh L it came out in 1994 and I must have heard it in 94 or 95.

Josh L

@The Moon you had to be older then,song came out 1995 if I'm not mistaken

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lizzzard lady

2y↑3.2K

ok so my grandpa way lying in his deathbed yesterday. He passed away early this morning. he let me play a song for him on the guitar, and i knew he always listened to the rock radio station, so i wanted to play something he would recognize, so i played this song. he could barely talk. he could barely even move. he could only groan or whisper. i played the song on his guitar, and when i finished he just gave me two thumbs up, and that was the last i saw from him. I'm taking care of his guitar now, and it's just crazy how fast these things can happen. just a few months ago, he was walking, talking, and seemed so healthy. he only just started getting into this state in march or april this year.
EDIT: I want to thank all the people who replied to this comment (except for that Michael Sedlak guy) and you guys are really amazing and helped a lot. It was a nice thing to do something I enjoy to make someone's death a little less painful.

Lekha Pratap

18w

My condolences, bro. I don’t know what I’d do without my parents!
But I know about this song simply because of them being music enthusiasts.

Though far away, sound garden brought us together and I wish you are well and playing the old girl a little while longer.

Peace! ✌️

Holly Cline

19w

I love this story thanks for sharing

Brea Boston

19w

That was beautiful..i too resignate with this song and would also wanna hear it on my death departure

Kathryn Ellicott

24w

What a beautiful way to support him in his last moments. RIP to your dear grandpa.

O M G

29w

ay feel u dude, almost the same happened to me 2 months ago... rip🖤

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R.B

I love that the clip is as trippy as the song, what a banger tho

Person 786

6w↑2

Chris Cornell
Handsomeness - 10/10
Talentedness - 10/10
Happiness - :/

Hail to the King

6w↑5

This song never disappointed me even this old, Certified Classic

Artur Rees

8w↑1

Lenda!!

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