Your Decision

Written by Jerry Cantrell, who also sings lead vocals on the song, it was released as the second single from the album on November 16, 2009 in the UK,[1] and on December 1, 2009 in the US.

[8] Many fans believe this song was written from Jerry Cantrell to the band's late co-lead singer Layne Staley, who was unable to kick his addiction to drugs and died in 2002.

[10] It was shot at an ornate Malibu mansion and pays homages to Stanley Kubrick films, such as The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut.

[10] It also references 1 Corinthians 10:23, the first verse of a passage giving guidelines about eating meat which has been offered in sacrifice to idols.

The narrative portions of the video are shot in first person; the protagonist is invited to the party by a card dropped at their door by Stage.

It is revealed that the party guests correspond to various numbers on a menu for a group of older men eating human meat in a back room; the protagonist's heart is shown being eaten by Stage at the end.

[8] On February 10, 2010, the band launched a contest in partnership with PopCult and Devil's Due Publishing to give the fans a chance to add their own chapter to the storyline depicted in the video.