Sickman Lyrics
[Intro]
Yay!
[Verse 1]
What the hell am I, thousand eyes, a fly?
Lucky then I'd be in one day deceased
[Refrain]
Sickman, sickman, sickman, sickman
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah!
I can feel the wheel but I can't steer
When my thoughts become my biggest fear
[Chorus]
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah, what's the difference, I'll die
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, oh, in this sick world of mine
[Interlude]
Yay!
[Verse 2]
What the hell am I, leper from inside?
Inside wall of peace, dirty and diseased
Yay!
[Verse 1]
What the hell am I, thousand eyes, a fly?
Lucky then I'd be in one day deceased
[Refrain]
Sickman, sickman, sickman, sickman
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah!
I can feel the wheel but I can't steer
When my thoughts become my biggest fear
[Chorus]
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah, what's the difference, I'll die
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, oh, in this sick world of mine
[Interlude]
Yay!
[Verse 2]
What the hell am I, leper from inside?
Inside wall of peace, dirty and diseased
[Refrain]
Sickman, sickman, sickman, sickman
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah!
I can see the end is getting near
I won't rest until my head is clear
[Chorus]
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah, what's the difference, I'll die
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, oh, in this sick world of mine
[Bridge]
Can you see the end?
Choke on me, my friend
Must to drown these thoughts
Purity over rot
"Yeah, though I walk through the valley of rape and despair
With head high and eyes alert
I tread on a plane of many
We who are of good nature and intention
But cannot touch on the dark
Recesses of memory
And pain learned, so come walk
With me, feel the pain
And release it"
Sickman, sickman, sickman, sickman
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah!
I can see the end is getting near
I won't rest until my head is clear
[Chorus]
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah, what's the difference, I'll die
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, oh, in this sick world of mine
[Bridge]
Can you see the end?
Choke on me, my friend
Must to drown these thoughts
Purity over rot
"Yeah, though I walk through the valley of rape and despair
With head high and eyes alert
I tread on a plane of many
We who are of good nature and intention
But cannot touch on the dark
Recesses of memory
And pain learned, so come walk
With me, feel the pain
And release it"
[Guitar Solo]
Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh
Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh
[Interlude]
Yay!
[Verse 3]
What the hell am I, worn eroded pride?
Saddened 10 miles wide, I'm gon' let it slide
[Refrain]
Sickman, sickman, sickman, sickman
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah!
I can feel the wheel but I can't steer
When my thoughts become my biggest fear
[Chorus]
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah, what's the difference, I'll die
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, oh, in this sick world of mine
[Outro]
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh
Ahh-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah
Ahh-ah-ah-ah-ahh
Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh
Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh
[Interlude]
Yay!
[Verse 3]
What the hell am I, worn eroded pride?
Saddened 10 miles wide, I'm gon' let it slide
[Refrain]
Sickman, sickman, sickman, sickman
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah!
I can feel the wheel but I can't steer
When my thoughts become my biggest fear
[Chorus]
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah, what's the difference, I'll die
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, oh, in this sick world of mine
[Outro]
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh
Ahh-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah
Ahh-ah-ah-ahh, ah
Ahh-ah-ah-ah-ahh
About
Genius Annotation
Like many songs on the album, “Sickman” is written from the perspective of a man in the clutches of depression and drug abuse. This particular song examines the horrific thoughts he experiences and his struggles to not let them overwhelm him.
In the liner notes of the Alice in Chains boxset Music Bank, Cantrell says that this song came together after Staley asked Cantrell to…
“write him the sickest tune, the sickest, darkest, most fucked up and heaviest thing [Cantrell] could write.”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
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- 5.Sickman
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- 8.Dirt
- 9.God Smack
- 10.Iron Gland
- 11.Hate to Feel
- 12.Angry Chair
- 13.Would?
Credits
Produced By
Written By
Background Vocals
Mixing Engineer
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Engineer
Assistant Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Label
Drums
Bass
Guitar
Lead Vocals
Recorded At
Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank; London Bridge Studio, Seattle; One on One Recording Studios, Los Angeles
Release Date
September 29, 1992
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