Drag Me Down
Dead Stop Lyrics

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You think you've seen it all / but you ain't seen nothing
Yet / you think you know it all / but this one thing you'll never get / your efforts are
A waste of time / because i'll never be the same / if my world is the same as yours /
Then i have to exclaim / this world drags me... / you think you've seen it all / but you
Ain't seen nothing yet / you think you fuckin' know it all / but this one thing you'll
Never get / your eforts are a waste of time / because i'll never be the same / if your
World is the same as mine / then i'll have to exclaim / this world drags me down...
Drags me down / hate is the stone around my neck / while i'm standing on the bridge of

Despair / my reflection in the water i'm facing / a face that doesn't seem to care /
Hate is the stone around my neck / while i'm standing on the bridge of dispair / my

Reflection in the water i'm facing / this world just fucking drags me down, gets me down,
Pulls me down

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dead Stop's song "Drag Me Down" express the sentiment of feeling trapped and weighed down by the world and the people in it. The opening lines suggest that despite feeling like one has experienced everything, there is always something new to discover. The refrain serves as a statement of defiance against those who try to force their beliefs and opinions onto the singer. The lyrics also describe the sensation of being stuck in a bad situation, symbolized by the stone of hate around the singer's neck, standing on a bridge of despair, and facing a reflection that appears apathetic.

The song carries an overall theme of feeling weighed down, suffocated, and drained by the negativity in the world. This theme is reinforced by the repetitive refrain, which almost sounds like a plea for help, indicating that the singer is finding it difficult to carry on. The somber tone of the lyrics and the heavy drumbeat and guitar riffs further reinforce the emotions being expressed in the song.

Line by Line Meaning

You think you've seen it all
You believe you have experienced everything

but you ain't seen nothing yet
But you haven't seen anything of real significance yet

you think you know it all
You are under the impression that you have complete knowledge on every subject

but this one thing you'll never get
But there is one thing you will never understand

your efforts are a waste of time
Your attempts are pointless

because i'll never be the same
Because I have been through something that has fundamentally changed me

if my world is the same as yours
If the environment I inhabit is identical to yours

Then i have to exclaim
Then I must express

this world drags me...
That this world exhausts and burdens me

you think you've seen it all
You believe you have experienced everything

but you ain't seen nothing yet
But you haven't seen anything of real significance yet

you think you fuckin' know it all
You are under the impression that you have complete knowledge on every subject with emphasis on the vulgarity of your arrogance

but this one thing you'll never get
But there is one thing you will never understand

your eforts are a waste of time
Your attempts are pointless

because i'll never be the same
Because I have been through something that has fundamentally changed me

if your world is the same as mine
If the environment you inhabit is identical to mine

then i'll have to exclaim
Then I must express

this world drags me down...
That this world exhausts and burdens me

drags me down
It exhausts and burdens me

hate is the stone around my neck
Hatred weighs me down like a stone tied around my neck

while i'm standing on the bridge of despair
As I stand on a bridge, contemplating misery and hopelessness

my reflection in the water i'm facing
I see my own image reflected in the water beneath me

a face that doesn't seem to care
But the face staring back at me seems apathetic

hate is the stone around my neck
Hatred weighs me down like a stone tied around my neck

while i'm standing on the bridge of dispair
As I stand on a bridge, contemplating misery and hopelessness

my reflection in the water i'm facing
I see my own image reflected in the water beneath me

this world just fucking drags me down, gets me down, pulls me down
This world exhausts and burdens me to such an overwhelming extent that it feels as if it is dragging, getting, and pulling me down

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