Would?

The song concerns the late lead singer of Mother Love Bone, Andrew Wood, who died of a heroin overdose in 1990. Would? and Wood are homophones.It is written by Jerry Cantrell… Read More

Produced by

Rick Parashar, Sean Kinney &

Release Date

June 7, 1992

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[Verse 1: Jerry Cantrell]
Know me, broken by my master
Teach thee on child, of love hereafter

[Chorus: Layne Staley]
Into the flood again
Same old trip it was back then
So I made a big mistake
Try to see it once my way

[Verse 2: Jerry Cantrell]
Drifting body, its sole desertion
Flying, not yet quite the notion

[Chorus: Layne Staley]
Into the flood again
Same old trip it was back then
So I made a big mistake
Try to see it once my way

[Guitar Solo: Jerry Cantrell]

[Chorus: Layne Staley]
Into the flood again
Same old trip it was back then
So I made a big mistake
Try to see it once my way

[Outro: Layne Staley]
Am I wrong?
Have I run too far to get home?
Have I gone?
Left you here alone
Am I wrong?
Have I run too far to get home? Yeah
Have I gone?
Left you here alone
If I would, could you?

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The song concerns the late lead singer of Mother Love Bone, Andrew Wood, who died of a heroin overdose in 1990. Would? and Wood are homophones.
It is written by Jerry Cantrell and produced by Rick Parashar.

Dirt (1992)

Alice in Chains

Credits

Written By

Jerry Cantrell

Bass

Mike Starr

Drums

Sean Kinney

Vocals

Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley

Guitar

Jerry Cantrell

Recorded At

Eldorado Recording Studios, Burbank; London Bridge Studio, Seattle; One on One Recording Studios, Los Angeles

Release Date

June 7, 1992

Cover By

Would?, Would? & Would?

Performed Live As

Would? (Unplugged)

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slightlybitten-noodle

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4 years ago

Beautiful.

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Bonzo1

4 years ago

This song, along with the rest of the Dirt record, was dedicated to Andrew Wood (singer of Mother Love Bone), who passed away in 1990. That’s what I heard, anyway.

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