Marika Hackman - Drown
[Verse 1]
Oh I am bold 0.29 - 0.32
As brass posing as gold 0.32 - 0.36
You can shine me all you want 0.37 - 0.40
But I am hard as I am cold 0.40 - 0.44
To know your faults 0.44 - 0.49
To know yourself 0.49 - 0.52
I suit me well 0.53 - 0.56
[Verse 2]
And I was born with a healthy appetite 1.05 - 1.11
For all that glisters 1.12 - 1.16
White and pure in the night 1.16 - 1.19
I had to find your words, your heart 1.20 - 1.27
Well, where can I start? 1.27 - 1.33
[Chorus]
Oh, to drown in your mind 1.39 - 1.49
I would, I know I would 1.50 - 1.54
To suffocate in your smoke 1.54 - 2.05
I'd choke on you if I could 2.06 - 2.10
Maybe I will 2.10 - 2.12
[Verse 3]
And if I'm rough 2.20 - 2.22
You'll course into my head 2.22 - 2.25
You can polish me for hours 2.28 - 2.30
But I'll always look best in your head 2.30 - 2.34
We wished for lakes 2.35 - 2.38
Been kissed by sun 2.38 - 2.41
We found not one 2.44 - 2.46
Hundreds, then some 2.50 - 2.54
[Chorus]
So, I'll drown in your mind 2.57 - 3.07
I will, I know I will 3.08 - 3.11
And suffocate in your smoke 3.13 - 3.23
Die stuffing my lungs with their fill 3.24 - 3.29
- To analyse this, I think you have to take into consideration both literal and metaphorical meanings.
I feel as though it shines a light on drowning at the expense of someone else, maybe a lover, maybe a family member. Therefore, the lyric 'to drown in your mind' is a very literal representation of this idea. This soundtrack has a very solemn melody and one can easily be absorbed in the melancholic tone. However, another way the lyrics can be interpreted is if you look at it from the respect of being so absorbed in someones life, as if like you 'suffocate' in their presence or love someone so much its painful. However, the connotations of the end line 'Die stuffing my lungs with their fill' referencing the metaphorical 'smoke' (aura) of the person, suggests that maybe whoever it is, is dragging her down - just like smoking, damaging her lungs and airways. This could mean that the relationship is killing her slowly, which does not have romanticised connotations as the aforementioned. It also suggests finding ones self, such as the lyrics 'We wished for lakes, Been Kissed by sun, We found not one' that she looked for peace and serenity but found nothing and still is polluted by their presence 'I'll suffocate in your smoke'. To create my music video, having a personal understanding of the soundtrack means I can incorporate all the different meanings so my audience understand the visual alongside the non-digetic sound.
[Verse 1]
Oh I am bold 0.29 - 0.32
As brass posing as gold 0.32 - 0.36
You can shine me all you want 0.37 - 0.40
But I am hard as I am cold 0.40 - 0.44
To know your faults 0.44 - 0.49
To know yourself 0.49 - 0.52
I suit me well 0.53 - 0.56
[Verse 2]
And I was born with a healthy appetite 1.05 - 1.11
For all that glisters 1.12 - 1.16
White and pure in the night 1.16 - 1.19
I had to find your words, your heart 1.20 - 1.27
Well, where can I start? 1.27 - 1.33
[Chorus]
Oh, to drown in your mind 1.39 - 1.49
I would, I know I would 1.50 - 1.54
To suffocate in your smoke 1.54 - 2.05
I'd choke on you if I could 2.06 - 2.10
Maybe I will 2.10 - 2.12
[Verse 3]
And if I'm rough 2.20 - 2.22
You'll course into my head 2.22 - 2.25
You can polish me for hours 2.28 - 2.30
But I'll always look best in your head 2.30 - 2.34
We wished for lakes 2.35 - 2.38
Been kissed by sun 2.38 - 2.41
We found not one 2.44 - 2.46
Hundreds, then some 2.50 - 2.54
[Chorus]
So, I'll drown in your mind 2.57 - 3.07
I will, I know I will 3.08 - 3.11
And suffocate in your smoke 3.13 - 3.23
Die stuffing my lungs with their fill 3.24 - 3.29
- To analyse this, I think you have to take into consideration both literal and metaphorical meanings.
I feel as though it shines a light on drowning at the expense of someone else, maybe a lover, maybe a family member. Therefore, the lyric 'to drown in your mind' is a very literal representation of this idea. This soundtrack has a very solemn melody and one can easily be absorbed in the melancholic tone. However, another way the lyrics can be interpreted is if you look at it from the respect of being so absorbed in someones life, as if like you 'suffocate' in their presence or love someone so much its painful. However, the connotations of the end line 'Die stuffing my lungs with their fill' referencing the metaphorical 'smoke' (aura) of the person, suggests that maybe whoever it is, is dragging her down - just like smoking, damaging her lungs and airways. This could mean that the relationship is killing her slowly, which does not have romanticised connotations as the aforementioned. It also suggests finding ones self, such as the lyrics 'We wished for lakes, Been Kissed by sun, We found not one' that she looked for peace and serenity but found nothing and still is polluted by their presence 'I'll suffocate in your smoke'. To create my music video, having a personal understanding of the soundtrack means I can incorporate all the different meanings so my audience understand the visual alongside the non-digetic sound.
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