Audioslave released three successful albums, received three Grammy nominations, sold more than eight million records worldwide, and became the first American rock band to perform an open-air concert in Cuba. Cornell issued a statement in February 2007 that he was permanently leaving the band "due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences." As the other three members were busy with the Rage Against the Machine reunion, and Morello and Cornell had each released solo albums in 2007, Audioslave was officially disbanded.
Discography
2002 Audioslave
2005 Out of Exile
2006 Revelations
The Last Remaining Light
Audioslave Lyrics
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Break my bones to watch them heal
Drown me in your thirsty veins
Where I'll watch and I'll wait
And pray for the rain
Curl like smoke and breath again
Down your throat inside your ribs
Where I watch and I wait and yield to the hurt
And if you don't believe
The sun will rise
Stand alone and greet the coming night
In the last remaining light
Seven moons and seven suns
Heaven waits for those who run
Down your winter and
Underneath your waves
Where you watch and you wait
And pray for the day
And if you don't believe the sun will rise
Stand alone and greet the coming night
In the last remaining light
And if you don't believe the sun will rise
Stand alone and greet the coming night
In the last remaining light
Light
Light
Light
The opening stanza of Audioslave's song, "The Last Remaining Light," describes an intense longing for an all-encompassing power to take control of the singer's existence. The imagery of "frozen fields," "thirsty veins," and "praying for the rain" alludes to a climactic force that can both harm and heal; this could refer to a person, a drug, or an experience that is both pleasurable and harmful. The singer is willing to endure whatever pain or trauma that may come, as expressed in the line, "Break my bones to watch them heal." This could represent a desire to experience something new or different at any cost. The second stanza depicts an almost masochistic experience, as the singer leans into the pain, yielding to it, just to feel something. The lines "And if you don't believe the sun will rise/Stand alone and greet the coming night/In the last remaining light" express a sense of impending doom; the sun failing to rise signifies the end of the world, and in this darkness, we are all ultimately alone.
Line by Line Meaning
Roll me on your frozen fields
Take me through your difficult times and challenges
Break my bones to watch them heal
Push me to my limits, challenge me and I will come out stronger
Drown me in your thirsty veins
Completely immerse me in your problems and struggles
Where I'll watch and I'll wait
I'll be patient and observe, taking in everything
And pray for the rain
I hope for a change and for things to get better
Curl like smoke and breath again
Recover and move on, accepting what has happened
Down your throat inside your ribs
Deep within you, feeling and experiencing everything
Through your spine in every nerve
Every part of you is affected by this experience
Where I watch and I wait and yield to the hurt
I acknowledge the pain and let it happen, waiting for a resolution
And if you don't believe
The sun will rise
If you feel like there's no hope left
Stand alone and greet the coming night
Be strong in the face of adversity
In the last remaining light
In the end, when everything else is gone
Seven moons and seven suns
A long passage of time
Heaven waits for those who run
Good things come to those who persevere
Down your winter and
Through the difficult times
Underneath your waves
Beneath the surface struggles
Where you watch and you wait
And pray for the day
You endure, hoping for a better tomorrow
Light
In the end, there is light
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Timothy Commerford, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Brad Wilk
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