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Audioslave

Exploder

Release date: 19th November 2002

From Audioslave
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About This Track

"Exploder" is a track by Audioslave, from the album Audioslave, released 19th November 2002. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Audioslave

Audioslave

Lyrics

Exploder

[Verse 1]

I met a man locked away for things he hadn't done

Innocence on ball and chain

He'll never feel the sun

Again on his face, or roses in his hands

But when he smiled at me, I could understand

[Chorus]

If you're free you'll never see the walls

If your head is clear you'll never free-fall

If you're right you'll never fear the wrong

If your head is high you'll never fear at all

[Verse 2]

There was a daughter of a man who took his life too young

She swore she'd never do the same, then did just what he'd done

And a boy who's gone insane, heard voices in his head

No one knows what they say, now his mother's dead

[Chorus]

If you're free you'll never see the walls

If your head is clear you'll never free-fall

If you're right you'll never fear the wrong

If your head is high you'll never fear at all

[Verse 3]

There was a man who had a face that looked a lot like me

I saw him in the mirror and I fought him in the street

Then when he turned away, I shot him in the head

Then I came to realize, I had killed myself

[Chorus]

If you're free you'll never see the walls

If your head is clear you'll never free-fall

If you're right you'll never fear the wrong

If your head is high you'll never fear

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Track details

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15th November 2002
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Brad Wilk, Chris Cornell, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello
    Producer
    Rick Rubin
    Co-Producer
    Brad Wilk, Chris Cornell, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello
    Drums
    Brad Wilk
    Guitar
    Tom Morello
    Vocals
    Chris Cornell
    Additional Engineering
    Andrew Scheps, Floyd Reitsma, John Burton, Thom Russo
    Arranger
    Brad Wilk, Chris Cornell, Tim Commerford, Tom Morello
    Assistant Engineer
    Chris Holmes, Darren Mora
    Assistant Mastering Engineer
    Steve Kadison
    Bass Guitar
    Tim Commerford
    Digital Audio Editor
    Andrew Scheps, Greg Fidelman, Thom Russo
    Mastering Engineer
    Vlado Meller
    Mixing Engineer
    Rich Costey
    Recording Engineer
    Andrew Scheps, Dave Schiffman
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