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Badmotorfinger
Holy Water

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Holy Water

Release date: 24th September 1991

From Badmotorfinger

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About This Track

"Holy Water" is a track by Soundgarden, from the album Badmotorfinger, released 24th September 1991. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

Holy Water

[Verse 1]

Holy water on the brain, and I'm losin' sleep

Holy Bible on the nightstand next to me

As I'm raped by another monkey circus freak

Tryin' to take my indignance away from me, from me

[Chorus]

Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me

Yeah, holy water's rustin' me

It's rustin' me

Rustin' me

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 2]

Bloody murder is the best I've heard her scream

Holy devil in the flesh, some might believe

And they take thine majesty so seriously

'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed

[Chorus]

Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me

Yeah, holy water's rustin' me

It's rustin' me

Rustin' me, yeah

[Verse 3]

Damn the water if it's life you wanna drink

Mind your mother if it makes you feel at ease

As you're raped by another monkey circus freak

'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed

[Chorus]

Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me

Yeah, yeah, holy water's rustin' me

Yeah, holy water's rustin' me

It's rustin' me

Rustin' me

[Outro]

Rustin' me

Rustin' me, yeah

Rustin' me

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From Badmotorfinger

1991

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1991

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Credits

Writer: Chris Cornell
Producer: Soundgarden, Terry Date
Engineer: Terry Date
Bass: Ben Shepherd
Drums: Matt Cameron
Guitar: Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil
Vocals: Chris Cornell
Assistant Engineer: Efren Herrera
Assistant Mixing Engineer: John Jackson (Engineer)
Copyright ©: A&M Records, Universal Music Group, You Make Me Sick I Make Music
Credited: A&M Records, Ben Shepherd, Can-Am Recorders, Chris Cornell, Efren Herrera, Howie Weinberg, John Jackson (Engineer), Kim Thayil, Larry Brewer, Masterdisk, Matt Cameron, Ron St. Germain, Terry Date, Universal Music Group, You Make Me Sick I Make Music
Label: A&M Records
Mastered At: Masterdisk
Mastering Engineer: Howie Weinberg
Mixed At: Can-Am Recorders
Mixing Engineer: Ron St. Germain
Phonographic Copyright ℗: A&M Records, Universal Music Group
Publisher: You Make Me Sick I Make Music
Video Production Assistant: Larry Brewer