In the face of a dark vastness, they accept the darkness to numb themselves a while and to outlast the sea. To suffer the sea She even tried to become that loneliness-that empty and powerful "dark water." Of Monsters and Men is trying to communicate that traveling "the sea" alone is possible, but not desirable. I think that they are just using water expressions to talk about life. (While it's unrealistic that someone would choose to do so, this image increases the mythical symbolism that is Of Monsters and Men's signature style.). But there's something What'd you think of the song as a whole? Feel free to leave a comment or to email me at clifford@popsongprofessor.com with questions or ideas! I need nothing Hi! Black water The ninth track on Beneath the Skin is, however, still very interesting and fits well with the theme developed throughout all of the album: the acceptance of aspects nature imparts to human identity-a marrying of human civilization with nature's wildness.

In the deepest depths I lost myself But these actions leave the person lost and unknown by others. I need nothing Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).

Swallowed by a vicious, vengeful sea Darker days are raining over me In the deepest depths I lost myself I see myself through someone else. Cannot annotate a non-flat selection. I need nothing Black Water Lyrics: I need nothing / To travel the sea / I need nothing / I need nothing / But there's something / Eating at me / Black water / Take over / Swallowed by a vicious, vengeful sea / Oh Make sure your selection Life is a scary and overwhelming place where, "[i]n the deepest depths," she loses herself. When they get too far out to sea and away from safety, they realize that they do need something else. "Black Water" should be helpful as most water is, but it isn't. Of course, Of Monsters and Men could be going for something completely different...but the analogy does seem to work. I see myself through someone else, Of Monsters and Men Lyrics provided by SongLyrics.com. People drink water to gain nourishment, but black water has many connotations-all adding to a reputation for danger. All of this suggests that "Black Water" is going to be about something undependable and treacherous. I see myself through someone else What do you think of my theory for "Black Water" by Of Monsters and Men? Water infected by an oil spill, black water as waste water, and treacherous water viewed at night in the dark are all black water not safe for humans. in my opinion black water represents death, "take me down" as voyeurbambi said. Do you think it's about depression and loneliness? "Black Water" is particularly difficult to understand, but it seems to be from the point-of-view of a depressed and lonely person. In the deepest depths I lost myself An annotation cannot contain another annotation. "Black Water" wasn't seen as having hit potential, so it was relegated to the B-side of " Another Park, Another Sunday." While not the shortest song on Of Monsters and Men's Beneath the Skin, "Black Water" may have the fewest unique lines of any song on the album. You can get lyrics writing advice, prompts, discounts on courses, and sometimes even 1-on-1 help! Darker days are raining over me Take over Black Water (Chris Taylor (of Grizzly Bear) Remix) [Bonus Track], Black Water - Chris Taylor Of Grizzly Bear Remix, Black Water - Chris Taylor Of Grizzly Bear Remix / Bonus Track, I Of The Storm (Alex Somers Remix) [Bonus Track], I Of The Storm - Alex Somers Remix / Bonus Track, Lyricapsule: The Surfaris Drop ‘Wipe Out’; June 22, 1963, Lyricapsule: The Byrds Drop ‘Mr. In this song, co-vocalists Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar "Raggi" þórhallsson sing together in a duet that gives extra power to the ideas in the lyrics.

Swallowed by a vicious, vengeful sea In the first verse, Raggi  and Nanna sing, "I need nothing / To travel the sea / I need nothing / I need nothing."

And they say “but i’m ready to suffer the sea” because although shit happens, life is a gift and we can’t waste it. The characters in "Black Water" both seek solace in darkness and it doesn't seem to be helping them to any better of a place. I'm married to my beautiful wife April and love Twenty One Pilots, Mumford & Sons, Kishi Bashi, and so many others! (This could also be a reference to how she needs other people to really be able to understand herself.). Swallowed by a vicious, vengeful sea Does the guitar in this song sound like a less upbeat version of the guitar in Dirty Paws? The person's gender doesn't matter (suggested by how both genders help to sing the song), but what does matter is that this person, instead of seeking help for their depression, actually goes further into the darkness to try to escape. Grows closer I see myself through someone else

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She can only seek to know herself by looking through someone else's eyes because she's too lost to her own identity to be able to objectively understand it: "I see myself through someone else." Things haven't gone quite as planned, and they ask the "[b]lack water" to "[t]ake over." In the deepest depths I lost myself For most of the song, the speaker is saying that the ‘black water’ is drowning them, and that darker days are ‘raining over’ them, but at the end, ‘But I’m ready to suffer the sea’, it gives off a slight hint that there’s hope in a sea of loneliness and abandon. The song is about the Mississippi River, with lyrics likely inspired by Mark Twain's books Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, which depicted life on the "Black Water."