Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steve Vai
As part of the concept album Fire Garden, and Real Illusions as well, (these two, and in the future, more, albums ARE connected, Vai said so himself) I can’t interpret this song, as Real Illusions isn’t finished yet, the story is in pieces, not in order either.
But as a stand alone song, I think th...
[Intro: spoken]
No, there ain't no life nowhere. Well, maybe
[Verse 1]
Suddenly the guilt is written on your face
God only knows how down deep it goes
Nothing left to say in this pitiful state
I'm taking the shame out on a song
Hey
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I need to settle down maybe
Take some pity on myself
[Chorus 1]
Damn you, I said damn
My mind is better off dead
Damn you, I said damn
Who are these voices in my head
[Voice 2]
Someone poured cold cement in your soul
And now all the beautiful colors are turning to gray
I notice you're happy only when you're miserable
(like some other people I know)
You love to eat your heart out just for the taste
[Pre-Chorus 2]
We bleed so preciously, baby
Hopeless refugees of war
[Chorus 2]
Damn you, I said damn
My mind is better off dead
Damn you, I said damn
Oh, God, I feel like I'm shot in the head
[Bridge]
Into the air and into the lungs
And then down under the skin
Sweetly feeding the blood becoming
Part of the flesh part of the bone
Becoming the brain & blackening the soul
Hip hip hip boom boom way to go
I got a brand new me I don't even know
Before I get a little sick or a
Little cold, there's is one thing that you should know
[Pre-Chorus 4]
We scream so desperately, baby
Choking on the words as they fall
[Chorus 4]
Damn you I said damn
My mind is better off dead
Damn you I said
I can't stop these feelings