Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell has released the first single, “Atone,” from his upcoming solo album, Brighten, out October 29th.
“Atone” is a heavy track, although it’s undergirded by a sinister twang while the guitar riffs hit with grit and menace, as well as a bit of psyche...
[Verse 1]
Hounded by a feeling that I've known
Following everywhere I go
[Pre-Chorus]
Falling ashes never done
Turn to flame under the sun
Guilty of some crime
[Chorus]
Gotta find a way to atone
Gotta find a way to atone
Tryin' to find a way to atone
[Verse 2]
Don't much care to be the other me
One that plays the role of enemy
[Pre-Chorus]
Falling ashes never done
Turn to flame under the sun
Running out of time
[Chorus]
Gotta find a way to atone
Gotta find a way to atone
Tryin' to find a way to atone
[Bridge]
Tenderly lay me down
Touch my facе and speak to me like a child
I want to bеlieve I'll never drown
Can ascend
No release or reprieve to be found
[Verse 3]
Now seldom seen on the run
Aren't both sides the wrong end of a gun?
[Pre-Chorus]
Falling ashes never done
Turn to flame under the sun
Somehow crossed a line
[Chorus]
Gotta find a way to atone
Gotta find a way to atone
Tryin' to find a way to atone
Why?
[Outro]
To be judged, stand and deliver
Half-starved, choke on the splinters
Have mercy, could you be the giver?
To speak my cursed name
Atone was written by Jerry Cantrell.
Atone was produced by Tyler Bates & Jerry Cantrell & Paul Fig.
Jerry Cantrell released Atone on Thu Jul 29 2021.
That’s Tyler Bates on the chains in a bucket [at the beginning]. Awesome call on that. He had ‘em in the studio that day when we were messing around with that song. And he was like, “I’m feeling this has an Aerosmith “Back in the Saddle” kind of vibe"—I think they used cardboard or some chains or so...