“Chip Away” is a profoundly disturbing, yet equally moving, view into the mind & soul of of an addict in the deepest throes of addiction. The self-pity, the isolation, self-hatred, shame; and most of all, it communicates, viscerally, the crushing sadness & hopelessness that pushes someone to...
I chip away
Cause I'm not ok
So I
I chip away
Poked a hole right into myself
And inside I found someone
Who said I was ok
Still I don't feel easy
On this tree
Among the blossoms
Caustically
I am the thorn
Close my eyes to take up spare time
I wish I just
Could be where the crowd goes
With the crowd
They must be going somewhere
Up from the catacombs
I ran into the Angel again
He took the high road
And I took the low road
We both wore dirty faces
We both wore dirty faces
I don't
I don't
I don't
Don't feel easy
I don't
I don't
I don't
Don't feel easy
Chip Away was written by Eric Avery & Dave Navarro & Stephen Perkins & Perry Farrell & Jane’s Addiction.
Chip Away was produced by Jane’s Addiction & Mark Linett.
Jane’s Addiction released Chip Away on Fri May 15 1987.