"I remember the band coming up and Charles handing me a white envelope that had a cassette or a DAT in it of Doolittle. And I remember putting it on and being amazed at my own good fortune. "Debaser" is track one, and I had no reason to suspect that the new album would be that comprehensible in the face of the other records. The other ones were more inscrutable, and this one was positively obvious, and deliciously so. And I remember sitting in my chair thinking I was the luckiest A&R guy in the world."

"[They were becoming less excited] when they were mixing down Doolittle. Kim would come home and be like, "Ugg, it took us forever to do this one song". They were taking more time with everything instead of just whipping them out. [...] It definitely went from just all fun to work."

"I remember the first thing we did was, after we made the demo, I went over to Joey Santiago's apartment. We just sat around playing the demo tape over and over again. We were just like, fuck. This is good. If they don't get this, fuck 'em."

"Welcome to the jungle. It gets worse here everyday. Ya learn ta live like an animal In the jungle where we play. If you got a hunger for what you see You'll take it eventually You can have anything you want But you better not take it from me."

"Welcome to the jungle We've got fun 'n' games. We got everything you want Honey, we know the names. We are the people that can find Whatever you may need. If you got the money, honey We got your disease."

"I don't need one more war. What's so civil about war anyway?"

"D'you wear a black armband When they shot the man Who said "Peace could last forever" And in my first memories They shot Kennedy. I went numb when I learned to see So I never fell for Vietnam We got the wall of D.C. to remind us all That you can't trust freedom When it's not in your hands When everybody's fightin' For their promised land."

"When I look into your eyes I can see a love restrained But darlin' when I hold you Don't you know I feel the same? 'Cause nothin' lasts forever. And we both know hearts can change And it's hard to hold a candle In the cold November rain We've been through this Such a long long time Just tryin' to kill the pain."

"I been walkin' the streets at night Just tryin' to get it right. Hard to see with so many around. You know I don't like bein' stuck in the crowd. And the streets don't change but baby the name I ain't got time for the game 'Cause I need you. Yeah, yeah, but I need you."

"Shed a tear 'cause I'm missin' you. I'm still alright to smile Girl, I think about you every day now Was a time when I wasn't sure But you set my mind at ease There is no doubt You're in my heart now."

"She's got eyes of the bluest skies As if they thought of rain. I'd hate to look into those eyes And see an ounce of pain. Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place Where as a child I'd hide And pray for the thunder and the rain To quietly pass me by."

"She's got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky. Now and then when I see her face, She takes me away to that special place. And if I stayed too long I'd probably break down and cry."

"Take me down To the Paradise City Where the grass is green And the girls are pretty. Oh, won't you please take me home?"

"I get up around seven Get out of bed around nine And I don't worry about nothing no 'Cause worrying's a waste of my...time."

"It's alright/There comes a time/Got no patience to search/For peace of mind/Layin' low/Want to take it slow/No more hiding or/Disguising truths I've sold"

"Friends Don't Let Friends Get Friends Haircuts" - This was written on Mike Inez's bass during the band's set on Unplugged. It was in reference to the members of Metallica, who were sitting in the audience. Metallica had recently gotten haircuts to coincide with the release of their album Load and many saw this as the band "selling out."

"Never far away away I always see you/When it all goes dark you light my way through"

"My inner voice/Seems to want me dead/Only choice/Manage down the trail I’ve lead"

"So far under/Too much pain to tell/And now I'm ripped asunder/"So far under"

"So far under/Far I've never fell/Now forever dwell/So far under"

"The trap is time and no one gets off of this ride alive"

"Are you surprised black water flows/From wells run dry?/I'm not the one you know"

"Tell me, does it matter/If I'm still here, or I'm gone?/Shifting to the after/An impostor, so disowned"

"The devil put dinosaurs here/Jesus don't like a queer/The devil put dinosaurs here/No problem with faith just fear"

"Gonna wear you like a second skin/I'll haunt you like a phantom limb"

"...this ain't over/My regrets are many, true/Still so much worse lies ahead for you"

"Calling out their names/Faces, uniforms I've worn/And all that is gone/Always climbing/To fall down again"

"Every time I listen/Voices in my head/Everybody listen/Does yours say what mine says"

"Cold/Dry/Stone"

"Find me distant/Outwardly rough/Obscene"

"What makes you want to carve your initials in me?"