| Bush – Swallowed Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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"Just wanted to be myself Hey, you said that you would love to try some Hey, you said you would love to die some In the middle of a worm on a fish hook You're the wave, you're the wave, you're the wave" I think this line is key to understanding this song- "Just wanted to be myself"-at first he felt like he needed drugs to be "himself" "Hey, you said that you would love to try some Hey, you said you would love to die some"- referring to "try some" drugs, and dying some means that every time he takes whatever drug it is, a part of him "dies some" I think that these might be the only two lines that are from the mouth of a "dealer" Next is the KEY TO THE SONG: In the middle of a worm (should be "world" not worm according to official bush website) on a fish hook- He has SWALLOWED the bait that eventually swallows him; what he calls the "world on a fishook"-thus the name of the song Finallly, "You're the wave, you're the wave, you're the wave"-not sure but i think he's referring to "his love" (drugs), that have consumed him...anyone that has ever heard Sublime's "Badfish" will notice a strong similarity b/w these two songs. As a couple other crucial lines... "i'm leery loaded up :: loathing for a change :: and i slip some boil away" obviously a/b drugs...Does anyone know what drug he is referring to when he says "slip some, boil away" b/c i dunno ALSO: "Got to get away from here, got to get away from here Got to get away from here, got to get away from here I miss the one that I love a lot, I miss the one that I love a lot I miss the one that I love a lot"-to me, this lyric is clearly a/b quitting the drugs (getting away from here) BUT he misses the "one that he loves a lot" the drugs. Cliche? Maybe but i think it's pretty clear that thats what going on here. I agree that songs can mean different things to different people, but i think that this site is a/b trying to determine what the person who wrote it was writing a/b. I don't think anyone sets out to write a song a/b nothing and that is why i believe that every song has a specific message to deliver. Sublime lyrics from "Badfish": "baby your a big blue whale grab the reef when all duck divin' fails i swim but i wish i never learned the water's too polluted with germs" PLEASE LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! |
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| Bush – Swim Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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I like the "starf**ckers" theory but there are a couple problems i have with it. Mostly, when they were writing this song, they weren't popular enough to have groupies. I remember going to one of their concerts a loooooong time ago before "glycerine" was poplular and the majority of the people did not know who Bush was. So here's what i think: Starting w/ the title "Swim"-i think this refers to the line in the song "Thinning ice, 14 Hairdryers, Swimming to you" which i think is about a overcoming a struggle/desire to be with someone. So if that is what the song is a/b, then what the heck do the other lyrics mean?: "House is on fire We're naked again Maybe all we need Is water and friends"-I think this might be about how he truly cannot resist this person, even though he knows its unhealthy, they end up "naked again"- I think "water"-in reference to putting out the house that is on fire could mean they need to extinguish there 'flame' or passion for each other. And "friends" simply mean distractions to keep them from thinking a/b each other. For the remainder of the song, except for the last couple of lines, he has given up trying to resist and throws himself at this person. Finally he says... "I'm not scared of you Gave up on drugs ( i believe the actual words are "gonna give up on drugs") If I make it through The jaws of love Jaws of love" Ok, so maybe the keyword for the entire song is "DRUGS" but if not, this last line could mean that he's finally had enough with this screwed up relationship and wants out. Until he is free, however, he will continue to smack large amounts of crack and write crazy songs that are truly truly incredible. ANY OTHER OPINIONS?, cause this is really just a guess. Oh and as for the line: "Poor on the rise Rich on the fall The cripple's with you Fame is a whore" we'll just pretend that's not in this song, b/c i really don't get it |
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