Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
This heavy, grungy track was one of two (“Angry Chair” was the other) written solely by Layne Staley, also featuring him on guitar.
[Intro]
Oh, yeah
What's gone wrong?
I can't see straight
Been too long
So full of hate
[Verse 1]
What the fuck will it take?
Drown myself in my wake
Another Shaggy DA
Now a dog, shake my leg
Plastic man, paper face
Candy heart, what a waste
Gotta change, set a date
Eat my cake, lick my plate
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Stare at me with empty eyes
And point your words at me
Mirror on the wall will show you
What you're scared to see
[Chorus]
I can see, yeah (Wish I couldn't see at all)
I can feel (Wish I couldn't feel at all)
Hate to see (Wish I couldn't see at all)
Hate to feel (Wish I couldn't feel at all)
[Bridge]
So climb walls
Thin my blood now
And I crawl
Back to bed now
[Verse 2]
What the hell? Gotta rest
Aching pain in my chest
Lucky me, now I'm set
Little bug for a pet
New Orleans, gotta get
Pincushion medicine
Used to be curious
Now the shit's sustenance
[Pre-Chorus 2]
All this time, I swore I'd never
Be like my old man
What the hey, it's time to face
Exactly what I am
[Chorus]
I can see, yeah (Wish I couldn't see at all)
I can feel (Wish I couldn't feel at all)
Hate to see (Wish I couldn't see at all)
Hate to feel (Wish I couldn't feel at all)
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 2]
What the hell? Gotta rest
Aching pain in my chest
Lucky me, now I'm set
Little bug for a pet
New Orleans, gotta get
Pincushion medicine
Used to be curious
Now the shit's sustenance
[Pre-Chorus 2]
All this time, I swore I'd never
Be like my old man
What the hey, it's time to face
Exactly who I am
[Chorus]
I can see, yeah (Wish I couldn't see at all)
I can feel, yeah (Wish I couldn't feel at all)
Hate to see, yeah (Wish I couldn't see at all)
Hate to feel, yeah (Wish I couldn't feel at all)
I can see, yeah (Wish I couldn't see at all)
I can feel, yeah (Wish I couldn't feel at all)
Hate to see, yeah (Wish I couldn't see at all)
Hate to feel, yeah (Wish I couldn't feel at all)
Hate to Feel was written by Layne Staley.
Hate to Feel was produced by Alice in Chains & Dave Jerden.
Alice in Chains released Hate to Feel on Tue Sep 29 1992.
According to Jerry in the liner notes of 1999’s Music Bank:
Again, a lot of pride in seeing Layne grow as a guitarist and songwriter to create something so heavy. He’s always been so honest in his songs, which is like all of us. We don’t bullshit in our music, we always pushed each other to say it...