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Bottom (Demo version) Lyrics
My compassion is broken now. My will is eroded,
and my desire stolen and it makes me feel ugly.
I'm on my knees and burning.
My piss and moans are the fuel that set my head on fire.
So smell my soul burning.
I'm broken, looking up to see the enemy.
I have swallowed the poison you feed me ...
but I survive on it,
and it leaves me guilt fed, hatred fed, weakness fed..
and I feel ugly, and dead inside.
Shit adds up at the bottom.
You've left me no choice but to go inside and rebuild
what's broken.
Too much, too far, too late to lie down now.
I must arm myself to fight you
by making weapons out of my imperfections.
It's all I have left.
There's no other choice.
I'm shameless, nameless, nothing, and noone now.
But my soul must be iron for my fear is naked.
I'm naked and fearless.
But I'm dead inside.
You see.. shit adds up, now I'm dead inside.
Hatred, weakness, and guilt keep me alive
at the bottom.
Henry Rollins should never ever be allowe anywhere near Tool again. He is to music what fleas are to a dog. Just my feelings
I believe this song speaks for itself...
Ok guys / girls......this is 2 weird.....im currently listening to this song...and these lyrics are somewhat different from what i can hear.....jeez its too weird..the poster of these lyrics must have got them from T.D.N...(toolshed.down.net), but i can tell u....nowhere in this song does it say "by making weapons out of my imperfections"....hmmm, maybe its a different version of Undertow??
Just a little point on the spoken word part. The actual words on the album are different cause Henry Rollins wrote them. The lyrics listed here are what Maynard says in concert.
I love this song. It puts me in my place, at the bottom.
and what a true statement.....shit adds up at the bottom. What happens when u don't clean ur pool? SHIT ADDS UP AT THE BOTTOM!!!! What happens when u never flush ur toilet for months? SHIT ADDS UP AT THE BOTTOM!!! What happens when ppl go on roller coaster rides with a lot of loops in them? SHIT ADDS UP AT THE BOTTOM!!! Seems like this song can be used in many different situations.
riot4life you are hilarious!!
I just read in the recent issue of Guitar World (might have been a diff. magazine I cant remember) that Maynard wrote this about his experiences at Military school when he was younger.
no he wrote Intolerance about his militarty school experience
This song is simple. It's about hitting rock bottom. Can't sink any lower. Things can't get any worse.