Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
i got to the car. drove far. decided to stay away. with my foot on the gas. drove past. all of the shit i needed to say. i've waited 'till now for the right time. i've waited 'till now for the right time to tell. i've waited 'till now for the right time. i've waited 'till now to open up to you. and i can't breathe. swimming with you is the hardest. everything you do is so true. swimming with you is the hardest thing. and i won't hold my breath. and i won't hold my breath when i'm with you
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he doesnt know exactly what to say to the girl..and its hard to even breathe around her..
happens to me all too often..
woah, hello to simplisticdreams again... i love this song so much.
Been there.
he's trying to show this girl his heart, he knows what to say but would rather leave it be than trying to say anything that might make it awkward, he's found the time and once he's done it and told her how he feels he wont be at a loss for words ever again, he'll cherish there time together
alright ive thought about this song alot and i want to change some stuff, ok he's trying to show the girl how he feels, and im thinking by swimming with you he dosnt mean talking to her i think he means being real like expressing the way he feels about her, and at the momment he would'nt want to make things awkward so he talks around it and then he's found the time and once he's poured his heart out to her he wont ever keep his feelings felt for himself
at first i thought this song was about leaving someone. "and i won't hold my breath when i'm with you"
but now, maybe, i think it is about expressing how he feels to someone and not holding back.
Well, if he can't breathe when he's around her, it WOULD be quite hard to swim now wouldn't it? So if he's not holding his breath when he's swimming with her, he is most definitely drowning. Make sense?
Well, if he can't breathe when he's around her, it WOULD be quite hard to swim now wouldn't it? So if he's not holding his breath when he's swimming with her, he is most definitely drowning. Make sense?
i think its about waiting for someone to make up their mind and you want them to change things between you two. or just waiting for them to say "ok, i love you." but you know its probably not going to happen. so you won't hold your breath. and swimming is a difficult task if you don't hold your breath.
not being able to tell someone how he feels. i love this song. benton falls...so great..