Alice In Chains - Whale & Wasp Meaning

1. anonymous

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   Jan 5th 2024 !⃝

   imo the two guitars are 1- a whale, which is a metaphor for the elephant in the room (or whale for that matter). Staleys addiction. a very dark, deep, low tuned guitar is his "drowning in addiction" the higher tuned steel guitar is the wasp, which to a lot of people has something to do with the cold sharpness of coming down from a high, or a syringe. Cantrell was an odd dude so it might mean literally nothing lmao.
2. anonymous

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   Jul 12th 2022 !⃝

   I personally think this is a reminder to be alive. And to live it for yourself. It’s a full circle to what we all are LIFE.
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   Nov 30th 2021 !⃝

   Struggle and redemption from sorrow and loss of hope that's just my opion but it makes sense understanding the singers personal struggle with and eventual loss with addiction and myself being a recovered and relapsed drug addict I feel I can respond or maybe I'm just echoing my own strife
4. anonymous

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   Sep 30th 2021 !⃝

   The wasp sting the whale so it cries out but then they become friends. Every once in awhale (lol) it still cries becuase the sting still hurts a little.
5. anonymous

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   Jul 29th 2021 !⃝

   The wasp is a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant killing the whale. The whale is crying out and then it's soul it's on its way to heaven after after being killed buy a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant

   This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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   Sep 19th 2020 !⃝

   I believe it to be about the wasp Aggression and attack mode where the whale to be buoyant and tranquil.
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   Nov 23rd 2017 !⃝

   Loss and hope, theft and regained possession.
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   Nov 23rd 2017 !⃝

   Loss and hope

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