Soundgarden
Black Hole Sun lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Rock
- Length
- 4:00
In my eyes, indisposed
In disguises, no one knows
Hides the face, lies the snake
In the sun in my disgrace
Boiling heat, summer stench
'Neath the black, the sky looks dead
Call my name through the cream
And I'll hear you scream again
Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun, won't you come?
Won't you come? Won't you come?
Stuttering, cold and damp
Steal the warm wind, tired friend
Times are gone for honest men
And sometimes far too long for snakes
In my shoes, a walking sleep
And my youth, I pray to keep
Heaven send Hell away
No one sings like you anymore
Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun, won't you come?
Won't you come?
Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun, won't you come?
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Hang my head, drown my fear
'Til you all just disappear
Black hole sun (black hole sun), won't you come? (Won't you come?)
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun (black hole sun), won't you come? (Won't you come?)
Won't you come? (Won't you come?)
Black hole sun (black hole sun), won't you come? (Won't you come?)
And wash away the rain?
Black hole sun (black hole sun), won't you come? (Won't you come?)
Won't you come? (Won't you come?)
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
(Black hole sun, black hole sun)
Won't you come?
Won't you come?
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Key vocabulary
- anymore
- not now; not againA2
- indisposed
- not well, unwell
- disguises
- covers identity
- hides
- animal skinA2
- lies
- false statements
- disgrace
- shame or dishonor
- boiling
- very hot; cookingA2
- heat
- warmthA2
- stench
- strong bad smell
- neath
- under; below
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About this song
Soundgarden is an American Seattle-based alt-rock band formed in 1984, combining Chris Cornell’s soaring vocals with Kim Thayil’s heavy, dynamic guitar work and sludge-leaning rhythms. They are known for helping define 1990s grunge and alternative rock mainstream breakthroughs with albums like Badmotorfinger and Superunknown.