“Nutshell” is a song by Alice in Chains which originally appeared on their 1994 critically acclaimed extended play, Jar of Flies.
Although never released as a single, it is still today one of Alice in Chains' best known songs. The song is notable for its emotional acoustic instrumentation and its e...
[Instrumental Intro 00:00-01:00]
[Verse 1]
We chase misprinted lies
We face the path of time
And yet I fight, and yet I fight
This battle all alone
No one to cry to
No place to call home
[Refrain]
Ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh
Ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
My gift of self is raped
My privacy is raked
And yet I find, and yet I find
Repeating in my head
If I can't be my own
I'd feel better dead
[Refrain]
Ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh
Ooh-ooh
[Instrumental Outro]
[Guitar Solo]
Nutshell was written by Mike Inez & Sean Kinney & Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley.
Nutshell was produced by Toby Wright & Alice in Chains.
Alice in Chains released Nutshell on Tue Jan 25 1994.