This is a song about the struggles of individuals with overwhelming social anxiety. They choose to isolate themselves because it’s the only answer that seems to work, but at the same time there is still a lack of inner peace within their soul. So the struggle seems to never end.
[Verse 1]
Full of grief I scream at the wind
Thought I heard the words of others
Imprison myself and stay in a shell
I won't let you in to have a story to tell
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Things tend to drag me down
Don't understand so they hate me now
[Chorus]
My fear grips the will of stone
My grip fears I'll die alone
[Verse 2]
I promised myself somewhere in teenage life
I'd never submit to the ones I will not be like
Live in a hole but stay close to my kind
'Cause they understand what burns in my mind
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I still feel incomplete
Friends are few and far between
[Chorus]
My fear grips the will of stone
My grip fears I'll die alone
[Solo]
[Chorus]
My fear grips the will of stone
My grip fears I'll die alone
[Outro]
My fear grips me
My fear grips me
Live in a Hole was written by Phil Anselmo & Vinnie Paul & Rex Brown & Dimebag Darrell.
Live in a Hole was produced by Terry Date.
Pantera released Live in a Hole on Tue Feb 25 1992.