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1. Drowning Pool is a heavy metal/nu… Read Full Bio ↴There are 2 bands by this name:

1. Drowning Pool is a heavy metal/nu metal band from Dallas, Texas formed in 1997 that rose to prominence while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during Ozzfest. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner, was certified platinum within six months and the video for its first single "Bodies" was frequently aired on various music video channels. After the September 11th attacks the song "Bodies" was infrequently heard on many radio stations due to the sensitivity of those families' loved ones who jumped from the towers. In August 2002 the lead singer of the band, Dave Williams, died in his tour bus of heart failure.

After Williams' death, the band decided to carry on and began searching for a new singer.

In 2003, the band found a new singer in Jason Jones who took place of Dave Williams in the wake of his death. They released the album Desensitized in 2004.

Jason's departure from Drowning Pool was publically announced on June 14, 2005, due to irreconcilable differences. Jones would later join the hard rock band A.M. Conspiracy. Almost immediately, rumours started swirling concerning the new singer's identity, most of them pointing to former SOiL singer Ryan McCombs. Drowning Pool announced that the singer would be formally announced August 25 at the Ozzfest date in Dallas, Texas, where Drowning Pool will do a one off performance on the main stage. On July 20th, website SMNNews received word from close sources that McCombs was indeed the new singer, and that fact was confirmed by McCombs and Drowning Pool alike the next week.

In spring of 2006, Drowning Pool announced that they had parted ways with Wind-Up Records. As of June 30th, Wind-Up's website has been updated to confirm this.

In October 2006, a new song called No More was announced to be released on the Saw III soundtrack, their first track (besides the second version of Rise Up) with Ryan McCombs on vocals.

On February 26, 2007, it was announced that the band has signed a new deal with Eleven Seven Music, after receiving offers from Century Media and Sanctuary Records.[1] It was also confirmed that Drowning Pool will have a new management company, Tenth Street Entertainment, following the group's departure with Paul Bassman of Bass Management.

The band's newest album is, "Full Circle" and was released on July 24th, 2007 nationwide. 2 songs on the album were being produced by Funny Farm Records, owned by Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx and former Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba. The remaining tracks have been recorded with Producer Ben Schigel at the Dallas based January Studios.

In January 2008, the band announced that they would be heading out on a North American tour as special guests of Saliva.

The band is currently set to release their newest, self-titled studio album on April 27th 2010 featuring their newest single "Feel Like I Do".

In 2011 Ryan McCombs and Drowning Pool has part ways. Ryan has become the permanent vocalist for SOiL once again.

In 2012 Drowning Pool has announced that new vocalist is Suicide Hook singer Jasen Moreno.
After parting ways with former singer Ryan McCombs, Drowning Pool recruited Moreno to go on the road with them. He made his live debut with the band on July 8 at a show in Ardmore, Okla.
Drowning Pool’s have teamed up with producer Kato Khandwalla for their fifth studio album, the first to feature Moreno. The disc is due out in early 2013.

In 2023 McCombs returned and replaced Moreno as vocalist

Current members
Ryan McCombs - Vocals (2005-2011,2023-Present)
C.J. Pierce - Lead Guitar
Stevie Benton - Bass Guitar
Mike Luce - Drums

Former Members
Jason Moreno - Vocals (2012-2023)
Dave "Stage" Williams - Vocals (2000-2002)
Jason "Gong" Jones - Vocals (2003-2005)
Ryan McCombs - Vocals (2005-2011)

More information on the band's official website: www.drowningpool.com.

2. Drowning Pool (2) was an avant-rock quartet (Andrew Crane on vocals, Adam Elesh on guitar, Brett Smith on bass) from Los Angeles that released the following song collections: Drowning Pool (1986), comprised of recording sessions available previously as their early cassette releases, the double album Satori (Nate Starkman and Son, 1987), the EP Nierika (Viva Records, 1988) and the instrumental album Aphonia (Nate Starkman and Son, 1989). Their music was a mixture of new wave metal, psychedelia, world-music, ambient and industrial.

They changed their name to Mumbles and no traceable appearance has been on record since then.

Killin' Me
Drowning Pool Lyrics

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Like cigarettes and gasoline
I light a match and watch this scene
Burn away in front of me
Ashes of my misery

I swear sometimes I think this life is killing me
I swear sometimes I think this life is killing me

I swear it's killin' me
All our shattered hopes
And our long dead dreams
The wreckage that we all try to keep
From coming to life
And tearing us apart at the seams

Sun bleached bones and withered trees
Slowly rotting just like me
Empty bottles broken glass
My resolve is fading fast

I swear sometimes I think this life is killing me
I swear sometimes I think this life is killing me

I swear it's killin' me
All our shattered hopes
And our long dead dreams
The wreckage that we all try to keep

From coming to life
And tearing us apart at the seams

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Drowning Pool's song "Killin' Me" reflects the idea of how life can be so overwhelming and suffocating that it becomes unbearable. The singer begins the song by comparing the feeling of life to the smell of cigarettes and gasoline, indicating how it fills up his lungs and sets him ablaze. He then lights a match and watches the scene before him burn away, almost as if to say that he cannot take it anymore and needs to get rid of the pain and misery that life brings.

Throughout the song, the lyrics talk about "shattered hopes" and "long dead dreams" that have left nothing but "wreckage" and "tearing us apart at the seams." The singer feels as though they are withering away, just like the "sun bleached bones and withered trees" in the desert. The empty bottles and broken glass exemplify how he's losing his grip on reality, as his resolve is fading fast. The lyrics further emphasize the intense feeling of life being too much to handle, creating the feeling that existence, rather than a specific circumstance, is the problem.

In conclusion, the song is talking about how life can be incredibly overwhelming and how it's destructing the singer's surroundings and self; he's struggling to keep up with life's expectations and demands, leaving him wounded and vulnerable.

Line by Line Meaning

Like cigarettes and gasoline
Just like using cigarettes and gasoline, the singer is setting their life up to burn quickly.

I light a match and watch this scene
The singer is intentionally causing harm to themselves and enjoys watching the destruction of their life.

Burn away in front of me
The singer is watching their life crumble right in front of them and does not know how to stop it.

Ashes of my misery
The artist is left with nothing but the remains of their sadness and despair.

I swear sometimes I think this life is killing me
The artist is expressing the idea that they believe their current life is causing them to suffer and die slowly.

I swear it's killin' me
The singer doubles down on their thoughts of their own life killing them.

All our shattered hopes
The singer is referring to the collective hope that people have, and how it has all been destroyed.

And our long dead dreams
The artist is talking about how people's dreams have died and gone unfulfilled.

The wreckage that we all try to keep
People are attempting to stop the ruin, but it is inevitable and they cannot do it forever.

From coming to life
The wreckage is like a monster that has come back to life and is destroying everything around it.

And tearing us apart at the seams
The ruin has torn everyone apart and caused strife and difficulty.

Sun bleached bones and withered trees
The artist is comparing their own condition to the way nature withers and dies without help.

Slowly rotting just like me
The singer feels like they are rotting away like everything else, and they are doing it very slowly.

Empty bottles broken glass
The singer is describing their own self-destructive behavior.

My resolve is fading fast
The singer is losing the willpower and determination they once had.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: C.J. PIERCE, MICHAEL LUCE, GEORGE JASON JONES, STEPHEN BENTON

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