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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Lead Vocals
Jeff Ament
Jeff Ament
Bass Guitar
Matt Cameron
Matt Cameron
Drums
Mike McCready
Mike McCready
Electric Guitar
Stone Gossard
Stone Gossard
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Songwriter
Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Temple of the Dog
Temple of the Dog
Producer
Rick Parashar
Rick Parashar
Producer
Don Gilmore
Don Gilmore
Additional Engineer
Ken Perry
Ken Perry
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Please, Mother Mercy
Take me from this place
And the long-winded curses
I hear in my head
Words never listen
And teachers, oh, they never learn
But I'm warm from the candle
Though I feel too cold to burn
[PreChorus]
He came from an island
And he died from the street
And he hurt so bad like a soul breaking
But he never said nothing to me, yeah
[Chorus]
So say hello to heaven
Heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven
Heaven, heaven, yeah
[Verse 2]
New like a baby
Lost like a prayer
The sky was your playground
But the cold ground was your bed
Ooh, I said, poor stargazer
She's got no tears in her eyes
But smooth like a whisper
She knows love heals all wounds with time
[PreChorus]
Now it seems like too much love is never enough
Yeah, you better seek out another road
'Cause this one has ended abrupt
[Chorus]
Say hello to heaven
Heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven
Heaven, heaven
Say hello to heaven
Heaven, heaven
[Verse 3]
I, I never wanted
To write these words down for you
With the pages of phrases
Of things we'll never do
So I blow out, out the candle and I put you to bed
Since you can't say to me now
How the dog broke your bone
There's just one thing left to be said
[Chorus]
Say hello to heaven
To heaven, yeah
Say hello to heaven
To heaven, yeah
[Outro]
Say hello to heaven
To heaven, yeah
Say hello to heaven
To heaven, yeah
Written by: Chris Cornell
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