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Guitarist Kim Thayil considered it “the contemporary ‘Hey Joe.’ I thought there was something to the melody, the lyric, and the feel — the overall emotive sort of discomfort and beauty that that song elicited was very similar to that sort of squirming beauty that "Hey Joe” elicited."
[Verse 1]
Follow me into the desert, as thirsty as you are
Crack a smile and cut your mouth and drown in alcohol
'Cause down below the truth is lying beneath the riverbed
So quench yourself and drink the water that flows below her head
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh no, there she goes
Out in the sunshine
The sun is mine, the sun is mine
[Chorus]
I shot my love today, would you cry for me?
I lost my head again, would you lie for me?
[Verse 2]
Close your eyes and bow your head, I need a little sympathy
'Cause fear is strong, and love's for everyone who isn't me
Kill your health and kill yourself and kill everything you love
And if you live, you can fall to pieces and suffer with my ghost
[Chorus]
I shot my love today, would you cry for me?
I lost my head again, would you lie for me?
I left her in the sand, just a burden in my hand
I lost my head again, would you cry for me?
[Bridge]
It's just a burden in my hand
It's just an anchor on my heart
It's just a tumor in my head
And I'm in the dark
[Verse 3]
So follow me into the desert, as desperate as you are
Where the moon is glued to a picture of heaven, and all the little pigs have God
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh no, there she goes
Out in the sunshine
The sun is mine, the sun is mine
[Chorus]
I shot my love today, would you cry for me, yeah?
I lost my head again, would you lie for me?
I left her in the sand, just a burden in my hand
I lost my head again, would you cry for me?
Yeah, would you cry for me?
Burden in My Hand was written by Chris Cornell.
Burden in My Hand was produced by Soundgarden.
Soundgarden released Burden in My Hand on Tue May 21 1996.