Alice In Chains - Rooster

Song: Rooster

Artist: Alice In Chains

Album: Dirt

Alice In Chains is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington.

Alice In Chains was formed in 1987 and was part of the grunge movement of the early 1990s. Rooster is from Alice In Chains second studio album Dirt which was released in 1992. The song was released as a single in 1993. Rooster was written by Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell about his father Jerry Cantrell Sr.'s experience while serving in the US army during the Vietnam War. The lyrics are quite clearly about a soldier in a war, away from home, in a scary place and missing his family. About the hell that is war. Part of the music video was filmed on property belonging to Cantrell's family and clips from the 1986 movie Platoon were also used. I love the sound of the song. It's kind of trippy while at the same time being hard rock. Rooster is one of my favorite Alice In Chains songs.

"Rooster"

Ain't found a way to kill me yet
Eyes burn with stinging 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 [2x]
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no, ya know he ain't gonna die

Walkin' tall machine gun man
They spit on me in my home land
Gloria sent 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, no ya know he ain't gonna die

Alice In Chains - Rooster - Youtube (Music Video)