Lyrics
warm sun feed me up
i’m leery loaded up
loathing for a change
and i slip some boil away
swallowed
followed
heavy ’bout everything but my love
swallowed
sorrowed
i’m with ev’ryone and yet not
i’m with ev’ryone and yet not
i’m with ev’ryone and yet not
i’m with ev’ryone and yet not
i’m with ev’ryone and yet
just wanted to be myself
hey you said you would
love to try some
hey you said you would
love to die some
in the middle of a world on a fishhook
you’re the wave
you’re the wave
you’re the wave
swallowed
borrowed
heavy ’bout ev’rything but my love
swallowed
hollowed
sharp about ev’ryone but yourself
swallowed
oh no
i’m with ev’ryone and yet not
i’m with ev’ryone and you’re not
i’m with ev’ryone and you’re not
i’m with ev’ryone and yet
piss on self-esteem
forward
busted knee
sick head
blackened lungs
and i’m a simple
selfish son
swallowed
followed
heavy ’bout everything but my love
swallowed
oh no
i’m with everyone and yet not
i’m with everyone and yet not
i’m with everyone and yet
got to get away from here
got to get away from here
got to get away from here
got to get away from here
miss the one that i love a lot
i miss the one that i love a lot
i miss the one that i love a lot
a lot
About The Song
wtf does that word mean?:
leery [adj.] suspicious
forward [n.] a player who plays at the front of his team’s formation near the goal at which his team is attempting to score
Band Thoughts:
” ‘Piss on self esteem’; that’s not a bad set of lyrics to manage to get on the radio! ‘Simple, selfish son’ Oh, yeah, I’m very selfish. I’ve always said that this song is my version of the Beatles ‘Help’, which was written at the height of Beatlemannia, even if ‘Swallowed’ is really about as far away form sounding like ‘Help’ as you’re going to get.’ – Gavin
(talking about how the melody line arose)”Well, it just came up because we thought the track would be a bit stodgy if we were all hammering on the same thing. I’ve always liked bands who do that kind of thing, have the high and the low, give the song a bit of air underneath it, you know. It’s probably a nod to The Pixies as well.”- Nigel
question: favorite line from a song? answer: “‘I’m with everyone and yet not’.. And I am and then again I’m not..and that’s my answer”- Robin
“‘Swallowed’ is a statement about how you can be in a crowded situation and yet not necessarily feel part of it.”- Gavin
Staff Thoughts:
“Why oh why this song was ever as big as it was is beyond me. Don’t get me wrong, like it and all. I would have to say gavin’s on the brink of whining. I’m also baffled by the fact people don’t understand the song. It’s about GAVIN and his life, how hard is that to figure out? I can definitely say though, that the music stands alone, and it’s not like any other song out there.”- Laura
Fan Thoughts: