Undertow Lyrics

Lyric discussion by LilyBear 

Cover art for Undertow lyrics by Warpaint

Okay, so I was listening to this song the other day and I suddenly realized what it's about. Infidelity.

A guy who is already in a relationship has fallen in love with her and is now facing a dilemma because he really likes this new girl so he's like 'why did you have to appear in my life!' ...to which she responds with the lyric, "Why you wanna blame me for your troubles?"

The part where she sings "Open your eyes and there was someone else. Now I've got you in the undertow," is about kind of putting the guy under her spell and tangling him up in this love affair. And now he's gotta learn his lesson .... "you better learn your lesson yourself"

I agree with this. It's definitely about being with someone who already has a significant other.

you nailed it :-)