(RIP Chris Cornell)
(Verse 1)
What happened in Detroit
when those stage lights faded out?
All those pills and inner demons
turned your world upside down
You fought depression and heroin
survived the booze and pain
Just to meet your final hour
as another victim of Ativan
(Pre-Chorus)
You came here to rise and shine
a voice that burned through space and time
(Chorus)
You came here to rise and shine
the grunge god of my life
What a loss — your haunting voice
now you're gone in soundless noise
The sun refused to shine
left a black hole deep inside
Your suicide still feels unreal
our lives are drowned in grief
(Verse 2)
You carried all that weight alone
with broken hands and tired bones
“Won’t you cry for me someday?”
were the words you gave away
Did those pills control your mind?
Did they steal your final light?
Did the darkness pull you under
on that cold and endless night?
(Bridge)
Your life became your legacy
immortal songs for eternity
Even through this tragedy
your fire still lives inside of me
You gave us dreams
you gave us pain
you gave us strength
through every rain
And though your shadow still remains
your light will never fade away
(Final Chorus)
You came here to rise and shine
the grunge god of my life
What a loss — your haunting voice
echoes through the endless noise
The sun refused to shine
left a black hole deep inside
Though your body disappeared
your voice will never die