Bruce Springsteen - Adam Raised A Cain Lyrics






In the summer that I was baptized,
My father held me to his side,
As they put me to the water,
He said how on that day I cried.
We were prisoners of love, a love in chains,
He was standin' in the door, I was standin' in the rain,
with the same hot blood burning in our veins,
Adam raised a Cain.

All of the old faces,
Ask you why you're back,
They fit you with position,
And the keys to your daddy's Cadillac,
In the darkness of your room,
Your mother calls you by your true name,
You remember the faces, the places, the names,
You know it's never over, it's relentless as the rain,
Adam raised a Cain.

In the Bible Cain slew Abel
And East of Eden he was cast,
You're born into this life paying,
for the sins of somebody else's past,
Daddy worked his whole life, for nothing but the pain,
Now he walks these empty rooms, looking for something to blame,
You inherit the sins, you inherit the flames,
Adam raised a Cain.

Lost but not forgotten, from the dark heart of a dream,
Adam raised a Cain





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  1. t.... ....

    2:00 that guitar solo . I think it’s Silvio playoff aka Steven Van Zant

  2. t.... ....

    I love this song after I killed my mom because she killed my wife ! Lol

  3. e.... b....

    There is junky- cheap- hollow Pop music....and then there is this album.

  4. J.... W....

    Lost but not forgotten in the dark heart of a dream...

  5. j.... t....

    Do NOT hear before ride a Harley Davidson

  6. D.... P....

    The Greg Hill show on weei !

  7. S.... C....

    Everybody here's on about Sons of Anarchy, but I'll probably get even more flak for saying I'm here from a 70's rock radio mod on Fallout

  8. K.... M....

    My favorite song by this guy.

  9. G.... J....

    Jax Teller

  10. M.... T....

    Adam raised a Cain!

  11. R.... P....

    I’m here because of Sean Fennessey

  12. G.... F....

    Freaking loved the use of this song in SOA

  13. A.... R....

    I just found out that the actor that plays Silvio in The Sopranos plays the guitar in this song, so I see this as a cool unintentional crossover between The Sopranos and Sons of Anarchy

  14. M.... D....

    this song is godtier

  15. R.... T....

    Darkness lost and underrated nugget. Monster lp by early Boss. Killer N.O. piano line

  16. S.... M....

    This is what. !!! hot!!! Sounds like!! Ummm

  17. P.... H....

    Prototype for Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds this song.

  18. H.... o....

    Bye bye Jax

  19. O.... F....

    I think this is one of the best songs from Springsteen. One of the best rocksongs I know.....and I know many....

  20. C.... L....

    The only good thing he did in his life

  21. B.... D....

    SOA brought me here a couple years ago and it’s been a everyday song for me every since. The guitar player is bad ass

    B.... D....

    It`s Bruce Springsteen playing the guitar :)

  22. Y.... L....

    Rip Jacks teller 😥😥😥

  23. C.... L....

    I'm a huge SOA fan but those of you that are here because of that series are so late to the party.....just sayin'

  24. V.... H....

    I bought this record in the late seventies… I still love it (Darkness on the edge of town)

    V.... H....

    Viking Hermen my favorite Springsteen album

  25. v.... h....

    Who else is here because of DANANN

  26. G.... A....

    awesome track, lyrics cut deep..

  27. M.... K....

    At least you got here !

  28. P.... P....

    Who else thinks The Boss is sexy here?

  29. K.... M....

    "Hello, cool and clear eyes of adulthood" ~ 17 yr old me, upon hearing this song for the first time.

  30. [.... S....

    BEST Music Ever !

  31. L.... A....

    I want this played at my funeral

  32. M.... ....

    any other Springsteen songs similar to this style? this shit bangs

    M.... ....

    Philadelphia.

    M.... ....

    Try "Candy`s room" from the same album which is "Darkness on the edge of town".

  33. j.... ....

    I wonder how many of yall relate to it

  34. M.... ....

    jeez...you all talkin bout tv shows u heard it on. bruce was around a long time before that show..lol

  35. K.... L....

    Great lyrics...

  36. M.... B....

    True Grit!

  37. J.... a....

    Adam *ROIISED A KANE*

  38. O.... G....

    I DONT WASTE COCAINE

  39. T.... ....

    I can't tell if this is rap or rock anyone know?

  40. c.... J....

    Beautiful and like you!!!

  41. G.... S....

    In the summer that I was baptized,
    My father held me to his side,
    As they put me to the water,
    He said how on that day I cried.
    We were prisoners of love, a love in chains,
    He was standin' in the door, I was standin' in the rain,
    with the same hot blood burning in our veins,
    Adam raised a Cain.

    All of the old faces,
    Ask you why you're back,
    They fit you with position,
    And the keys to your daddy's Cadillac,
    In the darkness of your room,
    Your mother calls you by your true name,
    You remember the faces, the places, the names,
    You know it's never over, it's relentless as the rain,
    Adam raised a Cain.

    In the Bible Cain slew Abel
    And East of Eden he was cast,
    You're born into this life paying,
    for the sins of somebody else's past,
    Daddy worked his whole life, for nothing but the pain,
    Now he walks these empty rooms, looking for something to blame,
    You inherit the sins, you inherit the flames,
    Adam raised a Cain.

    Lost but not forgotten, from the dark heart of a dream,
    Adam raised a Cain

    G.... S....

    Grimm Sleeper Man this should be at the top. Thanks

    G.... S....

    Instant Karma no probs mate

    G.... S....

    You're born into this life paying,
    for the sins of somebody else's past,


    Thanks for posting the lyrics. On the LP way back then - last track on Side 1? I could be wrong....


    Someone mentioned the anger in the song. What first struck me is how TIGHT (sorry to use that word) the E Street Band was on this song, Tension. Eruptions! the lot! Thanks again.

  42. S.... B....

    Jackieboy

  43. J.... O....

    Springsteen is a monster on this song.. I love this shit... B4 soa

    J.... O....

    Either this or "The River" - the best Bruce albums!

  44. I.... T....

    Holy picture disc, Batman!!!

  45. G.... B....

    Still sad about SoA 😫

  46. V.... ....

    This makes me miss the old days... we had a helluva good time, didn’t we?

  47. b.... f....

    Who's here because are parents were asswholes. A childhood isnt something your suppose to spend your adulthood overcoming

  48. T.... S....

    R.I.P OPIE

  49. o.... ....

    You could call it a cliche but what successfully makes emotional investment a difference in music is on display here in spades. It reaches out and puts it in you. It's the same thing that pulls you out of yourself be it the church or the street or whatever it is that wakes you up. In it is the trinity of truth, the father, the son, and you hence the biblical imagery. It rises and falls like the breath of life itself, indomitable until one eclipses the other in a cycle that begets continuity. To chronicle a flaw so vital is what makes this so heavy.

  50. c.... J....

    Super Bruce Springsteen

  51. K.... P....

    Bruce at his best!

  52. j.... ....

    Alabama Shakes version is bloody amazing tho

  53. W.... Q....

    Dean and Sam Winchester would be proud

  54. J.... M....

    WHY IN THE WORLD did Bruce stop writing songs like this ????? BIG MISTAKE BRUCE !

    J.... M....

    Joe he was in a very dark place when he wrote this. He was in a major lawsuit with his record company that threatened bankruptcy. His back was against the wall during this part of his life. This was Bruce when he was straight street! He probably was someone who could take you on in a fight if it came to it.

  55. B.... R....

    Not trying to sound like a perv, but this is the perfect song for a stripper to strip too, just imagine her slowly crawling across the stage....lol.

    B.... R....

    BIlly Ray this is actually very true Lol

    B.... R....

    Candy’s room?

  56. R.... B....

    Chorus may be heaviest thing Bruce ever did

  57. A.... A....

    song of the sons of anarchy ! I come here because this serie !

  58. d.... W....

    1978 brought me here

    d.... W....

    d. Walsh Same.

  59. d.... W....

    1978 brought me here

  60. a.... a....

    Esta buena canción la compuso BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN y la canto y la publico en el año 1978

  61. M.... M....

    Samcro rulz

  62. r.... m....

    Free bird into a Semi is a pretty putty way out..

  63. R.... B....

    I came here because I love Bruce Springsteen

  64. M.... G....

    Adam where is the novacaine

  65. T.... J....

    Kicks butt this song!

  66. S.... D....

    RIP Jax Teller ❤
    SAMCRO for life ❤

  67. B.... ....

    king is gone but not forgotten

  68. R.... ....

    This may be totally random, but when I hear this song, I think of the Scout and Spy from Team Fortress 2.

  69. s.... ....

    the intro to the last episode was one of the best ever. You could just tell by the look on jax face that he knew

  70. L.... S....

    these housewives that your hooking​ me up with look like ventrilaquists dummies

  71. D.... M....

    Хвала епископу Јовану Ћулибрку што нам говори о овом човеку!

  72. e.... t....

    monjardinho me trouxe aqui

  73. D.... ....

    only springsteen I can stand. not for his mumbling lyrics but the guitar riff he didn't play.

    D.... ....

    Are you out of your fucking mind? He played this. What the fuck are you talking about? It's not even the best thing he ever played.

  74. L.... S....

    didn't ask to be born

  75. W.... W....

    still not over with this song FUCK

  76. I.... C....

    Wild guitar !

  77. J.... B....

    Jax Teller 😍

  78. I.... J....

    amazing song, what does it mean? "raised a cain"

  79. P.... d....

    You republicans have no understanding of what a true artist is, He may have different political views than you and you have been supporting his views until one of you crybabys start sulking. You have an opinion right? So does he, STFU

  80. g.... ....

    Probably his best guitar work ever.

  81. A.... W....

    Goota Iong time survior iin the in model he was cursed
    you're born into this life foiled listen to someone else's purse.

    A.... W....

    i hope you dont think those are the word

  82. A.... W....

    Alan where is the key?

  83. L.... S....

    wish I could see him and the band doing this track in concert but then maybe not

    L.... S....

    Lesley Storey never too late

  84. C.... M....

    Musical genius, political moron!

    C.... M....

    sorry he isnt a brainwashed trump supporter like you John

    C.... M....

    god when will these bootlickers figure out corporate America is using them and if you don't support your not a patriot

    C.... M....

    Joey what would it take for you guys to realize that its actually you who is the brainwashed moron? I truly wonder if some of you guys can be saved or if we should just euthanize all of you.

    C.... M....

    Douglas Bost karma will get you for being such a horrible person. Hope its already happened.

    C.... M....

    Kevin Jackson who gives a f@ck? Just enjoy the music!

  85. L.... S....

    new CD for me but this sound was the first t hit home

  86. a.... r....

    Great!!! Both lyrics and chords. Just love it.

  87. B.... K....

    Is that Al Pacino or Bruce Sprinsteen?

    B.... K....

    Barış Keleş finally someone, who thought the same :D

  88. J.... V....

    Samcro bought me here. Redwood originals lives forever. Some of the best stuff u will watch. Oh yea thanks Bruce for an amazing track 👍

  89. m.... ....

    Upvote if you knew about this song before SoA

    m.... ....

    that is funny, this song runs hot in my blood, grit, gravel, time served and time served again, you see, Bruce was my poppa's friend and when I go back there where I was, Monmouth County, they watch me, keep a distance, the rumors they still whisper, so what you know about how all this goes, there's more to it than will ever show... so I appreciate the surreal primality and will share this for just a knowing laugh, that it matters little or less, who knows, who must guess- what matter more... we will endure.
    "PSYCHOSIS BY OSMOSIS"
    So sane once the madman spoke.
    So mad now, my belief.
    Psychosis by osmosis-
    This my worn and weary smile;
    Sits upon my face
    Like the Arctic oil slick;
    Sick by reflection…

    I have seen the greasing of the wheels
    With the blood of soldiers and slaves.

    Nero looks back up at me
    From the puddles on the walk.
    Oh, where did I inherit these demon eyes?
    Was it the dreaming or the horror?
    The dreaming or the horror.

    Perhaps my nightmares wake up with me
    And eyes and ice are one and the same;
    As I see with my visions apart
    Myself watching me…

    Yes, I offered you a hole in the wall
    For your honor to escape through:
    Yet as the mad ones teach me all about self-serving insanity
    Do I become insane myself.
    Yes, I become insane myself.

    For all I am shown, -should the martyrs tremble
    With wasted feet on once-hallowed grounds;
    …and a tear of death let go from an eye of Enola Grey…
    …and I am swimming in glass, as the mirror reflects
    Something I once saw - a horror in the eyes of an angel.



    No, the babies won’t drink
    From the curdled maternal well.
    Terra mama we have betrayed the faith,
    And our saints do walk among us
    On slippers of thorns,
    With the future only
    A sick reflection of ourselves;
    Psychosis by osmosis
    -and the milk of human kindness
    Turns to blood.

    dedicated to Tom Waits, from the RaVen...

    m.... ....

    U realize more then half the people thumbs up are liars!

    m.... ....

    What the hell is SoA? Been listening to this song since it came out, who the hell cares about loosers, stealing music to promote their short season shit material, coming out of their asses?

    m.... ....

    I do.

    The song is probably better written than the entire show.

    m.... ....

    @Jacob Cincioni May have? NO definitely

  90. R.... S....

    The best guitar solo I think and I'm not talkin abt technique

    R.... S....

    the best solo on a telecaster.

  91. W.... H....

    Baby It's You

  92. F.... B....

    🎸🎸🎶🎵🔊🔊

  93. J.... J....

    Men of Mayhem.

  94. E.... Z....

    Sons of anarchy is literally a glorified soap opera. Can't stand that show. My taste in music brought me here, just sayin

    E.... Z....

    Lol you probably like the overrated crap like breaking bad