Swamp Thing

:Notes by Mark - Definitely one of my favourites from everything we did. I'd had the chords of the chorus, which Dave had come up with, running around my head for some time and knew, when the time came, what I'd sing to it. John and Reg meanwhile, had jammed out what were to be the verses and, not knowing what to call it, had named it 'Swamp'. When it came to working it out I started singing over it and then suggested we switch to the chorus idea. It was one of the quickest songs we ever did. It was recorded some months earlier in London and remixed for the album. I was dissatisfied with my own voice and it was suggested I stop smoking for a couple of days. I did and didn't light up again for about a year. Lyrically I regard it as a true prophesy.:

i think this song is about the need for the speaker to be alone, but the constant input from other people or issues (symbolized by the rain, showers, storm, etc.) won't let him get his thoughts together. his inability to think things through because of all the external forces coming at him is killing him/ driving him nuts.

then again, i could be WAY off.

I'm fascinated with this song. I never listened to it, cause I hadnt liked the beginning. But now that I did holy shit. Im going to ask Mark in the next couple days what this song means..I have an idea, but Im not sure...I'll keep you guys posted :)

I always thought this song to be about the need of being alone. The title Swamp Thing always seemed out of place but i believe it refers to how the singer is feeling, like he's a swamp thing isolated or that he wants to be isolated. He asks for everyone to leave. I also think this song can be about depression and how one can feel about it being over. "The storm comes" (meaning he is going through something difficult) "or is it just another shower" (he is asking if its the end if the bad). I also see the lyrics "Now the World is too much with me" to mean everything seems to be doing better but that he doesn't want it, he thinks it is fake and he just wants to be left alone. Thats just my ideas, this song has a lot if different meanings thought.

A song about being sick. Sick of empty/negative/full-of-shit people and their empty/negative/full-of-shit ways of living such as empty/negative/full-of-shit 9 to 5 jobs. He's telling them all "LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE AND WAKE UP"

I can't believe TheMistress didn't like the beginning to this song. It's absolutely awesome. I agree, the singer is really wired, and needs a break. One of my favourite Chameleons songs, never tire of spiining it.

I used to play this song incessantly when i was going on the up on my bipolar, so I think its about that.

I think this is talking about someone who just wants to be left alone, and ignore everything going on around him. I see it as a call to action. Then again, it could be about someone with extreme social anxiety, who's reluctant to join the adult world of mundane jobs and such.

According to Mark:

"The original idea was taken from one of the first things we did together, demoed but never actually finished, entitled 'Dear Dead Days'. We re-worked it in rehearsals and came up with this. I start singing the original lines at the end of the song. We were struggling to kick start the song following the intro when John came up with the stabs, which I absolutely love. The lyrical idea was inspired by one of my all time favourite books 'Star Rover' by Jack London, which at that time I'd never heard of. It was the Producer Dave M Allen that gave it to me."

Please disregard the previous post. I meant to post that quote from Mark on "Soul In Isolation". Songmeanings.net really needs a way to retract posts. =)