Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You

Screaming Trees’ “Nearly Lost You” is a quintessential grunge track from their 1992 album Sweet Oblivion. It’s one of the band's most well-known songs and captures a raw, emotional moment with its deep guitar riff, heavy drums, and the distinct, gravelly voice of Mark Lanegan.

The song has this perfect blend of melancholy and defiance, with Lanegan singing about a relationship that's on the verge of falling apart. The lyrics are introspective, and you can feel the weight of regret and self-awareness. The chorus, “Nearly lost you, nearly lost you,” feels like a reflection on narrowly escaping emotional destruction, almost like standing on the edge but pulling back just in time.

It was a major hit for the band and gave them more recognition in the mainstream, but it still holds that raw, underground feel typical of early '90s grunge. The track has a timeless quality to it, with its bittersweet tone and gripping musical elements.

Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You Lyrics

Did you hear the distant cry
Calling me back to my sin
Like the one you knew before
Calling me back once again

I nearly, I nearly lost you there
And it's taken us somewhere
I nearly lost you there
Let's try to sleep now

Drag me far enough to know
I'm blind every mile that you burn
There's a rider that's fallen and
It's clear there's no time to return

I nearly, I nearly lost you there
And it's taken us somewhere
I nearly lost you there
Well let's try to sleep now

Did you hear the distant lie
Calling me back to my sin
Like the one you knew before
Calling me back once again

I nearly, I nearly lost you there
And it's taken us somewhere
I nearly lost you there
Well let's try to sleep now
I nearly lost you there
I nearly lost you
I nearly lost you there
I nearly lost you there
I nearly lost you there
Oh yeah, oh yeah, yeah oh
Nearly lost you there