On a cold, wet afternoon
In a room full of emptiness
By a freeway I confess
I was lost in the pages
Of a book full of death
Reading how we'll die alone
And if we're good we'll lay to rest
And then will we wander
(Chorus)
In your house I long to be
room by room patiently
I'll wait for you there
Like a stone
I'll wait for you there
Alone [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/a/audioslave/like_a_stone.html ]
And on my deathbed I will pray
To the gods and the angels
Like a pagan to anyone
Who will take me to heaven
To a place I recall
I was there so long ago
The sky was bruised
The wine was bled
And there you led me on
In your house I long to be
Room by room patiently
I'll wait for you there
Like a stone
I'll wait for you there
Alone
Alone
And on I read
Until the day was gone
And I sat in regret
Of all the things I've done
For all that I've blessed
And all that I've wronged
In dreams until my death
I will wander on
In your house I long to be
Room by room patiently
I'll wait for you there
Like a stone
I'll wait for you there
Alone
Alone
One of the best songs i've ever heard. The music before the last chorus is awesome!!! This song has summerfest written all over it. Kudos to chris cornell and audioslave.
Luckysevens071 is wrong. "on a cobweb afternoon" makes no sense. "on a cold wet afternoon" are the correct words of the first line. Pretty sure it's a typo in the lyric book in the cd case. Listen as closely as you want. What does cobweb afternoon mean?
This song is actually about chris cornells close friend and lead singer of the band alice in chains who was found dead in his appartment after he od'd
when he says like a stone, he is refering to how lane staleys body was in his appartement decomposing for 14 days, just sotting there like a stone.
Ahhh the first line is wrong!!! Its "on a cobweb afternoon'! Not "on a cold, wet afternoon" read the lyric book in the cd case if you dont beleive me and listen closer to the song
Waiting like a stone can be interpreted- like stone that does not move anywhere,it is always there and he will be waiting just like that ! This song is one of the best songs of the 21st century ! It is not tipical bull... That you hear on the radio every 5 min. It can be-cause it is comercial song and it deserves to be !
This song is completely and totally about being saved. Not a love song! I can see how its interpreted into a romantic song but its sooo not. Hes asking/begging for god to take away his pain and make him strong like a stone. He wants salvation.