Swallow

given the content of the verses, i think it's about her leaving her record label.

reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilie_Autumn In the past, Autumn was signed to a major label, but as they took more and more control over her work, she left and formed her own record label, Traitor Records.

the interp (this will be a bit lengthy)

verses:

"i'll tell the truth all of my songs are pretty much the fucking same" --it's a nasty habit of the record companies to try to force their artists in changing their sound to suit more commercial needs. ms. autumn is retaliating in frustration, how this has turned her songs into nothing but carbon copies of themselves.

"i'm not a faerie but i need more than this life so i became this creature representing more to you than just another girl" --she came to them because she needed to do more with her creativity.

"and if i had the chance to change my mind i wouldn't for the world" --while she's not too fond of the situation, she does acknowledge it as a stepping stone and she has no regrets

"i don't want to be a legend well that's a gd lie i do to say i do this for the people i admit is hardly true" --record label attempting to keep her around "we'll make you a legend!" and any other empty promises. she throws her hands up in the air and says that's not what she wants - well it is, but she would prefer to be a legend by her own merits, rather than by spoonfeeding the same b.s. everyone else in the mainstream does.

"you tell me everything's alright as though it's something you've been through you think this torment is romantic well it's not, except to you" --the record company assuring her some more, and she retaliates by saying this is something you create for your own amusement, it's not something you're forced to deal with

refrain/bridge: "twenty years sinking slowly" --the record companies have been a slow decline for quite some time, and she's not interested in going down with them

"can i trust you? but i don't want to" --can she trust that given time she will be allowed more creative freedom? it's not a chance she's willing to take.

"low tide and high tea the oysters are waiting for me if i'm not there on time i'll send my emissary" --she's got a decision to make, and her fans (oysters) are waiting. if there's a delay because of the situation she'll let them know

"if i photoshop you out of every picture i could go quietly but would that do any good" --she's attempting to make a clean break, wash her hands of it, but doubts are springing up; has the damage already been done?

"will it hurt, no it won't, then what am i so afraid of? filthy victorians they made me what i'm made of the brighter the light the darker the shadow" --breaking free and doing it on your own is a big, scary step, especially when you're not so well established yet. she's pulling herself up and getting the courage to do what needs to be done, which is break away and continue on her own.

"i don't need a minder i've made up my mind go away" --every empty promise and hollow statement is lost on her, she doesn't need to hear, she's set on the course.

chorus: "i will swallow if it will help my sea level go down" --i will take this risk if it means more creative freedom.

"but i'll come back to haunt you if i drown" --'yeah, sure, i'll be back if it doesn't work out. whatever.'