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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Performer
Robert DeLeo
Robert DeLeo
Bass Guitar
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland
Lead Vocals
Eric Kretz
Eric Kretz
Drums
Dean DeLeo
Dean DeLeo
Electric Guitar
Dave Ferguson
Dave Ferguson
Trumpet
Fender Rhodes
Fender Rhodes
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Robert Emile Deleo
Robert Emile Deleo
Songwriter
Scott Richard Weiland
Scott Richard Weiland
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nick DiDia
Nick DiDia
Recording Engineer
Ron Boustead
Ron Boustead
Editing Engineer
Caram Costanzo
Caram Costanzo
Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen
Mastering Engineer
Brendan O'Brien
Brendan O'Brien
Producer
Chris Goss
Chris Goss
Vocal Recording Engineer
Tracy Chisholm
Tracy Chisholm
Vocal Recording Engineer

Lyrics

My friend blue, he runs the show
With hot pink purple china glow
His family trees are molded
No longer grows in summer
He holds it closer, lets it go
Picks a fruit but keeps it whole
Can't keep the submarining
Can't keep the light from fading
Grab the hate and drown it out
Grab the beat and drum it out
It's all so confusing
Ain't the same for you and me
Cartoon-like reality
Dogs and cats and children
The deepest wound is hidden
Ain't the same for you or me
Comatose commodity
The superhero's dying
All the children crying
Sell more records if I'm dead
Purple flowers once again
Hope it's sooner, hope it's near
Corporate records' fiscal year
Down the river, down the river
Have a listen, lend an ear
Here's a song now if you care
I'll just hum along
Words don't matter anymore
Grab the hate and drown it out
Grab the beat and drum it out
It's all so confusing
Adhesive love
Adhesive
Adhesive love
Adhesive love
Adhesive
Adhesive love
Flying high across the plain
Purple flowers ease the pain
Here, now have a listen
Ain't the songs you're missing
Down the river, down the river
Stitch the womb and wet the bed
With a whisper I'll be dead
Don't let the living die yet
Grab the hate and drown it out
Grab the beat and drown it out
It's all so confusing
Adhesive love
Adhesive
Adhesive love
Adhesive love
Adhesive
Adhesive love
Written by: Robert Emile Deleo, Scott Richard Weiland

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