Alice In Chains: Frogs Meaning

Frogs Lyrics

What does friend mean to you?

A word so wrongfully abused

Are you like me, confused

All included but you

Alone...



The sounds of silence often soothe

Shapes and colors shift with mood

Pupils widen and change their...

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   whitespade

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   Jun 7th 2012 !⃝

   For those who have heard it, this is an insanely gloomy song. I've listened to it three times and it gives me the creeps just thinking about it.
   Now, as any Alice In Chains fan would know, Layne Staley died from drug overdose, giving people the thought that most of his lyrics came from his struggle with his addiction. However, I believe this is a different case. Lyrics in the beginning suggest that he, the person who is supposedly singing the song, was betrayed by a person who he considered a friend.
   The chorus is simply "Why does it have to be?" over and over, suggesting the person is coping over himslf being betrayed.
   The second verse seems to talk about a child who is a very innocent child who is introduced to some form of pain, possibly some form of abuse or maybe being lately introduced to the "real world", followed by the chorus.
   Now the ending is very interesting. It appears he is talking to himself about, well, I couldn't tell you. "They never gonna fu*k with me again" possibly implies that he wants to commit suicide, although "I'm still young" implies that he has an internal conflict. "I just want to go straight through you... make your eyes dialate...Irate" Can also imply he wants to kill someone he is mad at angrily. However, with many randomly placed terms throughout the song it is really dufficult to understand exactly what it is about.
2. anonymous

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   Dec 3rd 2022 !⃝

   First of all, the song was written by Jerry Cantrell--NOT Layne Staley. Layne wrote very few AiC songs; they almost all were written by Jerry. Jerry did feel hurt & betrayed by Layne, who ultimately destroyed the band--and himself--with his drug use. Jerry also used the lyrics of the songs he wrote to take shots at Layne. Probably the only way he felt that Layne might actually hear what Jerry was feeling.
3. anonymous

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   Jan 8th 2020 !⃝

   As for the end talking on this song, it just seems like writing stream of conciousness, looking for similarities in words. This reminds me of the shit i used to write at the end of a night of opiates and crack, feeling shitty all fucked up and writing down all the negative wirlwinds in your head.
4. anonymous

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   May 27th 2018 !⃝

   Always struck me as an ode to Layne's depression. You can be around people (all included but used....alone) as a rock star and realise you are only included in their lives because of your fame. He was happy as a child but then "felt the pain too soon" - maybe when he believed his father was dead. Another interpretation may be that this is about his father. Rather then refer to him as his father, he uses the term friend. His father reappered in his live and used him to fuel his own addiction.

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