Alice In Chains - Red Giant Lyrics






I play the clown for you
Entertaining, absurd hue
And I watch them laugh, I'd love to
See them clap and dance to my tune

Blowing up like a red giant, expansive, a star
And I'm coming to burn this down and laugh my ass off

All my children sing it again and again
'Cause a lie ain't a lie if you're winnin' 'em over
Amen

I act on stage up here
Toying with your own fears
Misdirection I'm so near
Simple sleight of hand, in the clear

Blowing up like a red giant, expansive, a star
And I'm coming to burn this down and laugh my ass off

All my children sing it again and again
'Cause a lie ain't a lie if you're winnin' 'em over
Amen

Too late now, show's over
Real life is much closer
Take the makeup off, you wonder
Why I look the same, only bolder

Blowing up like a red giant, expansive, a star
And I'm coming to burn this down and laugh my ass off

All my children sing it again and again
'Cause a lie ain't a lie if you're winnin' 'em over
Amen

All my children sing it again and again
'Cause a lie ain't a lie if you're winnin' 'em over
Amen





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  1. T.... M....

    Freemason symbolsm...what a weak Business

  2. j.... ....

    New shit,with the old attitude

  3. J.... F....

    Probably the. Best one off the new album It's a stand out for sure. Just needs a great vid and will chart

  4. R.... T....

    Jerry has certainly been blessed with a tremendous talent for making great music. Love the atmospheric vibe on this song. Very cool!

  5. J.... R....

    I know this is an alice in chains video/song but why do some people hate on nirvana. alice in chains and nirvana are both great. stop comparing. just like who you like and let others like what they like

  6. S.... I....

    Love these guys! Humble persons making AWESOME music!

  7. A.... M....

    Still cant believe they lost the grammy to greta lol. When will these guys get the recognition they deserve?????

    A.... M....

    greta thunberg?

  8. S.... T....

    A SUPERNOVA OF A band

  9. G.... ....

    Jerry's songwriting complimented Layne's voice like no other. But you know what, it still continues. And thank god it does.

  10. D.... Z....

    Thanks for this masterpiece track, happy follower since Dirt days.

  11. N.... K....

    Dogg will hunt .....Jerry for president 2020 ..,...

  12. M.... P....

    JERRY CANTRELL MASTER URUGUAY METAL

  13. J.... J....

    Jerry Cantrell is awesome

  14. N.... N....

    Sean kinney's drumming is really tight.....

  15. N.... N....

    This song got the 'sunshine' vibe....

  16. S.... R....

    First verse :
    lay the, clown before you.
    Entertain me, observe you.
    As I watch them laugh, I’d love to.
    See them clap and dance, do my do!

    Chorus: Blowing up like a red giant expensive as all, and I’m going to burn this town and laugh my ass off...
    All of my children taken again and again.. cause I lie and I like if you win that emotion oh man!

  17. L.... F....

    Laugh my ass off 👌

  18. M.... P....

    BEST BAND OF THE WORLD URUGUAY

  19. P.... P....

    Alice in Chains - Red Giant (lyrics)
    ~
    I'm laid out, clown for you
    Entertaining, absurd you
    And of what's left now, my love too
    See them clap and dance to my tune

    Blowing up like a red giant
    It's tempting us now
    And I'm coming to burn this down
    And I'm high as hell

    All my children
    Sing it again and again
    'Cause of I lie and I lie
    If you're winning, I'm over, I'm in

    My angel stays up here
    Dying with your own fears
    Misdirection, I'm so near
    Simple sly of hand, you're not clear

    Blowing up like a red giant
    It's tempting us now
    And I'm coming to burn this down
    And I'm high as hell

    All my children
    Sing it again and again
    'Cause of lying I lied
    If you're winning, I'm over, I'm in

    Too late now, show's over
    Real life is much closer
    Take or make or both, you wonder
    Why I look the same, only bolder?

    Blowing up like a red giant
    It's tempting us now
    And I'm coming to burn this down
    And I'm high as hell

    All my children
    Sing it again and again
    'Cause of lying I lied
    If you're winning, I'm over, I'm in

    All my children
    Sing it again and again
    'Cause of lying I lied
    If you're winning, I'm over, I'm in

  20. E.... R....

    Love this guitar solo! Perfect example of it doesn't have to shred to be good (but love shredding also)...only problem is that i think this gitar solo could have gone longer! JERRY!!!

  21. J.... 4....

    Just saw them in Cincy. AMAZING concert!!

  22. E.... J....

    lUV LUV THIS ...

  23. R.... F....

    I miss Layne. 😢

  24. C.... W....

    In 1992 I asked my Mom to get Alice Cooper but she came home with Alice In Chains. Thank You Mom.

    C.... W....

    That's a major upgrade! Sometimes moms just know.

  25. 4.... ....

    Man this song rules

  26. H.... ....

    Classic AIC. Love these guys. 🤘🏻

  27. t.... ....

    Unique...A one of kind band!

  28. M.... P....

    JERRY CANTRELL GENIO ENTRE LOS GENIOS uruguay palmitas soriano ,25 de julio de 2019

  29. T.... J....

    Great riff!!!

  30. R.... ....

    The sound Jerry creates with his whammy in the chorus is just masterful. Totally psychedelic.

  31. O.... C....

    OST for The Joker movie

  32. J.... R....

    Kick ass song. Anyone else getting a Rain When I Die vibe from this?

  33. S.... S....

    MOS
    AiC
    i
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    ░▒▐▄▄▐
    ▀▀▌▓▓▐▄▄
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  34. M.... W....

    awesome alice in chains

  35. S.... g....

    Too late now. Show's over. Real life is much closer...

  36. D.... A....

    I broke the damn replay button...dammit!

  37. D.... A....

    Fuckin badass!!

  38. J.... A....

    This would be my favorite Alice in chains song since Layne Staley died.
    I really miss you Layne.

  39. D.... N....

    This song is astronomical.

  40. E.... �....

    ... sensacional!

  41. m.... n....

    Red Trump (Giant) is a song about his Red Hat. Make america great again and fuck this song.

    m.... n....

    That's what i reckon as well, but i wasn't sure, thought i was the only one! The band says its about a star or meteroite of some sort.

  42. m.... n....

    We get it most people hate Donald Trump but come on Alice in chains really? Find something else to talk about and quit being big baby Liberals.

  43. M.... U....

    I don't care for this one all that much.

  44. G.... R....

    "SHEAT"

  45. U.... 1....

    I get so caught up in the song, I forget to click like

  46. W.... ....

    Man one of the best times in my life was just recently when alice in chains played in Dublin Ireland and as they were ending this song, them bones came in outta nowhere and gave me such an adrenaline rush.

  47. M.... G....

    Huge aic fan. Im sorry but i see this one like the studio - best 2 songs first. Rest are same vocal droning not impressed. Reminded me of megadeth passed rust in peace taking a risk. Dance music would be an improvement. Sorry folks but boggy depot, degradation trip far better. Dinosaur was decent but far better than this. Revisit dirt or take a creativity class

  48. M.... R....

    watch the comment beneath !

  49. B.... Z....

    Why this masterpiece has only 666k views? WTF

  50. W.... S....

    Alice In Chains till i die

  51. S.... g....

    Best song off of Rainier Fog.

  52. S.... S....

    http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/Silencer/1832124/

    S.... S....

    i

    i

    i Play the
    clown for you.
    Entertaining,
    absurd you.

    As i Watch them laugh,
    i Love to rule.
    See them clap and dance,
    to my tune.

    Blowing-up like a red giant,
    expansive, a star.
    And i'M Coming to burn this down,
    and laugh my ass off.

    All the children,
    singing again and again.
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie,
    if you're winning 'em over. Amen.

    i Act on
    stage up here.
    Toying with
    your own fears.

    Misdirection, i
    AM So near a,
    simple sleight-of-hand.
    In the clear!

    Blowing-up like a red giant,
    expansive, a star.
    And i'M Coming to burn this down,
    and laugh my ass off.

    All the children,
    singing again and again.
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie,
    if you're winning 'em over again.

    Too late now,
    show's over.
    Real life is,
    much closer.

    Take the makeup off,
    you wonder,
    why i Look the same,
    only bolder.

    Blowing-up like a red giant,
    expansive, a star.
    And i'M Coming to burn this down,
    and laugh my ass off.

    All the children,
    singing again and again.
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie,
    if you're winning 'em over again.

    All the children,
    singing again and again.
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie,
    if you're winning 'em over. Amen.

    i!

    S.... S....

    Matthew 11:15-19: He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

    “But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, and saying:

    ‘We played the flute for you,
    And you did not dance;
    We mourned to you,
    And you did not lament.’

    For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”

    -

    Luke 7:31-35: And the Lord said, “To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

    ‘We played the flute for you,
    And you did not dance;
    We mourned to you,
    And you did not weep.’

    For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by all her children.”

  53. V.... P....

    The lyrics you get when you Google this song, is so obviously wrong.
    I wish artists would post the official lyrics in the description or something.

  54. S.... A....

    Hail SATAN

  55. F.... A....

    O som dos caras,sempre foi foda e,muito viajante.

  56. H.... Q....

    Absolutely loving Jerry & Will together. Harmonizing.

  57. L.... A....

    The more I listen the more I love it....just bought the cd for my car.

  58. M.... S....

    Awesome band!!

  59. S.... F....

    Reading these DuVall hate comments while singing along to this masterpiece.

    Seriously, what comes after shitting DuVall? He doesn't care about your shit.

    Is he Layne? No.
    Is he better? It honestly doesn't matter if he is or not, as long as the music overall is good.

    S.... F....

    I love everything they have done with him and saw them 4 times live since. I thank God these guys are still out there going strong. William is a great fit and no one will ever replace Layne, we all know that. Seeing them again in August with Korn. This song is so damn good to me. If there is one thing Jerry can do besides write monster riffs and scorching solos, its write thought provoking lyrics.

  60. G.... R....

    https://youtu.be/rxEbtHLSY0o

  61. G.... R....

    https://youtu.be/7zEm-U1hC7E

    G.... R....

    https://youtu.be/rxEbtHLSY0o

  62. p.... g....

    LOVE THIS FUCKING SONG!!!!!

  63. V.... V....

    You guys have the same balls as 2 decades ago. I love this album!

  64. K.... J....

    Saw this song live a few months back and it was incredible William does a good job on vocals even with the Layne era stuff. And Cantrell makes that fretboard his bitch

  65. F.... D....

    In my opinion ... This song from A.I.C pays even a tribute to Laine Staley !!!! Pretty even !!!!!!

  66. M.... A....

    Whattan incredible composition!! Mind blown to bits ... after 2:38!! All us children are definitely singin’ again... for sure! AIC!!!

  67. M.... P....

    °°I'm laid out, clown for you
    °Entertaining, absurd you
    °And of what's left now, my love too
    °See them clap and dance to my tune
    °°Blowing up like a red giant
    °It's tempting us now
    °And I'm coming to burn this down
    °And I'm high as hell
    °°All my children 
    °Sing it again and again
    °'Cause of I lie and I lie
    °If you're winning, I'm over, I'm in
    °°My angel stays up here
    °Dying with your own fears
    °Misdirection, I'm so near
    °Simple sly of hand, you're not clear
    °°Blowing up like a red giant
    °It's tempting us now
    °And I'm coming to burn this down
    °And I'm high as hell
    °°All my children 
    °Sing it again and again
    °'Cause of lying I lied
    °If you're winning, I'm over, I'm in
    °°Too late now, show's over
    °Real life is much closer
    °Take or make or both, you wonder
    °Why I look the same, only bolder?
    °°Blowing up like a red giant
    °It's tempting us now
    °And I'm coming to burn this down
    °And I'm high as hell
    °°All my children 
    °Sing it again and again
    °'Cause of lying I lied
    °If you're winning, I'm over, I'm in
    °°All my children 
    °Sing it again and again
    °'Cause of lying I lied
    °If you're winning, I'm over, I'm in

  68. D.... N....

    This song is "out-this-world" good.

  69. M.... F....

    A lie ain't a lie if you're winning them over

  70. v.... c....

    when this cd came out
    i listened to it on here and completely
    missed the beginning of this song so i had
    to go back and hear it again and Whoa i Liked it
    so much i played it 3 times.
    #Jerry''sMyGuy

  71. Y.... ....

    I play the clown for you
    Entertaining, absurd hue
    And I watch them laugh, I'd love to see them clap and dance to my tune

    Blowing up like a red giant, expansing, a star
    And I'm coming to burn this down and laugh my ass off

    All my children sing it again and again
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie if you're winnin' 'em over
    Amen

    I act on stage up here
    Toying with your own fears
    Misdirection I'm so near
    Simple sleight of hand, in the clear

    Blowing up like a red giant, expansing, a star
    And I'm coming to burn this down and laugh my ass off

    All my children sing it again and again
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie if you're winnin' 'em over
    Amen

    Too late now, show's over
    Real life is much closer
    Take the makeup off, you wonder
    Why I look the same, only bolder

  72. S.... ....

    Happy Birthday Jerry.
    03-18-2019

  73. G.... R....

    https://youtu.be/xTgKRCXybSM

    G.... R....

    https://youtu.be/rxEbtHLSY0o

  74. h.... ....

    Shameless plug: Check out my Red Giant Fan Video! I edited together a bunch of live and interview footage... https://youtu.be/j4xiDwRsdo0

  75. S.... V....

    Bigger than Seattle; Bigger than the nineties; still grinding through timeless years of shit with all of us

  76. A.... D....

    This album sounds like where Alice was going with Layne Staley (judging from "Died" and "Get Born Again") in late 90s, I loved Black Gives Way To Blue. Could be one of the best comeback albums in Rock History, but this one really picks up from where they left off in the late 90s.

  77. J.... S....

    Love me some Alice in Chains but guitar tone feels really weak, only thing holding this album back

  78. M.... ....

    That's grunge in the late 10's. Sounds sophisticated 30 years after the birth of the genre.

  79. A.... K....

    Fuckin album is badass!!!

  80. r.... ....

    Reminds me a lot of their older stuff (especially off the Tripod album). This song in particular sounds like a mix between Angry Chair, Sludge Factory, Head Creeps, and Acid Bubble all rolled into to one. I like it!

  81. M.... P....

    Every time I stop listening to this song, I forget how awesome it is! One of my absolute favourites!

  82. 1.... ....

    This is a fuckin' masterpiece!

  83. S.... S....

    i

    i

    i Play the
    clown for you.
    Entertaining,
    absurd you.

    As i Watch them laugh,
    i Love to rule.
    See them clap and dance,
    to my tune.

    Blowing-up like a red giant,
    expansive, a star.
    And i'M Coming to burn this down,
    and laugh my ass off.

    All the children,
    singing again and again.
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie,
    if you're winning 'em over. Amen.

    i Act on
    stage up here.
    Toying with
    your own fears.

    Misdirection, i
    AM So near a,
    simple sleight-of-hand.
    In the clear!

    Blowing-up like a red giant,
    expansive, a star.
    And i'M Coming to burn this down,
    and laugh my ass off.

    All the children,
    singing again and again.
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie,
    if you're winning 'em over again.

    Too late now,
    show's over.
    Real life is,
    much closer.

    Take the makeup off,
    you wonder,
    why i Look the same,
    only bolder.

    Blowing-up like a red giant,
    expansive, a star.
    And i'M Coming to burn this down,
    and laugh my ass off.

    All the children,
    singing again and again.
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie,
    if you're winning 'em over again.

    All the children,
    singing again and again.
    'Cause a lie ain't a lie,
    if you're winning 'em over. Amen.

    i!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r35DBVWR_Q&list=PLGRmTpN4dQDSnKYZ1sIrHiIFa6vMJLLhw&index=102

  84. �.... ....

    AIC is the real deal, not like other old school bands try to kiss new school's ass. Actually, they r showing new school bands how to make real music. This is fucking Alice in Chains.

  85. M.... ....

    Who the fuck dared to dislike this.. morons

  86. J.... M....

    I love this new release I want to buy it.

  87. s.... f....

    Love it!! This CD has been in my car for actual months now. Never gets old \m/

  88. l.... s....

    2019 Anyone

  89. D.... T....

    Love the grit to this song! Jerry Cantrell is a fucking rock god! It would be my dream to meet him 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

  90. A.... F....

    Ken Nugent; The Dom the biggest in the district....

  91. G.... ....

    Not my favorite album but a solid release.

  92. F.... ....

    Im fucking crying. That riff is perfect.

  93. C.... ....

    NickTheSmoker anyone?

  94. 3.... 3....

    Is it just me, or is this the only band i know of besides Van Halen to find second life this way? Alice and Chains kept the same sound though, so technically they ARE the only band in this category. Way to make history guys.

  95. b.... J....

    Man I forgot this wasn’t lane singing for a while... I know I’m gonna get crap for that lol

  96. L.... P....

    Almost...hear...layne...good job.