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.
Life of Misery
Drowning Pool Lyrics
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On a silver platter with a golden spoon
And you only do just enough to get by
You never had to work a hard day in your life
You think you're better than me, better than me
You better change your fucked up attitude
Don't look at me, don't look at me
You keep on fooling yourself
You're full of yourself
I could, I could never lead
Lead a life of misery like you live in
I would, I would rather die
Than live a life of misery with you in it
Look at you now, what a waste now
Your life of misery
Look at you now, what a joke now
Your life of misery
I don't even know where to begin
To where I'd describe such a self-righteous pig
All you ever do is bitch and complain
About the small things and it drives me insane
You think you're better than me, better than me
You better change your fucked up attitude
Don't look at me, don't look at me
Like you expect some sort of gratitude
You keep on fooling yourself
You're full of yourself
I could, I could never lead
Lead a life of misery like you live in
I would, I would rather die
Than live a life of misery with you in it
Look at you now, what a waste now
Your life of misery
Look at you now, what a joke now
Your life of misery
Take lie after lie after lie
If it makes you feel that much better
Look at you now, what a joke now
Your life of misery
Look at you, out of shame
All alone, what a waste
Fuck me, well fuck you too
Good, I could never lead
Lead a life of misery like you live in
I would, I would rather die
Than live a life of misery with you in it
Look at you now, what a waste now
Your life of misery
Look at you now, what a joke now
Your life of misery
Take lie after lie after lie
If it makes you feel that much better
Look at you now, what a joke now
Your life of misery
The lyrics to the song "Life of Misery" by Drowning Pool talk about the frustration and anger that someone feels towards another person who has had an easy and pampered life. Throughout the song, the main narrator talks about how everything was handed to the other person and they didn't have to work a hard day in their life. The other person thinks they are better than the singer, but they need to change their attitude. The singer describes the other person as a self-righteous pig because all they do is complain and moan about small things, which infuriates the singer.
Towards the end of the song, the singer talks about how they could never live a life of misery like the other person does, and they would rather die than live a life of misery with them in it. The final lines of the song tell the other person to take lie after lie if it makes them feel better, but the singer won't let them bring them down. Overall, the message of the song is that people who are handed everything on a silver platter need to change their attitudes and not look down on those who have had to work hard for what they have.
Line by Line Meaning
All your life things were handed to you
You've had privilege and everything set up for you since birth
On a silver platter with a golden spoon
You've had a life of luxury and ease handed to you without any effort
And you only do just enough to get by
You don't try hard to achieve anything, just enough to make it passable
You never had to work a hard day in your life
You've never had to experience hard work, sweat and tears in your life as it was all hand-down
You think you're better than me, better than me
You look down on me, believing you're superior
You better change your fucked up attitude
You have to change the problematic way of thinking and attitude you possess
Don't look at me, don't look at me
Don't expect my approval or admiration as you don't merit it
Like you expect some sort of gratitude
You anticipate some form of reckoning from me, oblivious to your lack of worthiness
You keep on fooling yourself
You maintain a sense of delusion, deceiving yourself
You're full of yourself
You are exceedingly self-absorbed and arrogantly self-reliant
I could, I could never lead
I could never follow the footsteps of people like you
Lead a life of misery like you live in
Endure a life like yours that lacks hard work, the feeling of worthiness & having not achieved anything on your own
I would, I would rather die
I would prefer to risk my life than live in yours
Than live a life of misery with you in it
I'd go through any obstacle to avoid living your life that is so unfulfilling, unchallenging, and unrewarding
Look at you now, what a waste now
You are now currently at the point of complete ruin and loss
Your life of misery
The life you lived that was never challenging and always easy turns out to be a horrible and sad ending
Look at you now, what a joke now
You are now currently at the point of immense disappointment and ridicule
I don't even know where to begin
It's hard to even find a starting point to comprehend who you are
To where I'd describe such a self-righteous pig
Even an unflattering description wouldn't do justice to your conceited & inflated ego
All you ever do is bitch and complain
You only do anything to whine and grumble about small things that are annoying you
About the small things and it drives me insane
Those small things you concern about all the time annoy me so much that it's painful to endure
Take lie after lie after lie
You keep piling one untruthful claim after another untruthful claim just to feel better
If it makes you feel that much better
If it makes you feel good about getting away with lies
Look at you, out of shame
You now look hopeless and disgraceful after being exposed and confronted
All alone, what a waste
You are now internally struggling, realizing how wasted your entire life has been and it's too late to change
Fuck me, well fuck you too
I'm done with you treating me like I'm less than you or even a human being
Your life of misery
The life you lived that was never challenging and always easy turns out to be a horrible and sad ending
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: CHRISTIAN PIERCE, JASEN MORENO, MICHAEL LUCE, STEVIE BENTON
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SidNightWalker
Holy fuckin shit this is one of the greatest songs of all time I'd have to say. Raw, real, incredible.
Jakson
Amo essa música, ouvia direto!
Radi Marinov
awesome album one of their best
Thor Odinsson
One of DP's very best, and that's coming from a big time fan
ROCKofRYAN
Love this song!
Steven
Just decided to get the new album yesterday... been listening to this on repeat for over 3 hours :D
Chris McClain
Favorite song off the new album.
Fernanda Krueger
J'adore 😍
Iron MaidenRules
Very catchy song. Cool.
Steven
We ALL know someone like that. They're usually the people for who everything seems "easy"