Three Rounds And A Sound Lyrics

Lyric discussion by akChris 

Cover art for Three Rounds And A Sound lyrics by Blind Pilot

okay, does anyone else hear in the 4th verse swimming instead of sleeping? I hear that everytime I listen to the song but every lyric site I have been to has it listed as sleeping. I just dont understand, he clearly says swimming, at least in the version that I have....

In the left speaker he says "I was swimming" And in the right speaker i hear the word "sleep" Its easier to hear with headphones.

And as a side note, in the next line, the right speaker says "woke," instead of "woke me," like the left one.

But its just an effect, that's why it sounds fuller when he comes in on that verse.

When good artists and good producers record an album in the studio the use little tricks so people will hear different things when they listen. Its called...