I Stay Away is the second single from Jar of Flies.
In the liner notes of the Music Bank, Jerry Cantrell said this about the song:
That was the first time we’d written with Mike Inez, which makes this another special song. The whole Jar of Flies EP proved to both us and the fans what a talented an...
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Yeah, hey, I want to travel south this year
Ah, woah, woah... won't prevent safe passage here
[Chorus]
Why you act crazy?
Not an act, maybe
So close, a lady
Shifty eyes, shady
[Verse 2]
Yeah, hey, yeah, tears that soak a callous heart
[Chorus]
Why you act frightened?
I am enlightened
Your weakness builds me
So someday, you'll see
[Bridge]
I stay away
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Why you act crazy?
Not an act, maybe
So close, a lady
Shifty eyes, shady
[Bridge]
I stay away
I stay away
I stay away
I stay away
I Stay Away was written by Mike Inez & Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley.
I Stay Away was produced by Alice in Chains & Toby Wright.
Alice in Chains released I Stay Away on Tue Jan 25 1994.