In this uplifting, country/folk inspired rock ballad, Jerry Cantrell implores the listener to look within for meaning, even while the world around them seems monotonous, confusing, and evil.
Loved ones may die, addictions may conquer your heart. But one thing remains true: happiness comes from digg...
[Verse 1]
Too many heads broke too many times
Tired of the same joke, tired of the grind
Comin' down's a bitch, Lord, harder to stay
Same punk in the mirror, different the day
[Pre-Chorus]
I want to build something, something alive
Digging for a fossil suspended in time
I want to feel something, something alive
Missing like a sunrise too cloudy to shine
[Chorus]
Oh, here it comes
Equal to the sum
Of black hearts and evil done
[Verse 2]
Too many heads hung, too few can be
Tired of the lies spun in the land of the free
Sеlling out's a mission; deal, settle, or suе
Same crook in the White House prospecting me and you
[Pre-Chorus]
I want to build something, something alive
Digging for a fossil suspended in time
I want to feel something, something alive
Missing like a sunrise too cloudy to shine
[Chorus]
Oh, here it comes
Equal to the sum
Of black hearts and evil done
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
So many visions faded, enslaved
Slammed home in a prison, forgotten, locked away
Comes a decision, break your heart in two, yeah
Out with the old stuff, in with the new
[Pre-Chorus]
I want to build something, something alive
Digging for a fossil suspended in time
I want to feel something, something alive
Missing like a sunrise too cloudy to shine
[Chorus]
Oh, here it comes
Equal to the sum
Of black hearts and evil done
Black Hearts and Evil Done was written by Jerry Cantrell.
Black Hearts and Evil Done was produced by Tyler Bates & Jerry Cantrell & Paul Fig.
Jerry Cantrell released Black Hearts and Evil Done on Fri Oct 29 2021.
It’s really the longest song on the record. And I probably could have made it four minutes instead of six [laughs]. It’s got country elements to it, like the storytelling elements of country. And it also has a folk narrative to it, as well. That Americana storyteller, folklore vibe.
—via Consequenc...