Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_the_Well_(band)
Studio albums
The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation (1999)
Tear From the Red (2001)
You Come Before You (2003)
Versions (2007)
The Tropic Rot (2009)
Nerdy
Poison the Well Lyrics
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What makes me feel this way
Just carry me away with silence and heartbeats
As rapid thinking about your embrace
And how it makes me feel
I just want to feel this way forever
Sleep on portraits painted as perfect as you
When I'm not with you I feel lesser alone
I remember your face / imprinted on angels
Your voice as beautiful / as the sounds of waves
Crashing against my heart
Time slows down when you look at me
I'm infatuated with this / infatuated with you
It's so hard for me to understand why
I hadn't found you before don't dull away
Hold my hand
The lyrics to Poison the Well's song "Nerdy" express the intense infatuation someone feels towards another person. The first few lines describe the physical reaction the singer feels when they are around their love interest. Their eyes "paralyze" the singer and create a strong feeling they cannot quite explain. The singer wants nothing more than to be carried away by the silence and heartbeat of their love interest's embrace. Their feelings are so strong that they "just want to feel this way forever."
The singer then mentions sleeping on portraits that are painted as perfect as their love interest. This line suggests that the singer sees their love interest as someone who is perfect in every way, almost like a piece of art. The singer believes they have been given the chance to fly, symbolizing the way their love makes them feel they can achieve anything.
The third and fourth stanzas describe how the singer feels when they are not with their love interest. They feel lesser and alone and remember their love interest's face, which is "imprinted on angels." The sound of their love interest's voice is compared to the beautiful sound of waves crashing against their heart. Finally, the singer begs their love interest not to dull away and to hold their hand.
Overall, the lyrics of "Nerdy" delve into the emotions of infatuation and how it feels to be completely and utterly enamored with someone else. The singer's words are dreamy and emotional, reflecting the all-consuming feeling of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Why do your eyes paralyze me
I feel overwhelmed and entranced when I look into your eyes
What makes me feel this way
I am unsure of why I feel so strongly when I am near you
Just carry me away with silence and heartbeats
I want to be swept away by the peaceful sound of your heart beating
As rapid thinking about your embrace
I find myself constantly daydreaming about holding you
And how it makes me feel
I am overwhelmed by the strength of my emotions for you
I just want to feel this way forever
I never want to lose the intense feelings I have for you
Sleep on portraits painted as perfect as you
I dream of you in a perfect and idealized form
Why have I been given the chance to fly
I am grateful to have found someone who makes me feel alive and free
When I'm not with you I feel lesser alone
I feel less complete and fulfilled when you are not with me
I remember your face / imprinted on angels
Your beauty is otherworldly and inspirational to me
Your voice as beautiful / as the sounds of waves
The sound of your voice is soothing and enchanting like the ocean
Crashing against my heart
Your voice stirs my emotions and makes my heart race
Time slows down when you look at me
I feel the world come to a halt when you lay your eyes on me
I'm infatuated with this / infatuated with you
I am deeply in love with you and cannot shake these feelings
It's so hard for me to understand why
I cannot grasp why I feel so deeply connected to you
I hadn't found you before don't dull away
I am worried that my intense emotions might scare you away
Hold my hand
Please stay with me and never let go
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CHARLES ROBERT SIMPSON, JAMES BOURNE, THOMAS MICHAEL FLETCHER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@vr3027
Why do your eyes paralyze me
What makes me feel this way
Just carry me away with silence and heartbeats
As rapid thinking about your embrace
And how it makes me feel
I just want to feel this way forever
Sleep on portraits painted as perfect as you
Why have I been given the chance to fly
When I'm not with you I feel lesser alone
I remember your face / imprinted on angels
Your voice as beautiful / as the sounds of waves
Crashing against my heart
Time slows down when you look at me
I'm infatuated with this / infatuated with you
It's so hard for me to understand why
I hadn't found you before don't dull away
Hold my hand
@greenjokerdc
Why do your eyes paralyze me
What makes me feel this way
Just carry me away with silence and heartbeats
As rapid thinking about your embrace
And how it makes me feel
I just want to feel this way forever
Sleep on portraits painted as perfect as you
Why have I been given the chance to fly
When I'm not with you I feel lesser alone
I remember your face / imprinted on angels
Your voice as beautiful / as the sounds of waves
Crashing against my heart
Time slows down when you look at me
I'm infatuated with this / infatuated with you
It's so hard for me to understand why
I hadn't found you before don't dull away
Hold my hand
@TIllAllAreOne100
I think it's time for a new album fellas. The world needs Poison The Well again 💙
@cpgpeg
True, we just want to feel this way....foreverrrrrr
@elliott614
indeed we do. They are the band that got me over the hurdle of being capable of listening to music with screams/growls. I was obsessed with you come before you when I was in like, 7th grade.
I met Jeff at 2 different shows. Each time, he was so chill and easy to talk to, and happy to talk to me and whichever friend(s) were with me at the time(s). I mean, it helps when you as a fan are chill af and see and treat people in bands as a fellow normal human (while also respecting their creative works). And like, despite being a teenager I'd already managed to play shows with other bands I looked up to, and had tons of friends in bands or photography/promotional media production @ events, merch design, etc. Was weird though, like we just kinda ended up in the same place at the same time and talking about random topics both times. I think one time we were talking about horror films at robot moshfest. And the previous time would've been in Madison, WI @ the Loft, can't remember the rest of the show, perhaps It Dies Today and Haste The Day were on that one? Not really sure. Looks like there was a show in 2009, at Majestic Theater in Madison but I missed it, didn't even know it existed until just now -- that was an incredibly busy time @ college taking interim pre-summer session AND summer classes.
@imperfectclark
@@cpgpeg 😅
@michaelkonkright174
They could sell out arenas
@fral.2708
Wow, this song appeared more than 20 years ago! It seems yesterday that I put this song on my Myspace blog and I am already 40! I miss that days so much :(...
@mofro7652
My best friend introduced me to poison the well, he moved to Florida n back to Indiana and showed me them I've been stuck since , he just passed long live my brother Justin Blaine McKee
@cpgpeg
RIP to your friend, good taste in music
@sineadsteverson8728
My condolences.
@ProdByWretched
Brings tears to my eyes everytime I hear this song. So nostalgic. The world was such a different place… 🥀🥀🥀🥀🖤🖤🖤