The Swimmer Lyrics

Lyric discussion by simonster 

Cover art for The Swimmer lyrics by Sleater-Kinney

This song reminds me of The Awakening by Kate Chopin, but I'm not sure the reference is conscious (although S-K does seem like a pretty literate band). The song seems to have a somewhat similar theme, as that book: that independence and solitude are inherently linked.

Of course, in the end of The Awakening, Edna ends up drowning herself...Yeah, maybe it has nothing to do with The Awakening.

Good song, though.