So here I lie
In the belly of a shark
So fucking cold so fucking dark
So here I lie
In the belly of a shark
How the fuck did I get this far?
Cut yourself first
They can smell your blood
From forty miles away
They'll be here in no time
I'm gonna show you
Exactly what you mean to me
I'm gonna eat every man that you see



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"In the Belly of a Shark" as written by Christopher Frank/barnard Carter

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    General Comment:i agree with the going back out with someone just to dump them. where it says "and how the fuck did i get this far" i think he's asking himself how he got back to this place with the girl again. then where it says

    "Now all I have to do
    Is come up to you
    Convince you
    To come in too"

    i think this is where he is trying to get her to be with him again.

    This is as far as i got with the lyrics, but i think this last bit
    "Cut yourself first
    They can smell your blood" is maybe after he's dumped her again, and now other men are trying to move in on her while she's hurt, you know like trying to be a rebound guy


    Thanks guys, thoughts would be appreciated :D
    Flag binxlo96on July 21, 2011   Link
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    Song Meaning:Now, bear with me on this, people... I know this is most likely just about a guy getting eaten by an aquatic beast, but this could also have a double meaning. I think this song could also have something to do with large businesses taking over small ones.

    "So here I lie,
    In the belly of a shark;
    so fucking cold,
    So fucking dark..."

    This unfortunate businessman was either run out of business or bought up by a larger corporate scum. Or, he was eaten by a shark.

    "And how the fuck did I get this far?"

    He might be angry that he was put out so easily, though he worked very hard to get where he was.

    "They can smell you bleeding..."

    This is a big one. This can mean that the larger businesses know if you are struggling and they can try to buy your business so that you don't have to worry about it.

    "Now all I have to do,
    Is swim after you...
    convince you...
    to climb in, too."

    The larger business goes and convinces the smaller ones to sell their business.

    "I'm gonna show you
    exactly what you mean to me
    I'm gonna eat every man that you see"

    This can mean that the large corporations act like their goal is to help the smaller ones by buying their business and relieving them of it, but they really don't care. In fact, the last line "I'm gonna eat every man that you see" could possibly indicate that he's going to buy up even more businesses to expand his profits.




    Well, that's all. To review: I KNOW THAT THIS SONG PROBABLY JUST MEANS THAT A GUY WAS EATEN BY A SHARK. I was just saying that it could fit for more than one thing.
    Flag Esteemedon June 24, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:Why do all u deuchebags come on here and start insulting eachother and shit, when all this site was meant to do was let people read the lyrics of a song and decipher them, Jesus goddam Christ.
    Flag Metallica4Deadon December 07, 2010   Link
  • +1
    Song Meaning:Okay, enough blathery, its like this. This song is all but a metaphor. It's all about mental self imprisonment, and how it affects a person's life. But it's a metaphor; not meant to be used as a teaching tool or advisory purposes or anything like that. In the end where it says 'I'm gonna show you exactly what you mean to me' is where the perspective changes. He becomes the prison and plans on imprisoning everyone else (every single last person), and that is what he means by 'I'm gonna eat every man that you see!' Remember: It's a METAPHOR! Remember that, and ROCK ON! (I still cant beat this song on expert)
    Flag rjamlegendon March 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i think it's just about thinking about all the other guys that would try to hit on a woman that you're interested.
    when he talks about being cold and dark int he belly of the shark i think maybe he doesn't like his jealousy and the belly of the shark is his mind?
    convincing her to come in too would be proving to her that she likes him too.

    in the end he decided that he'll try and wipe out the competition.
    Flag kid-44on January 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I'm really not sure what to make of this song. It appears to be simply about violence, like many of Gallows's songs, (Leeches) but I essentially agree with most of the opinions so far.

    Just to add another theory, I think that "The belly of a shark" refers to depression or anger after a tough divorce. It doesn't completely apply every part, but Frank wrote several songs about his divorce (was that Frank?) and it seems likely this one is too. "Now all I have to do Is convince you to come in too." means that he wants his ex to either physically suffer or be in the same depressed state of mind he's in. "I'm gonna eat every man that you see" seems simple enough: he's gonna ruin her life. Happy, isn't it? Awesome song though.
    Flag DisasterSpectacularon June 09, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I'm not sure if this conclusion has been gained earlier on... but I think this song.. or at least a part of it is about some sort of big problem (maybe debt or something similar) and that frank or some unknown person is trying to get other people in the shit as well.

    "So here I lie, in the belly of a shark, so fucking cold, so fucking dark" - referring to the problem.

    "Now all I have to do, is come up to you, convince you to come in too, Cut yourself first They can smell your blood From forty miles away They'll be here in no time" - the person thinking that if they get other people involved in the problem then it wont be so bad for them.

    "I'm gonna show you, exactly what you mean to me, i'm gonna eat every man that you see" - the person with the problem saying that they dont actually care about the other people that they're getting into trouble and it turns it they are actually the problem!
    Flag minty2001on March 31, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think its about a relationship(Although I did take the literal meaning at first. You never know these days)

    I'm gonna show you
    Exactly what you mean to me
    I'm gonna eat every man that you see

    Pretty much like sayin no matter who your with I'll hate every single man(Perhaps kill them. Canniblistic tendincies anyone?? lol) This is what every girl want hear, right?

    Flag Scorpionsphynxon February 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:'guess it's true that all people who listen to punk rock are angry.'
    soz but that right made me LOL my face off.

    you could tell jajiandrews was joking,
    why the hell would carter create a song about being in the belly of a shark.
    the song is about relationships.
    and if you cant see that.
    i think you need to do some work on metaphors

    honestly some people.

    :]
    Flag sammyhavocon January 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:after reading these i had a good 5-10 minutes :)
    and yeah
    "frank carter is such a badman hes probably had the experience himself"
    haha thats great :]
    Flag unb...on July 16, 2008   Link

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