Discover the story of the song > Dirt Live – Alice In Chains

The protagonist is feeling frustrated and out of control. He wants his partner, who has the ability to make him feel bad about himself, to hurt him and bury him so that he doesn't have to live anymore. He feels like he's been hiding from what is wrong for him, but he shouldn't have to hide. He thinks his partner is special because she has the power to make him feel like dirt, and she uses that power to bury him even deeper. The protagonist realizes that someone who doesn't care about him shouldn't be in his life, and he's been trying to hide from that truth.