Put You Down
Addiction and Desires: Unraveling Alice in Chains' 'Put You Down' Meaning
Lyrics
Heartbreaker
Expressing someone who breaks hearts or causes emotional pain.
Feelin' alright
Feeling okay or satisfactory.
Body over mind
The physical aspect dominating over mental or emotional aspects.
It's slower
Things are happening at a slower pace.
Reduction is addictive too
The act of simplification or making things smaller is also addicting.
Personality overview
An assessment or summary of someone's personality traits.
I can see what the cost will be
Anticipating the potential consequences or price of something.
You know, I don't need you
Stating not needing someone, yet unable to detach or stop associating with them.
I just can't put you down
Despite not needing someone, unable to distance oneself from them.
I can see what it all means to me
Recognizing the personal significance or implications of a situation.
Honey, I don't need you
Similar to line 9, expressing independence yet entanglement with the person.
I just can't put you down
Reiterating the inability to detach from someone despite not needing them.
I can't put you down
Emphasizing the difficulty or inability to distance oneself from the person.
Hard drinker
Describing someone who drinks heavily or excessively.
Feelin' uptight
Feeling tense or anxious.
Your maker, mine
Someone who created or birthed you, potentially referencing a higher power.
It's slower
Similar to line 4, things progressing slowly or at a reduced pace.
Reduction is addictive too
Reiteration of the addictive nature of simplification or reduction.
Personality overview
Repeating the assessment or summary of someone's personality traits.
I can see what the cost will be
Similar to line 8, foreseeing the potential cost or consequences.
You know, I don't need you
Reiterating independence from someone while struggling to detach.
I just can't put you down
Expressing difficulty in distancing oneself despite not needing the person.
I can see what it all means to me
Understanding the personal implications or meanings of a situation.
Honey, I don't need you
Similar to line 12 and 9, claiming independence while being unable to detach.
I just can't put you down
Emphasizing the struggle or impossibility of detachment.
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
Repetition emphasizing the intention to distance or put the person down.
Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
-Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
-Put you down, down, down, gonna put you down, down
-Everything you buy is for the jingle
Suggesting materialistic purchases are motivated by their sound or appearance.
Every time you lie it's all the same
Highlighting the repetitive nature of lying and its consequences.
Ooh, and if you need a rhyme to kill the singer
Suggesting a desire to end a performance or metaphorically stop the pain.
Shoot me dead before I may be through
Prefering to be stopped or ended rather than enduring further hardship.
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