Over Now

''Over Now'' is a song by Alice in Chains, released on their 1995 eponymous album, Alice in Chains. Similar to "Heaven Beside You", it features mostly vocal work of guitarist Jerry Cantrell, with lead vocalist Layne Staley only harmonizing in the chorus. The song charted on both Billboard rock charts, despite the fact that it was not released as a single and no video was filmed for it. It was played heavily in the acoustic sets of Alice in Chains' 2006 reunion tour. It was a single from the band's Unplugged performance, and was used to close the televised broadcast. The video of the song from the performance is considered a music video, much like the live video of "Bleed the Freak", used in support of their live album. The song was featured on the 2006 compilation ''The Essential Alice in Chains''. While the song was written by Jerry Cantrell about a failed relationship, many fans see this song -- which features a traditional bugle quote of "Taps" -- as an eerie foreshadowing of the band's ultimate demise because it is the closing track of their final studio album.

[Taps Plays...] "Good night..." [Verse 1: Jerry Cantrell] Yeah, it's over now But I can breathe somehow When it's all worn out I'd rather go without [Chorus 1: Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley] You know it's been on my mind, could you stand right there Look me straight in the eye and say that it's over now? [Post-Chorus: Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley] We pay our debt sometime [Verse 2: Jerry Cantrell] Well, it's over now Yet I can see somehow When it's all gone wrong It's hard to be so strong [Chorus 1: Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley] You know it's been on my mind, could you stand right there Look me straight in the eye and say that it's over now? [Post-Chorus: Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley] We pay our debt sometime Yeah, we pay our debt sometime [Bridge: Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley] We pay our debt sometime Yeah, we pay our debt sometime [Verse 3: Jerry Cantrell] Guess it's over now I seem alive somehow When it's out of sight Just wait and do your time [Chorus 2: Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley] You know it's been on my mind, could I stand right up Look myself in the eye and say that it's over now? [Post-Chorus: Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley] We pay our debt sometime Yeah, we pay our debt sometime [Outro: Jerry Cantrell & Layne Staley] We pay our debt sometime Yeah, we pay our debt sometime