Soundgarden\u2019s biggest hit, \u201cBlack Hole Sun\u201d, uses metaphor and surreal imagery. With a combination of vague and supernatural references, the song continues to define the Seattle band even though it\u2019s musically far removed from the grunge scene they helped pioneer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It also features, perhaps, Chris Cornell\u2019s most powerful vocal performance. Like any song written with abstract lyrics<\/a>, maybe it\u2019s unknowable because it means something different depending on the listener. But as is the case with many rock songs, the emotion one experiences is often more important than the literal meaning. For Cornell, his most poignant lyric started with an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n