Listen to Rooster by Alice In Chains

Rooster

Alice In Chains

Alternative

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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05
Jul 05, 2025
Aston Villa Football Club
Birmingham

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Layne Staley

Vocals

Jerry Cantrell

Guitar

Sean Kinney

Drums

Michael Starr

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jerry Cantrell

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Alice In Chains

Alice In Chains

Producer

Dave Jerden

Producer

Bryan Carlstrom

Bryan Carlstrom

Recording Engineer

Annette Cisneros

Annette Cisneros

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Ulrich Wild

Assistant Recording Engineer

Eddy Schreyer

Mastering Engineer

Steve Hall

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Ain't found a way to kill me yet

Eyes burn with stinging sweat

Seems every path leads me to nowhere

[Verse 2]

Wife and kids, household pet

Army green was no safe bet

The bullets scream to me from somewhere

[Chorus]

Here they come to snuff the Rooster, ah yeah

Yeah, here come the Rooster, yeah

You know he ain't gonna die

No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die

[Chorus]

Here they come to snuff the Rooster, ah yeah

Yeah, here come the Rooster, yeah

You know he ain't gonna die

No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die

[Verse 3]

Walking tall, machine gun man

They spit on me in my homeland

Gloria sent me pictures of my boy

[Verse 4]

Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death

My buddy's breathing his dying breath

Oh God, please, won't you help me make it through?

[Chorus]

Here they come to snuff the Rooster, ah yeah

Yeah, here come the Rooster, yeah

You know he ain't gonna die

No, no, no, you know he ain't gonna die

Written by: Jerry Cantrell