Hole

"Hole"
Song by Grey Daze from the album Wake Me and ...No Sun Today
Recorded	1994
Released	1994
Length	3:39
Writer	Chester Bennington
Producer	David Knauer
Wake Me track listing What's In The Eye? Spin Morei Sky Wake Me Starting To Fly Sometimes Holding You Hole Believe Me Here, Nearby She Shines Shouting Out

"Hole" is the eighth track on the albums Wake Me and ...No Sun Today.

Background

Jonathan Krause came up with the musical idea for "Hole", describing it as a "mostly bass driven song".

On October 6, 1994, the very first day of working on Wake Me, the album's producer David Knauer recorded Grey Daze playing live in his studio to see what they had in store for their debut album. He recorded their performance straight to DAT tape and had Chester say the name of every song so it was documented on tape as well. "Hole" was among the songs that made the album.

Under a new lineup consisting of Chester Bennington, Bobby Benish, Mace Beyers and Sean Dowdell, the band had their first pre-production sessions for their second studio album in February 1996 with David Knauer. There, they recorded a new version of "Hole". The album version, however, was recorded by Michael Jones during their pre-production session for ...No Sun Today in December.

In 2018, Grey Daze recorded a new version of "Hole" for the Amends album project, but it didn't make the cut. This version of the song was streamed by the band on Instagram in July 2018.

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Hole	Wake Me	3:39	1994	1994
Hole	...No Sun Today	3:43	1996-1997	May 23, 1997
Hole	...No Sun Today	3:46	2002		Re-mixed by Sean Dowdell. Released on LPAssociation for free download in M4A format on July 2, 2007.
Hole	"Wake Me" Pre-Production Live Session	3:35	October 06, 1994		Recorded live at David Knauer's studio. Contains glitches. Released on LPLive for free download on October 31, 2015.
Hole	Album Pre-Production Live Session		February 18, 1996		Unreleased. Recorded live at David Knauer's studio.
Hole	"No Sun Today" Pre-Production Live Session		December 03, 1996		Unreleased. Recorded live at the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences.

Live

"Hole" was performed by both Wake Me-era and ...No Sun Today-era incarnations of Grey Daze. According to Sean Dowdell and Jonathan Krause, "Hole" was one of Grey Daze's biggest hits and a crowd favorite.

Personnel

Grey Daze

• Jason Barnes - Guitar
• Chester Bennington - Vocals
• Sean Dowdell - Drums
• Jonathan Krause - Bass

Production

• Recorded and Mixed by: David Knauer
• Produced by: David Knauer and Grey Daze
• Mixed at Anthem Recording
• Assisted by: Billy Spoon and Dan Manriquez
• Mastered at - SAE by Roger Siedel

Lyrics

Wake Me Version

I would have sailed away If I'd known that nothing would change staring out my window sill In my wasted prison cell And I know what you want And I know what you fear As I cradle your loving And watch you disappear And I feel your heartbeat Pounding in my head I like to control you Cause I can't control myself Myself Rain, Come my way Mold my head Like a ball of clay Softly wither into my grave Never to see, the sun again And I feel your heartbeat Pounding in my head I like to control you Cause I can't control myself Myself All alone in a crowd by myself So sorry, wish I could find a way Back into your hole again But I've become your enemy And I feel your heartbeat Pounding in my head I like to control you Cause I can't control myself Myself Hole... Hole... Hole... "Difference is good."

...No Sun Today Version

I would have sailed away, if I'd known that nothing would change Staring out my window sill, in my wasted prison cell And I know what you want And I know what you fear As I cradle your loving And watch you disappear And I feel your heartbeat, pounding in my head I'd like to control you, 'cause I can't control myself (myself) Rain come my way, mold my head like a ball of clay, Softly wither into my grave, never to see the sun again And I feel your heartbeat, pounding in my head I'd like to control you, 'cause I can't control myself (myself) All alone in a crowd by myself, so sorry wish I could Find a way Back into your hole again but, I've become your enemy And I feel your heartbeat, pounding in my head I'd like to control you, 'cause I can't control myself (myself) Hole... Hole... Hole... Yeah...

Gallery

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  Wake Me

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  ...No Sun Today

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  Wake Me pre-production DAT tape

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  Real Records album pre-production DAT tape

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  ...No Sun Today pre-production DAT tape

External Links

• Hole (Wake Me): Grey Daze
• Hole (No Sun Today): Grey Daze