Alice In Chains - Chemical Addiction Lyrics






I was only 15, standout on the Ave.
You're chasing a bad dream, a luxury I never had
Living my life in the box, or sleepin in the trash
Taking girls for the things I need, like booze, drugs and ass

Get stoned, daily survival in the war zone
Yeah our teens meant everything, alright
Half rack, smoking out till it's all black
Death trap, watch me going blind, oh

I don't care what you say, I
Or what you do
Chemical addiction is
Getting rid of you
So high, colors turn to sound
Goodbye, let us in and we'll lay you in the ground

Chosen on the floor, take another drag
Bought a bunch of valiums from skinny broadway bag
I don't know much about heroin but I, I wanna try
Just about everything once before I die

Get stoned, daily survival in the war zone
Yeah our teens meant everything, alright
Half rack, smoking out till it's all black
Death trap, watch me going blind, oh

I don't care what you say, I
Or what you do
Chemical addiction is
Getting rid of you
So high, colors turn to sound
Goodbye, let us in and we'll lay you in the ground

Now Jerry do me like this...

Get stoned, daily survival in the war zone
Yeah our teens meant everything, alright
Half rack, smoking out till it's all black
Death trap, watch me going blind, oh





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  1. S.... a....

    That fucker could fucking sing! RIP

  2. J.... F....

    "I don't know much much about heroine, but I'm going to try, just about everything, st least once before I die"

    So young, so pure, so much talent - little did he know this chosen lifestyle (sex, drugs, rock n roll) would be his eventual demise.

    RIP Brother. Gone but never forgotten.

    J.... F....

    Gone but no forgotten.

  3. S.... H....

    is this on any album? I looked for it on the music bank album and a few other of their compilation/early albums and can't seem to find it anywhere

    S.... H....

    demo i think

  4. A.... M....

    I fucking love this song! Needs more recognition!!

  5. L.... B....

    The harmonies on this are insane.

  6. C.... G....

    R.I.P. Layne Staley

  7. Q.... E....

    High school memories man I was the only black dude I knew that liked this kind of music so I kept it a secret

  8. s.... v....

    That solo is from the book of Pat Travers

  9. T.... ....

    Sounds like Glam Metal and Grunge at the same time.

  10. m.... B....

    🎸🤙🏻

  11. P.... L....

    AIC and Audioslave, SoundGarden, Linkin Park, STP

  12. S.... ....

    "takin girls for all the things i need, booze drugs and ass" lol

  13. B.... G....

    Washington as fuck.

  14. A.... J....

    Harmony gets me so high

  15. J.... M....

    There isn't one AIC song I haven't become completely beguiled by
    I've been listening to them compulsively since the mid-nineties, and they only get better and better and better

    And Mad Season -- absolute genius.
    Layne's voice is like no other's. Just such sick magic.

    J.... M....

    Jennifer Majewski your so right and its like mini epic peices of modern art. All wrapped up in a warm blanket of tasty riffs and emotional insecurities of youth

    J.... M....

    And Jerry's voice too! Goes perfectly with Layne :)

  16. r.... d....

    Awesome song.Shoulda been a hit

  17. J.... M....

    That guitar solo tho

  18. J.... M....

    NOW JERRY DO ME LIKE THIS

  19. k.... ....

    I remember seeing an interview where Jerry said this was the song where they found out their identity and where they wanted to go with the band.

    k.... ....

    Yep. It's surprising this one didn't make the cut onto Facelift.

    k.... ....

    It's a pretty rare song, there's only 1 way to listen to it - on "Sweet Alice" and "Treehouse Tapes" demos. There are no recordings of live version or any EP versions.

    k.... ....

    Blader just bought a copy of Sweet Alice for $48

    k.... ....

    +Poke.Deathtrip Do you live in Australia?

    k.... ....

    Yeah this one here!


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJpJJHX81hk

  20. M.... E....

    I'm so glad there's still people out there who appreciate good fucking music. As far as I'm concerned I could only listen to AiC for the rest of my life. Even some fans might not like some of their songs, but they'd still agree that it's honest, well made music.

    M.... E....

    SSZaris It's brutally honest and no bands these day would have the balls to write a song like Junkhead for example. They would get destroyed by the media for one and the pussy record label guys wouldn't let the song get passed the demo phase. I honestly think that the A&R men of the early 90s were much more ballsy and open minded than they are now.

    This song is super fucking funky btw. They should have tweaked it a bit and release it

    M.... E....

    Derek JCG I'm the same way. None of my friends like Alice in Chains. They don't have an appreciation for this style of music. I wish someday that I can meet a girl who loves this style of music as much as me lol. I would marry her. They deserve so much more recognition in terms of being an influential band than they get. When someone says 90s rock music, people think of Pearl Jam or Nirvana. And that's fine, but AiC was probably the best band musically and versatility wise of that Era. They proved with an album like Jar of Flies that they weren't afraid to release something that strayed from what people associated them with originally. Even though they weren't around that long, they evolved in an honest and beautiful way. I love Jerry and Sean also. Layne was, in my opinion the best and most powerful vocalist of his generation and because of the way he died, he wasn't given the appropriate due. RIP Layne Staley. RIP Chris Cornell, RIP Mike Starr. RIP Andrew Wood. RIP Kurt Cobain, RIP Shannon Hoon. And RIP to all the great musicians who made all the most beautiful and fantastic music that was the soundtrack to my life of addiction, recovery. Happiness and pain.

    M.... E....

    +randy Alexander All those bands you named are also personal favorites of mine.

    M.... E....

    +Eduardo Rooster Yeah, I fell like Alice In Chains is one of those bands you either really love, or don't really care for.

    M.... E....

    What a unique voice and sound that band created. Layne such a powerful singer. Unreal sound best band of 90's and easily the one of all-time best.

  21. S.... ....

    That solo is amazing. One of his best IMO.

  22. D.... ....

    Is this on any CD?

    D.... ....

    DevilAngel yes

    D.... ....

    elninjalaranja ur kidding, right?

  23. B.... D....

    i have to agree with broke down palace. ive read nancy (laynes mom) was concerned that no money had been withdrawn from laynes account for like 2 weeks or something. givin that she was his mother, im sure she knew of his habits. she was concerned and called seattle pd to check on him. and they found him ....well he had passed on when they found him. if anyone out there who reads this, and was close to the family, had different or more accurate info, id love to hear it. im just passing on what ive read.

    B.... D....

    +michael loyd A bank employee called the family that no money was withdrawn for 2 weeks.

    B.... D....

    In an interview on VH1's Celebrity Rehab with McCallum, former Alice in Chains bass player Mike Starr said that he spent time with Staley the day before he died as Starr's birthday was April 4. Starr claimed that Staley was very sick but would not call 911. The two ex-bandmates briefly argued, which ended with Starr storming out. Starr stated that Staley called after him as he left: "Not like this, don't leave like this".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layne_Staley :(

    After reading all of what and how he died I got a Layne Staley portrait tattoo...

  24. D.... R....

    I love this song

  25. a.... ....

    well. fuck you.

  26. J.... P....

    Actually Layne died from a heroin, and cocaine speedball. And he was dead in his apartment for at least 4 days before they found him.

    J.... P....

    Ok. I must be bored to bite at your line especially since everyone else has completely ignored your comment here. So no one wants to be the one to correct the errors in this statement?

    J.... P....

    Johnny Partain 14 day's*

  27. J.... H....

    No shit, layne died from the GOD of drugs heroin, now that's a fucking chemical, you close minded asses wanna pick on a drug like THC? I think your on the wrong page jackass! Go bang yourself like a ragdoll then come back n talk some shit, otherwise fuck off

  28. M.... ....

    So fucking what if THC is a chemical or not? It's not bad, unlike methamphetamine. THC is a chemical, nobody dies from it. Now get over it and enjoy the damn music.

    M.... ....

    It's not really a chemical though... it's a substance from cannabis, which is a plant.

    M.... ....

    Blader It's still a chemical you dimwit

    M.... ....

    Blader Plants contain chemicals, you know that, right?

  29. B.... G....

    Year when it was recorded?

    B.... G....

    1988 or 1989, not sure.

    B.... G....

    It's on the Sweet Alice and Treehouse Tapes demos.

  30. D.... G....

    thanks myxer for learning this boy of this song

  31. D.... G....

    thc is a chemical, jackass

  32. A.... T....

    Drugs r bad! They took him

  33. H.... S....

    Weed is my music and drug is my Alice in Chains.

    H.... S....

    Weed is not my drug and Alice in Chains is my music.

  34. A.... A....

    ughhh duhhhh huhhhhhh maybe u got wat the fuck i was saying,.... or not

  35. e.... ....

    I know plenty people that use in moderation. And they even shoot it up. You just have to respect yourself and the drug. But sadly, I know more people that can't seem to control themselves than those that do.

    e.... ....

    evilinvader85 doing junk is fucked, you cant take that shit shit in moderation, sooner or later it consumes anyone who touches it, speaking from experience

  36. M.... M....

    If you want to get that technical there's chemicals in everything... so

  37. A.... A....

    cuz theres no chemicals in either of those

  38. T.... ....

    COKE BEER WEED

  39. m.... ....

    its nothing special, don't bother.

  40. m.... ....

    im not condoning doing heroin. but anyone who says that its bad to do heroin but quite alright to drink yourself into a coma is a fucking dipshit. heroin and alcohol effect the same organs equally. so if someone wants to snort or smoke or hell even bang some dope, let them be. odds are they're going to have a better time than the fuck face alcoholic whose gonna be throwing up and feeling like ass the next day.

  41. C.... ....

    It's from their demo, Heroin. I've been trying to find it myself but I can't. Maybe you'll have better luck than me though.

    C.... ....

    And "Sweet Alice", the best demo they produced in my opinion.

    C.... ....

    And on the topic of Sweet Alice - it's easy to download, as it was sold in Aussie for a while.

  42. P.... ....

    I <3 Heroin, Like if you agree. I love 2 snort heroins

    P.... ....

    My man!

  43. S.... D....

    This song makes me want to try heroine.

    S.... D....

    comment from 5 years ago,your dumb ass has probably been dead for the past 4 years,shit for brains!

  44. g.... ....

    mostly true. some people ive known though can do heroin for a week straight stop not be addicted and easily stay off it for a while. other people have a hard time stopping after two days..

  45. L.... ....

    I looked on a few sites for the lyrics and the lines "Living my life in the box, or sleepin in the trash" sounds to me like " Living my life in the bottle, sleepin in the trash".

  46. S.... G....

    Chains....................

  47. c.... b....

    yah i understand you guys are all butthurt about the heroin reference but go bitch about it on a song that isnt......i dont know?... about heroin

  48. r.... k....

    what album is this song off of

  49. m.... f....

    cool.... mane thanks.... :\

  50. J.... H....

    This is a demo you cant get it anywhere else than download I think.

  51. s.... ....

    I love 'chains music if im stoned or sober. Doesent matter.

  52. C.... R....

    there are so many references to meth in this song lol

  53. 0.... t....

    Never done H obviously. It just takes one time. All wish they never started

  54. G.... P....

    And by best singer to ever live, you mean Kurt Cobain, correct? Trolololololol, no watch as the flame war starts

  55. C.... J....

    With all the posts bashing drug users, it's easy to see how the uninformed with their overactive bullshit streams keep the government on a crusade against drugs, including the ones that can be beneficial such as cannabis and psilocybin. Drug addicts shouldn't be treated like criminals. The cocksuckers who push hard drugs and keep people addicts are the criminals. If you berate a rockstar for using junk, you might as well berate jazz musicians of yesteryear for smoking grass. No double standards.

    C.... J....

    Absolutely true my friend

    C.... J....

    Jazz musicians used smack as well. Addiction effects all walks of life. And it's very unfortunate and sad. Its affected me and the majority of my family. It's a very traumatizing experience.

  56. w.... ....

    From watching PJ20, Andrew Wood didn't die immediately from overdosing on heroin. The bandmembers from Mother Love Bone, family, and friends actually had the chance to at least say goodbye to the shell of his former self, as it took him a day after being hospitalized to pass away. Cornell and Ament said that he just looked so messed-up, and it's probably from that traumatic event that if they were into the stuff, they weren't doing it again.

  57. D.... H....

    your a fucking dumbass. Smoke some fucking durban poison and take shots of bombay and find for yourself. I got the adderal on RX and its fucking lame as fuck. get the fuck out of here you fucking junkie.

  58. D.... H....

    right on bro. You tell them.

  59. S.... D....

    is it bad if this song makes me wanna get stoned out of my mind?

  60. B.... ....

    Forget beer, weed or any other drug for that matter. Music is my drug.

  61. M.... ....

    too bad music will never be that good again.

  62. K.... C....

    totally does dude

  63. a.... ....

    right on!

  64. M.... ....

    is it just me or does aic remind you of mother love bone?

    M.... ....

    fuck no!!! what a fucking insult to
    AIC!!!!

    M.... ....

    Early aic were definitely very similar to mother love bone

    M.... ....

    David Helmick he has a point, early Aic does sound like them😂

  65. J.... M....

    @gk723 you know what oc is right

  66. J.... T....

    @CrazyDan1984 wow really....

  67. J.... M....

    @tickedoffnow would u rather he condone heroin or crystal meth?

  68. D.... ....

    Weed is on The Top and Sometimes a line on my nose could be magic
    But Right nw im sitting taking Some DMT and listen to this'

  69. K.... C....

    where I can find this song to download in good quality ?

  70. J.... T....

    whoever agrees with "36crazyfists63", you're way outta' line.
    GROW UP.

  71. Y.... ....

    @spudsisnumber1 someone who loves themselves based on appearance

  72. A.... B....

    dp pills , then the big H

  73. U.... ....

    @socialisms Im following that same path, and Im fully aware of it and I dont give a shit, I feel justified because the human race itsself is an infection, and its going nowhere, let alone the united states. If Im lucky I'll die before donald trump becomes president or some bullshit like that ya know I dont know much about heroin either, all I know is smoking it tastes like pears and it feels just like regular oxygen when its in your lungs & If you keep weed as your main, you can try other drugs.

  74. W.... l....

    the lyrics of a young layne staley! this was how they were living at the time, young, wild, carefree, creating music....And, just look at the awesome legacy of music he left for us all!
    great song, thanks ♫

  75. D.... L....

    The vocals on this make me so hard

  76. J.... K....

    THIS SONG IS KILLER

  77. M.... M....

    stick to the good ole beer and weed

  78. F.... ....

    drugs are for slugs

  79. S.... ....

    3:28 NOW JERRY DO MEH LIKE THIS!!!

  80. S.... ....

    3:29 NOW JERRY DO MEH LIKE THIS!!!

  81. A.... N....

    acid > all other drugs

  82. K.... C....

    @Reticked i didnt meant to thumbs down sorry i cant reverse it

  83. P.... S....

    @RamonesSkater4life

    idiot

    his life was loosen when hes born

    heroin?

    no excuses..

  84. R.... L....

    @abraun88 I get high off pot, good enough for me

  85. d.... r....

    im proud of the ones who got help and delt wit addiction, and for the ones who havent, hold on and please get help. If anything laynes death taught me was that time really is short and you need to live it as so.

  86. M.... ....

    It was in this song that Alice found themselves. R.I.P Layne

  87. d.... ....

    stop saying RIP layne. a legend dont die til hes forgotten. i dont know bout you guys but, i'm not forgetting him anytime soon.

  88. M.... ....

    3:54=epic.

  89. I.... J....

    @RamonesSkater4life i agree. everyone makes mistakes, so did Layne. but i will never judge him for his actions, the inspiration and the impact he had on me can never be changed. thank you Layne

  90. L.... L....

    @myPAINisSELFchosen85 Fuck man I can olny get baloons.

  91. J.... A....

    @RaVexChainz didnt get it...was i right or wrong??? x)

  92. N.... M....

    @joaoa13portugal *Face palm*

  93. J.... A....

    the name of this song was due to Layne's drug (chemical) addiction right??

    J.... A....

    João Agnelo
    No, it was a complicated metaphor for his hatred of dogs.

  94. M.... M....

    @RamonesSkater4life
    I know right? You could probably even use Your Decision as a response to this song, as weird as that may sound.

  95. S.... ....

    @petronije1001 I wouldn't doubt it, compared to this fucked up, shit hole of a world we live in today.

  96. J.... J....

    @Benmeister233 dude there's a thing called youtube converter and it's free we don't live in the 90's anymore man.