Their music is often regarded as hard to label under one certain genre. While sweeping across many sounds, Acid Bath put out two records of considerable influence, which opened a gateway for heavy metal music to be versatile and emotional without sacrificing its creative character or brute force. Their music incorporates influences ranging from sludge, doom metal, death metal, hardcore punk, stoner rock, thrash metal and grunge.
The variation in their music has reached far from the underground music into many hardcore, doom metal and stoner rock bands. Frontman Dax Riggs currently performs a solo artist, although he was the singer and guitarist for Agents of Oblivion. He then played for Deadboy & the Elephantmen. Guitarist Sammy Duet played in Crowbar for some time. He now plays for Goatwhore.
Tranquilized
Acid Bath Lyrics
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Cold skies full of blue
The sun burns forever
It reminds me of you
On your dead shore
The sand is warm
She hides her tears and quickly lets it die
My sky will be blue
I live tranquilized
Slow motion, liquid universe
I'm feeling nowhere
It doesn't matter where we go because I already been there
On your dead shore
The sand is warm
She hides her tears and quickly lets it die
Their dying of rabies, eating their babies
In a fields of dead daisies
I live tranquilized
I live (yeah..)
I live (yeah..)
I live (yeah..)
I live
I live
I live
I live
Tranquilized....
I'm numb (yeah..) and unfeeling
So I just burn and stare at the ceiling
I'm here but so far away
I see your mouth moving but can't hear what you say
And I don't think I'd give a fuck...anyway!
The song Tranquilized by Acid Bath is a melancholic reflection on loss and the singer's resulting emotional state. The opening lyrics are seemingly contradictory, as being sedated and lazy suggests a lack of energy, but the mention of the forever-burning sun implies a feeling of endlessness. This suggests a sense of resignation to the singer's emotional state, accepting that their sense of loss will never truly go away.
The lyrics go on to describe a dead shore, which could symbolize a sense of finality and perhaps even death. The sand is warm, which suggests a sense of comfort, but the tears that the woman on the shore hides and quickly lets die suggest a sense of pain and sadness that the singer can relate to. However, the singer is determined to make it through even without the woman they've lost, as they focus on the blue of the sky, which could represent hope and healing.
The second verse describes the singer's detachment from the world around them, feeling as though they are in a slow-motion, liquid universe where nothing really matters. They've been to many places, but all of them seem to blend together in their mind. The reference to dying of rabies and eating their babies in a field of dead daisies is disturbing and surreal, but it could represent the singer's sense of feeling both repulsed by and drawn to the idea of death and decay.
Line by Line Meaning
Sedated and lazy
I feel drowsy and lacking energy
Cold skies full of blue
The blue sky reminds me of the coldness you brought me
The sun burns forever
I feel like I am stuck in this place forever
It reminds me of you
You are always on my mind
On your dead shore
I feel like I'm trapped on a shore of death
The sand is warm
Despite everything, I find some comfort in the warmth of the sand
She hides her tears and quickly lets it die
Someone is trying to hide their pain and sadness, but it doesn't last for long
I will make it through even without you
I am strong enough to survive on my own
My sky will be blue
Even though I'm going through a dark time right now, I know there is hope for a brighter future
I live tranquilized
Despite all the pain and hurt, I am finding peace and calmness in my own way
Slow motion, liquid universe
Everything around me feels slowed down and fluid, like I'm not really part of it
I'm feeling nowhere
I feel lost and directionless
It doesn't matter where we go because I already been there
Nothing seems new or exciting anymore, as if I've already experienced everything
Their dying of rabies, eating their babies
The world around me is full of chaos and destruction
In a fields of dead daisies
Even something beautiful like a field of flowers can turn ugly and lifeless
I live tranquilized
Despite all the chaos and destruction, I am finding peace and calmness in my own way
I live (yeah..)
I am alive
Tranquilized....
I am finding peace and calmness in my own way
I'm numb (yeah..) and unfeeling
I am emotionally disconnected and unable to feel much of anything
So I just burn and stare at the ceiling
I am emotionally burning inside but am physically still and passive
I'm here but so far away
I am physically present but emotionally distant
I see your mouth moving but can't hear what you say
I am unable to connect with others on an emotional level
And I don't think I'd give a fuck...anyway!
I am so emotionally disconnected that I wouldn't even care if something were to happen
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@postmortemskulldrag
This was the only band I made sure I was on the list and saw every fkn possible time I could make the gig.
Most intense energy and mosh pit.
Nothing but love for Jimmy fkn Kyle
Sammy the little devil dude...
You owe me a beautiful trip to Germany with Crowbar in 1998
Jerk face
Rest in Peace
Audie FKN Pitre
Thanks for being my friend ❤️💗🤘
And much love to your girlfriend and your boy😍💗🤘
DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE BECAUSE IT KILLS!!!
TAKE AN UBER EVERY SINGLE TIME OR DRINK AT HOME!!!
IT COST AUDIE"S LIFE AND THE LIFE OF HIS PARENTS!
HIS BABY BROTHER AND GIRLFRIEND THAT WAS ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH ARE LEFT IN THIS WORLD WITHOUT AUDIE AND HIS MOTHER AND FATHER 💔
DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE IT FKN KILLS PEOPLE!
@hammerheartoutdoors9146
Acid Bath was so far beyond its time. Me and my girlfriend used to hang out in the woods, smoke weed, and listen to them on a cassette player.
@niagrapoosy6086
Erik Novak sadly Dax says they would’ve broken up anyways, thanks spike Cassidy of DRI for producing these guys tho.
@robertbeckerbecker1354
Thatxs fucking beautiful. Thanks for sharing :)
@arshediamedia666
Yeah their music definitely feels very of nature that's for sure. Like it pays homage to the sacredness of the natural world. "The skyscrapers look like gravestones, yeah, from out here."
@MrTomdemma
Totally true, on a level never replicated
@user-jm6js1xm6j
Bruh! Totally. Bands today wish they could have the musicality they had. Miss them so much. Proves music industry don't know shit. Look at what they had. Epic.
@mizmiz80
hands down one of the best live performances ever and it's in some kind of auditorium/gym with a handful of very young kids who were some extremely lucky mofos!!!
@TheCheesyRice
mizmiz80 This was at a bingo parlor in South Carolina... just over the bridge from Savannah. The name was Flamingo Bingo (I think). They would let us have shows there every now and then. Either right before or right after this Acid Bath/ D.R.I.show there was a Sour Vein / Buzzov-en show.
@TruculentSheep
+mizmiz80 Really, Acid Bath deserved a PA system on par with Disaster Area.
@BlackCajun45
Thank you