Audioslave’s ‘Gasoline’ burns with an intensity that is as much compelling as it is cryptic. The supergroup, fronted by the late Chris Cornell, managed to instill their music with layers of meaning, melding the restless energy of Rage Against the Machine with the poetic soul searching of Soundgarden.
The song ‘Gasoline’ races ahead with a sense of urgency, a relentless quest to escape or perhaps to confront something. The ‘haunted house’ isn’t just a dwelling—it’s a metaphor for the mind or a life situation that feels trapped by ghosts of the past or present uncertainties.
Check out Richard Goodall’s cover below.
Chris Cornell’s delivery of the lyrics ‘I just want to go for a ride / Out and on / Before I set this room alight’ encapsulates a raw desire to break free from this haunting, with the ‘ride’ possibly symbolizing a journey through one’s own psyche or an escape from a stifling reality.
