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<\/a><\/p>\nEarler in 2017, before his tragic death, SOUNDGARDEN’s Chris Cornell released a single entitled “The Promise” for the motion picture of the same name. Although Chris said the story in the lyrics dealing with the Armenian genocide, when one now looks at them under a new light since the legendary rocker died in a Detroit hotel room on May 18th, they take on an ominous and deeper meaning. Rocket’s “Latch Theory”<\/a> proves it’s possible Chris could have been murdered. Taking that into account, the reader will be exposed to the fascinating analysis of a powerful song written by one of the all time great rock performers. As the story goes, the final year of Chris Cornell’s life was allegedly very chaotic at times, yet his beautiful soul still shines through stronger than ever. TMD’s Randy “Rocket” Cody <\/a>breaks down the lyrics:<\/p>\n “The Promise”<\/strong><\/p>\n Lyrics By Chris Cornell<\/p>\n If I had nothing to my name The character in the lyrics, as Chris explained, is a man who dreams of finding the pictures of his late child lost in the genocide. Is Chris actually making a cryptic message to his own kids, acknowledging the spiritual connection he has with them? ‘The strength that shines’. He loved kids. Moreover, by all accounts Chris was a great father. ‘The hope and light that will never die’. He is talking directly about his own children. Is this a secret way of ultimately telling them to hold onto his memory in a positive manner and not a negative one? And one promise you made Notice the line, ‘A promise to survive’, for this is very telling of where the late musician’s mind was truly at during his final year on earth. Chris wanted to ‘persevere and thrive’… he did not want to die. His passion for life is no more evident than in these lyrics he wrote for the world.<\/p>\n And you said This is where it gets dark. ‘The poison in a kiss is the lie upon the lips’, possibly speaks to those who betrayed him at the end of his life. Is it his failing marriage which is referenced in the line ‘When I feel like lies are all I hear’, and is Chris directly speaking of his wife Vicky?<\/p>\n And one promise you made
\nBut photographs of you
\nRescued from the flames
\nThat is all I would ever need
\nAs long as I can read
\nWhat’s written on your face
\nThe strength that shines
\nBehind your eyes
\nThe hope and light
\nThat will never die<\/p>\n
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\n‘The hope and light that will never die’.<\/strong> <\/small><\/big><\/p>\n
\nOne promise that always remains
\nNo matter the price
\nA promise to survive
\nPersevere and thrive
\nAs we’ve always done<\/p>\n
\n“The poison in a kiss
\nIs the lie upon the lips”
\nTruer words were never shared
\nWhen I feel
\nLike lies are all I hear
\nI pull my memories near
\nThe one thing they can’t take<\/p>\n
\nOne promise that always remains
\nNo matter the price
\nA promise to survive
\nPersevere and thrive
\nAs we’ve always done<\/p>\n