Beneath the Silt Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Kingofstilport 

Cover art for Beneath the Silt lyrics by Machine Head

This song is about feeling the heavy pressure of life weighing down on you, pushing you down further than even silt; Silt being the dust or soil that lies on the surface of the ocean floor. When you're buried beneath the silt, so to speak, you are in a place of darkness and despair that's suffocating. You want to breathe, but you're drowning in pressure and sorrow.

Song Meaning
Negative
Subjective
Sadness
Pressure
Despair
Suffocation
Darkness
Drowning