Lyrics
Slithers by, this jeweled collar
Describing a valuable and adorned collar that moves subtly.
Smothers all, can't even try
Expressing a feeling of being overwhelmed, unable to attempt anything.
To begin to wonder
Suggesting difficulty in starting to question or explore.
Under eels' water
Alluding to a mysterious or challenging situation represented by "eels' water."
Why the ones closest leave you to dry
Reflecting on the betrayal or abandonment by those closest in difficult times.
Take me down
Requesting to be taken somewhere significant or symbolic.
Down to the waterline
Referring to a critical point or boundary related to water.
Yeah
An expression of affirmation or agreement.
Take me down
Repeating the request to be taken to a meaningful place.
Down to the stream sometime
Adding the element of time to the request to go to the stream.
Yeah
Expressing affirmation or agreement again.
Slithers by, this jeweled collar
Reiterating the presence of the jeweled collar and its subtle movement.
Whispers to us, from the inside
Describing a subtle communication or influence from within.
Wounds still open
Acknowledging lingering emotional wounds that are still present.
Wounds that wonder
Suggesting that wounds themselves may have curiosity or uncertainty.
Whether eels' choices are ill-advised
Questioning the wisdom of choices, possibly those related to eels.
Take me down
Repeating the desire to be taken to a water-related boundary.
Down to the waterline
Reaffirming the importance of the waterline.
Yeah
Expressing agreement or enthusiasm.
Take me down
Reiterating the desire to be taken to the stream.
Down to the stream sometime
Reaffirming the importance of the stream, emphasizing time.
Yeah
Expressing agreement or enthusiasm once again.
You've taken everything from me
Conveying a sense of loss and deprivation.
Downstream from where I'm supposed to be
Highlighting a location downstream, away from the intended or rightful place.
Under eels' water
Repeating the reference to the challenging eels' water.
Yeah
Expressing a sense of agreement or confirmation.
Slithers by, we scar all the same
Describing a shared experience of emotional scars.
Cuffed afflictions and my mind won't change
Indicating persistence in negative feelings or circumstances.
Under eels' water
Repeating the reference to the challenging eels' water.
Under the churn
Describing a turbulent or unsettled state represented by the churn.
The price you pay, are the choices you've earned
Stating a principle that the consequences reflect one's own choices.
Take me down
Reiterating the desire to be taken to the waterline.
Down to the waterline
Emphasizing the significance of the waterline.
Yeah
Expressing agreement or enthusiasm.
Take me down
Reiterating the request to be taken to the stream, introducing time again.
Down to the stream sometime
Reaffirming the importance of going to the stream.
Yeah
Concluding with an expression of agreement or enthusiasm.
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