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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
Vocals
Benmont Tench
Benmont Tench
Piano
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein
Bass Guitar
Juliet Prater
Juliet Prater
Percussion
Marty Stuart
Marty Stuart
Electric Guitar
Mike Campbell
Mike Campbell
Electric Guitar
Steve Ferrone
Steve Ferrone
Drums
Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Producer
David Ferguson
David Ferguson
Mixing Engineer
Sylvia Massey
Sylvia Massey
Mixing Engineer
Jim Scott
Jim Scott
Mixing Engineer
Eddie Miller
Eddie Miller
Assistant Engineer
Eddy Schreyer
Eddy Schreyer
Mastering Engineer
Gene Grimaldi
Gene Grimaldi
Mastering Engineer
Greg Fidelman
Greg Fidelman
Assistant Engineer
John Ewing
John Ewing
Assistant Engineer
Michael Stock
Michael Stock
Assistant Engineer
Sylvia Massy
Sylvia Massy
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

You wired me awake And hit me with a hand of broken nails You tied my lead and pulled my chain To watch my blood begin to boil But I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my Gonna break my rusty cage and run I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my Gonna break my rusty cage and run Too cold to start a fire I'm burning diesel, burning dinosaur bones I'll take the river down to Stillwater And ride a pack of dogs I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my Gonna break my rusty cage and run I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my Gonna break my rusty cage and run When the forest burns along the road Like God's eyes in my headlights When the dogs are looking for their bones And it's raining icepicks on your steel shore I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my I'm gonna break my rusty cage and run I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my Gonna break my rusty cage and run I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my Gonna break my rusty cage and run I'm gonna break I'm gonna break my Gonna break my rusty cage and run
Writer(s): Chris Cornell Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com

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