Incessant Mace – English Lyrics

• By: Soundgarden

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Soundgarden's 'Incessant Mace' and explore the raw emotion and complex themes woven into this grunge classic. Discover how the band blends personal reflection with musical innovation, offering a glimpse into the dark and creative mind of Chris Cornell and the band's early sound .

[English]

(mellow rock music)

(mellow rock music continues)

♪ So he's afraid ♪

♪ He'll suffer his father's fate ♪

♪ Two sets of silverware ♪

♪ Cups and plates ♪

♪ Two burning hands ♪

♪ And the bleeding hearts ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Don't feel it's not ♪

♪ Too late to start ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

(mellow rock music)

(mellow rock music continues)

♪ Only those photographs ♪

♪ On your wall ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Are chained and down ♪

♪ Down your hall ♪

♪ Reminding you ♪

♪ Of all the days ♪

♪ When you collected ♪

♪ Hell to pay ♪

♪ Hell to pay ♪

♪ I said it's not too late ♪

♪ It's not too late ♪

♪ Incessant mace ♪

♪ Incessant mace ♪

♪ Oh God I can see it ♪

♪ You know it's incessant mace ♪

(mellow rock music)

(mellow rock music continues)

♪ Uh yeah yeah ♪

♪ (mellow rock music) ♪

♪ Be just like ♪

♪ Ten broken backs ♪

♪ Mmm ♪

♪ What you get ♪

♪ For piling stacks ♪

♪ Come on and leave ♪

♪ Your treasure chest ♪

♪ Wonder why you're ♪

♪ You're under stress ♪

♪ You're under stress ♪

♪ I said it's not too late ♪

♪ No it's not too late ♪

♪ Yeah it's not too late ♪

♪ Incessant mace ♪

♪ Incessant mace ♪

♪ Incessant mace ♪

♪ Incessant mace ♪

♪ Oh God I can see it ♪

♪ You know it's incessant mace ♪

(mellow rock outro)

(crowd cheers)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
incessant /ɪnˈsɛsənt/ C1	adjective - never ending or stopping; constant
mace /meɪs/ B2	noun - a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged head noun - a ceremonial staff of office or authority
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ A2	verb - to experience pain or distress
silverware /ˈsɪlvərˌwɛr/ B1	noun - cutlery made of silver or plated with silver
burning /ˈbɜːrnɪŋ/ A2	adjective - on fire; extremely hot
bleeding /ˈbliːdɪŋ/ A2	adjective - losing blood from the body
photographs /ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs/ A1	noun - pictures taken by a camera
chained /tʃeɪnd/ B1	adjective - bound with a chain
reminding /rɪˈmaɪndɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make someone remember something
collected /kəˈlɛktɪd/ A2	adjective - gathered together
treasure /ˈtrɛʒər/ A1	noun - valuable items, especially when stored
stress /strɛs/ A2	noun - pressure or tension
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A1	adjective - separated into parts
piling /ˈpaɪlɪŋ/ B1	verb - to stack or accumulate
wonder /ˈwʌndər/ A1	verb - to think about something with curiosity