Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
So you have been of use
And you have been abused
You know you look pale today
Your lipstick has gone astray
You sold out and lost your looks
You gave away all your books
(You should drown with me)
Your coil has been wound up tight
Unwind it with me tonight
(You should drown with me)
Tire tracks fresh on the ground
Where she will be found
Held under the water
Resting there in a stream
View from the cold water
Buried in green
Orange filter sky
You're drowning in family there
When will you come up for air?
(You should drown with me)
Don't feel you let 'em down
'Cause they have already drowned
(You should drown with me)
Tire tracks fresh on the ground
Where she will be found
Held under the water
Resting there in a stream
View from the cold water
Buried in green
Orange filter sky
(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah)
(Ah)
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)
(Ah-ah)
(Ah)
(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah)
(You should drown with me)
(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah)
(You should drown with me)
And you have been abused
You know you look pale today
Your lipstick has gone astray
You sold out and lost your looks
You gave away all your books
(You should drown with me)
Your coil has been wound up tight
Unwind it with me tonight
(You should drown with me)
Tire tracks fresh on the ground
Where she will be found
Held under the water
Resting there in a stream
View from the cold water
Buried in green
Orange filter sky
You're drowning in family there
When will you come up for air?
(You should drown with me)
Don't feel you let 'em down
'Cause they have already drowned
(You should drown with me)
Tire tracks fresh on the ground
Where she will be found
Held under the water
Resting there in a stream
View from the cold water
Buried in green
Orange filter sky
(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah)
(Ah)
(Ah-ah, ah-ah)
(Ah-ah)
(Ah)
(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah)
(You should drown with me)
(Ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah)
(You should drown with me)
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Drown With Me Lyrics as written by Gavin Richard Harrison Colin Edwin Balch
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
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Man muses the notion of having the company of this woman, suggesting they'll enjoy each other, because they're similar. The woman has killed her family and is in a state of mixed confusion and regret. He is a seasoned killer himself, and he actually thinks that her dying would bring her peace, so he uses this discourse to convince her of drowning.
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