 However, after he showed the song to Alice in Chains vocalist Layne Staley, Staley decided to write lyrics to the song, and it was eventually recorded with Alice in Chains in 1998.In interview with radio program Rockline in 1999, Staley stated that the song is based around "religious hypocrisy".In the liner notes of 1999's "Music Bank" box set collection, Jerry Cantrell said of the song