Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
I knew this would be hell, but this is not living
Push them down and exhale water
Push them down and exhale blood
Push them down and exhale water
Push them down and exhale blood
Breathe
You wanted this
And if we can't even trust ourselves how can we trust anyone else
And if we can't even trust ourselves how can we trust anyone else
It's not safe to swim today
It's not safe to swim today
It's not safe to swim today
It's not safe
I don't think I can be saved
I don't think I can be saved
This shallow water is my grave
I don't think I can be saved
Breathe
Exhale blood
Push them down and exhale water
Push them down and exhale blood
Push them down and exhale water
Push them down and exhale blood
Push them down and exhale water
Push them down and exhale blood
Breathe
You wanted this
And if we can't even trust ourselves how can we trust anyone else
And if we can't even trust ourselves how can we trust anyone else
It's not safe to swim today
It's not safe to swim today
It's not safe to swim today
It's not safe
I don't think I can be saved
I don't think I can be saved
This shallow water is my grave
I don't think I can be saved
Breathe
Exhale blood
Push them down and exhale water
Push them down and exhale blood
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It's Not Safe to Swim Today Lyrics as written by Mike Okubo Brandon Butler
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I believe it's more than just 'loneliness.' There's so much more in just the two lines "and if we can't even trust ourselves, how can we trust anyone else" than just loneliness; it's not safe to swim today- it's not safe to trust anybody-not even yourselves-and if you can't trust yourselves-how can you trust anyone else? Besides that part, it's kind of hard to explain, exhaling blood and such; I want to say it's a straight up doom-swoon.
And what I mean by doom-swoon is that it swoon's the listener with the sweet guitar progression and the catchy sort of uplifting emphasis on the "if we can't even trust ourselves" stanza, while maintaining this underlying cynical, doom that is "i don't think i can be saved" and "exhaling blood." I think it evokes some really interesting sensations. Absolutely sick musical arrangement, some critics could claim some aspects to be simple, but as far as Veil of Maya is concerned, less is more, because anything is a giant bomb of greatness in your lap.