It reached No. 17 in the UK, becoming the band's first top-20 single in their home country.
The song was announced 13 October 2014 on the band's social media accounts. The song leaked on 21 October 2014 on YouTube by accident because of a mistake by Epitaph Records, the band's United States record label. It later premiered officially on BBC Radio 1 that same day. After it aired on BBC Radio 1, Oliver Sykes was interviewed by Zane Lowe. It had been reported that "Drown" would not appear on any studio album from the band. However, the song was later announced to be track 9 on the 2015 album That's the Spirit, albeit as a remixed version.
"Drown" was set to be released on iTunes on 7 December 2014. However, in early October, Oliver Sykes began teasing lyrics in the form of photos on Twitter. He also posted a message stating if "#DROWN" started trending on Twitter, they would release the song sooner. Drown was released on iTunes 3 November 2014. "Drown" was issued as a picture disc in the UK on 7 December. It was nominated for the Kerrang! Award for Best Single.
Drown
Bring Me the Horizon Lyrics
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Makes you wish you were dead
Got a hole in my soul growing deeper and deeper
And I can't take
One more moment of this silence
The loneliness is haunting me
And the weight of the world's getting harder to hold up
Hold my breath and let it bury me
I'm not okay and it's not alright
Won't you drag the lake and bring me home again
Who will fix me now?
Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
Who will make me fight?
Drag me out alive?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
What doesn't destroy you
Leaves you broken instead
Got a hole in my soul growing deeper and deeper
And I can't take
One more moment of this silence
The loneliness is haunting me
And the weight of the worlds getting harder to hold up
It comes in waves, I close my eyes
Hold my breath and let it bury me
I'm not okay and it's not alright
Won't you drag the lake and bring me home again
Who will fix me now?
Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
Who will make me fight?
Drag me out alive?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
'Cause you know that I can't do this on my own
'Cause you know that I can't do this on my own
'Cause you know that I can't do this on my own
(You know that I can't do this on my own)
Who will fix me now?
Who will fix me now?
Who will fix me now?
Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself
Don't let me drown
The lyrics of "Drown" by Bring Me the Horizon is a plea for help from someone who is in a state of despair and loneliness. The opening lines of the song convey a feeling of hopelessness and a sense of giving up on life.
The lyrics in the chorus express the feeling of being overwhelmed by the weight of the world and being consumed by the darkness. The lines "It comes in waves, I close my eyes/Hold my breath and let it bury me" describe the feeling of being suffocated and drowning in one's suffering.
The songwriter then asks for help from an outside source, someone who can drag them out of their despair and save them from themselves. The lines "Who will make me fight?/Drag me out alive?" convey the singer's desire to be rescued from their internal turmoil and the feeling of being trapped in their own mind.
Overall, the song is an emotional and raw expression of inner struggle and the need for human connection and empathy.
Line by Line Meaning
What doesn't kill you
Surviving difficult experiences may leave you wishing you had simply died
Makes you wish you were dead
The emotional and mental strain of trauma can be overwhelming
Got a hole in my soul growing deeper and deeper
A profound sense of emptiness and despair is taking over
And I can't take
The pain and loneliness is too much to bear alone anymore
One more moment of this silence
The absence of sound and support is adding to the unbearable weight of the situation
The loneliness is haunting me
The lack of company and the despair that comes with it is taking a toll
And the weight of the world's getting harder to hold up
The pressures and problems of life are accumulating and becoming too much to cope with
It comes in waves, I close my eyes
The waves of pain and despair come in sporadic and sudden bursts
Hold my breath and let it bury me
The pain and despair seem to suffocate one and feel like they might overcome completely
I'm not OK and it's not alright
I'm not okay and it's not just something that will pass
Won't you drag the lake and bring me home again
Suggesting wanting someone to care enough to search for their body in the water, bring them home and save them from their despair/depression
Who will fix me now?
Who can help me now in my darkest hour?
Dive in when I'm down?
Will anyone come to my aid in my hour of need?
Save me from myself
I need help to break free from my own sadness and despair
Don't let me drown
I need someone to hold me up and rescue from the endless waves of emotional turmoil
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Jordan Fish, Lee Malia, Matthew Kean, Matthew Nicholls, Oliver Sykes
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kurdtcobain6882
What doesn't kill you makes you wish you were dead.
Got a hole in my soul, growing deeper and deeper.
And I can't take one more moment of this silence.
The loneliness is haunting me.
And the weight of the world's getting harder to hold up.
It comes in waves, I close my eyes.
Hold my breath and let it bury me.
I'm not okay, and it's not alright.
Won't you drag the lake and bring me home again?
Who will fix me now? Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself, don't let me drown.
Who will make me fight? Drag me out alive?
Save me from myself, don't let me drown.
What doesn't destroy you, leaves you broken instead.
Got a hole in my soul growing deeper and deeper.
And I can't take one more moment of this silence.
The loneliness is haunting me.
And the weight of the world's getting harder to hold up.
It comes in waves, I close my eyes.
Hold my breath and let it bury me.
I'm not okay, and it's not alright
Won't you drag the lake and bring me home again?
Who will fix me now? Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself, don't let me drown.
Who will make me fight? Drag me out alive?
Save me from myself, don't let me drown.
'Cause you know that I can't do this on my own. Who will fix me now?
Who will fix me now?
Who will fix me now? Dive in when I'm down?
Save me from myself, don't let me drown.
@LoganSLRLockwood
The comments section is filled with 3 types of idiots:
1. The idiots who trash on their older stuff and say it's just "noise"
2. The idiots who trash on their newer stuff and say this is "too soft"
3. The idiots who contradict themselves way too much by saying stuff like "they're a band, they can do whatever they want, but I'm not liking this new style"
Let me make this clear
1. BMTH were a different genre when they made Count Your Blessings and Suicide Season, everything after that has been melodic hardcore or something like that, not deathcore, you can't expect them to stick to their old style if they're not even in that genre anymore
2. Just because this song's softer than their Sempiternal stuff doesn't mean its rubbish, it's still lyrically one of the best songs they've ever made, and if all you care about is how it sounds, I'm sorry, you need to be listening to stuff like Justin Bieber and One Direction, not Bring Me The Horizon
3. No band has stuck with the style they started off with, people grow up, and naturally probably ditch their old styles because they're either bored of it or they can't do it anymore because they've finally gotten over the crazy drugs they used to do at that time
@pepexflash7751
calma ae primou, ouve aí a chelsea smile e vê a letra man...
todos nós carregamos essas coisas onde ninguem mais pode ver, eles nos seguram como ancoras, eles nos afogam no mar. eu olho para o céu pode não ter nada la pra ver mas se eu não acredito nele, por que ele acreditaria em mim? por que ele acreditaria em mim? por que ele acreditaria em mim? por que ele acreditaria em mim? por que ele acreditaria em mim?
@yurimedeirosoficial
Drown • Portuguese Version
O que não te matou te faz querer morrer
Há um vazio na minha alma crescendo mais e mais
E eu não aguento
Mais um momento de silêncio
A solidão vem me assombrar
E o peso do mundo é difícil suportar
Vem a maré, de olhos fechados
Respiro fundo e vou me afundando
Não estou bem, estou afogando
Venha me resgatar e me levar pra casa bem
Quem vai me ajudar, quando eu afundar?
Venha me salvar, não me deixe afogar!
Quem vai lutar comigo, me resgatar vivo?
Venha me salvar, não me deixe afogar!
O que não te destruiu, não te deixa viver
Há um vazio na minha alma crescendo mais e mais
E eu não aguento
Mais um momento de silêncio
A solidão vem me assombrar
E o peso do mundo é difícil suportar
Vem a maré, de olhos fechados
Respiro fundo e vou me afundando
Não estou bem, estou afogando
Venha me resgatar e me levar pra casa bem
Quem vai me ajudar, quando eu afundar?
Venha me salvar, não me deixe afogar!
Quem vai lutar comigo, me resgatar vivo?
Venha me salvar, não me deixe afogar!
Porque eu não sou nada sem você
@weardgirl07
"who will fix me now? "
5 years later and the answer was myself. I did it.
@zesire2278
if only everyone as strong as you
@jaykay6970
congratz! :) Thats a good story!
@deadlyspike9699
Like wage war says in low
"who will safe me, when I can't save myself?"
@sophiajane6377
I’m so incredibly proud of you. This was my crying song when life was shit but I know one day I would come back to it again and be able to connect to it in a different way. I haven’t watched or heard this song in almost a year or so and this your comment made me incredibly happy. I too can finally relate to it just like you. I’m so proud of you.
@weardgirl07
@@sophiajane6377 I'm so so incredibly proud of you too. You've gotten this far, continue staying strong <3
@fakhriyanugrah
(2008) The Sadness Will Never End: "And i'll save you from yourself"
(2015) Drown: "Save me from myself"
(2019) Medicine: "I don't know why i tried to save you 'cause i can't save you from yourself"
It's a long journey for Oli..
@V2thetruegod
wih ada indo.
@milenalubinska5703
He's a strong Scorpio so no wonder...
@darius1417
Chester: Nobody can save me