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Man in the Box

Alice in Chains · 1990

Man in the Box by Alice in Chains (1990) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Jesus Christ, deny your maker
  • He who tries, will be wasted
  • Feed my eyes, now you've sewn them shut

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Jesus Christ, deny your maker
  • He who tries, will be wasted
  • Feed my eyes, now you've sewn them shut
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Jesusdeny your maker

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

He whowill be wasted

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Feed my eyes, nowsewn them shut

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Won't you come and save me, save me?

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Feed my eyes, can you sew them shut?

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He who tries, will be wasted

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Feed my eyes, now you've sewn them shut

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Jesus Christ, deny your maker

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

Won't you come and ? me, save me?

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Feed my ? can you sew them shut?

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Jesus ? deny your maker

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Feed my eyes, now ? sewn them shut

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Jesus Christ, ? your maker

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

How many times do you hear the word "feed" in the whole song?

"feed"

Exercise 17

How many times do you hear the word "eyes" in the whole song?

"eyes"

Exercise 18

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Feed my eyes, now you've sewn them shut
  • He who tries, will be wasted
  • Won't you come and save me, save me?

Exercise 19

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Man in the Box" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 20

If you could ask Alice in Chains one question about "Man in the Box", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 21

Rewrite the chorus of "Man in the Box" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

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Exercise 22

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • won't→
  • you've→

Exercise 23

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Man in the Box", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 24

"Man in the Box" was released in 1990. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 25

Describe the mood of "Man in the Box" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 26

Imagine you are making a short film with "Man in the Box" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 27

Who in your life would you dedicate "Man in the Box" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 28

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

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Exercise 29

If you had to summarize "Man in the Box" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 30

Compare "Man in the Box" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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