Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut? is asked in which Alice In Chains song?

“Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?” is a lyric from Alice in Chains’ song “Man in the Box.” The line appears in one of the band’s most recognizable early recordings and helps establish its unsettling imagery.

“Man in the Box” was written by guitarist Jerry Cantrell with lyrics by vocalist Layne Staley. It was released on Alice in Chains’ 1990 debut album, Facelift, and became a breakthrough single in 1991. The song blends grunge, hard rock, alternative metal, and the band’s characteristic vocal harmonies.

Staley explained that the lyrics drew partly on ideas about censorship and the image of veal calves raised in confined boxes. Cantrell also described the song as being about government and media shaping people’s perceptions. The music video reinforces the lyric literally by showing a figure with sewn-shut eyes, which is why the line is often remembered as one of the track’s defining moments.