What does 4th of July mean?

Soundgarden: 4th of July Meaning

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4th of July Lyrics

Shower in the dark day
Clean sparks diving down
Cool in the waterway
Where the baptized drown
Naked in the cold sun
Breathing life like fire
Thought I was the only one
But that was just a lie

Cause I heard it in the wind
And I saw it in the...

  1. anonymous
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    Jun 17th 2021 !⃝

    I always thought this was about Christ being crucified and the fireworks that went along. When he's down in a hole trying to crack a smile, he was being obedient. But he is biding time until his returj.

  2. anonymous
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    Jul 20th 2017 !⃝

    Saw Chris play solo in Yakima, WA last summer (2016). He said this song "took place on the Maka Reservation in Neah Bay while on acid." This blew my mind because I've been fishing there for the 4th twice and it is CRAZY. Literally on the edge of the West Coast and the middle of beautiful wilderness. The locals have a firework show that lasts until the sun comes up. Look up this location and it's splendor and I assure you that your paradigm will be moved

  3. anonymous
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    May 1st 2014 !⃝

    I heard Chris say that it was about a night he and Kim had when they were high. Would have liked to been there with them.


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