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Laid down windows torn
The walls are bare and cold
No stories left untold
Nobody's home
Nobody's home
Echoes through the hall
A distant, faded call
The dust it settles slow
Memories with a faint glow
All alone, so alone

Nobody's home, nobody's home

Whispers to the night
An empty heart, out of sight
The wish it breaks my life
so alone, so all alone

A guitar weeps, softly it moans
Threads of sound, through emptiness roams
Trace the life, tales unfold
Ear to ear

And in the air (in the air)
Some kind of despair
An echo of what's gone, nobody's home
Chords shift, mood elevates
Yet in the dark (in the stark)
A flickering spark
A touch of dawn (dawn breaks in)
The night recedes, a glimmer won

New light is cast on empty space
Revealing time's relentless chase

All the beauty thrives (rhythms rise)
In the stillness, hope survives (hope's embrace)
Pierces through the lifeless face
Paints a hue of warm embrace

Through the cracks (life comes in)
Nature claims what's left within
Vines climb up the rusted gates (quiet take)
Embracing past, the hands of fate
Green shoots rise from the grey (life's display)
In the ruins, they find their way

Where once was emptiness, an echo's call
Now there's a whisper of life through the walls
And I hear, a symphony slow (gentle crescendo)
Singing through the void, a hopeful hello
Faint heartbeats grow, a steady drum (can you hear it come?)
Tales of rebirth, from the ashes, they sum

In the silence (silence breaks)

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I hope you enjoy my cover of Nutshell by Alice in Chains.  Please support what I am doing by subscribing to my YouTube channel and following me on Spotify... 

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Alice in Chains released Nutshell as part of their EP ‘Jar of Flies’ in 1994. The lyrics were written by singer, Layne Staley. The band were part of Seattle’s grunge scene and rose to fame in the early 1990s. The EP debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was the first ever EP to top the chart.

Layne Staley had originally had a band called Alice N’ Chains back in 1987, but they disbanded quite quickly and Layne joined up with Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney and Mike Starr to form Alice In Chains after Layne got permission from his former bandmates to use the name. The band was signed to Columbia Records in 1989.

Nutshell was never released as a single, but it is one of Alice In Chains most well-known songs. The lyrics, written by Layne, are quite dark and deal with despair and loneliness. They are also thought to refer to Layne’s feelings of frustration over his lack of privacy. Rolling Stone’s readers poll in 2013 voted Nutshell number 9 in “The 10 Saddest Songs of All Time”.

Layne had a distinct tenor vocal style and harmonized vocals with vocalist/guitarist, Jerry Cantrell, for which the band became well-known. Amongst his musical influences were Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.

Layne Staley sadly died of a drug overdose on 5 April 2002 at the age of 34, the same day that Kurt Cobain had died 8 years earlier. He had suffered from depression for most of his adult life; he also became addicted to drugs, probably as a result of his mental health issues. His last live performance was in July 1996 in Missouri after which he became more and more reclusive, struggling with his depression.

Alice In Chains are still an active band today, but since 2011, guitarist/vocalist Jerry Cantrell dedicates Nutshell to late original members Layne Staley and Mike Starr when the band perform in concert. Layne’s vocal talents are much missed.

#AliceInChains #Nutshell #LayneStaley

Thanks for listening to my recording Alice in Chains (Cover by Mark Hamilton)

Nutshell (Alice in Chains Cover)

Mark Hamilton

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