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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Layne Staley
Vocals
Mike McCready
Electric Guitar
Barrett Martin
Drums
John Baker Saunders
Electric Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mad Season
Producer
Brett Eliason
Mixing Engineer
Sony Felho
Assistant Engineer
Sam Hofstedt
Assistant Engineer
Joe Gaswirt
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
My pain is self-chosen
At least so the prophet says
I could either burn
Or cut off my pride and buy some time
A head full of lies is the weight
Tied to my waist
The river of deceit pulls down, oh-oh
The only direction we flow is down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
My pain is self-chosen
At least I believe it to be
I could either drown
Or pull off my skin and swim to shore
Now I can grow a beautiful shell for all to see
The river of deceit pulls down, yeah
The only direction we flow is down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
The pain is self-chosen, yeah
Our pain is self-chosen
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Down, oh down
Writer(s): Michael Mccready, Barrett Martin, John Saunders, Layne Staley
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