Alice In Chains - Rooster

 

Rooster by Alice In Chains

ALBUM
Dirt, 1992 (second release)

BAND MEMBERS AT THE TIME
Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Layne Staley, Mike Starr

ABOUT THE SONG
Written by Cantrell about his father, whose nickname was Rooster, given to him by a relative because of his “cocky” attitude and hair that tended to stick up. Rooster served in the Vietnam War but never spoke about the experience, so Cantrell wrote what he thought his father’s feelings were at the time.

LYRICS
Ain't found a way to kill me yet
Eyes burn with stingin' sweat
Seems every path leads me to nowhere

Wife and kids, household pet
Army green was no safe bet
The bullets scream to me from somewhere

Here they come to snuff the Rooster
Yeah, here come the Rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die

Walkin' tall, machine gun man
They spit on me in my homeland
Gloria sends me pictures of my boy

Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
My buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath
Oh God, please, won't you help me make it through?

Here they come to snuff the Rooster
Yeah, here come the Rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, you know he ain't gonna die

VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAE6Il6OTcs