Live, Seaweed were a full-on rock experience, a bouncing, bounding post-hardcore rock outfit who combined double fast melodic punk with crunching guitars.
Free Drug Zone
Seaweed Lyrics
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Full shackled walk in a stumbling pace
Lease out a country based in a style
My neighbor spits as he gives us away
Do you wanna give up all your rights so that you can
Feel safe in the world that they bought for you.
Talking only through the side of her mouth
When she says everything's "ok".
I think I caught you sucking on a cigarette
In the drug free zoning your company.
Deductions coming from the back of my check
Were to serve and protect.
So baby you work for me.
You're at the age where we'll make up your mind.
Your quality help that's so hard to find.
Five dollar hours clocking you time.
Swing hammer- what can you give me?
No stopping till we get to the last.
Still coughing chunks from the mines of the past.
But now you're giving me more and more.
Giving me.
Backside safe,
But its not safe at all.
I feel safe livin for popular taste.
Backside safe,
Things fall all about you
The first verse describes a person who is running for his life from someone or something. He is exhausted, famished and completely drained. He is so trapped in this high-pressure situation that he has lost his ability to maintain balance and is walking with shackles. The second line suggests that the country where he is in operates in a very traditional manner – one that is rooted in styled customs – and it seems that the country is selling out this man by giving him away to those who are in pursuit. The chorus is a rhetorical question asking the listener whether they are willing to part with their basic rights as humans, just to feel safe as guaranteed by those who are now in control of the society.
The second verse is about a woman who appears to be speaking ambiguously, either hiding truths or having double meanings in her words. She talks about everything being okay but it's not clear whether or not she believes it to be true. It seems like she is smoking in the drug-free zone where she is working, breaking the rules of the society. The pay that the singer is receiving from his work is taxable, but it appears that this money is being used to provide safety and protection to the same people who are taking away their rights. The third verse is about a person who is young and inexperienced, being manipulated and influenced to make judgments that they may not otherwise, half-heartedly working for their employer without any benefits or privileges. The song ends with the realization of the singer that even though everything around seems considered “safe”, it is not totally secure; things are falling apart around them.
Line by Line Meaning
Treed like a fox at the end of a chase
Feeling trapped and cornered like a hunted animal after being chased and cornered.
Full shackled walk in a stumbling pace
Walking with heavy chains that are weighing down your steps, causing you to stumble and struggle to move forward.
Lease out a country based in a style
Renting out a country to the highest bidder, without regard for its cultural values or traditions.
My neighbor spits as he gives us away
Betraying someone while showing contempt, disrespect, and disdain by spitting on them.
Do you wanna give up all your rights so that you can
Feel safe in the world that they bought for you.
Asking if someone is willing to abandon their rights and freedoms for the illusion of safety provided by those in power who have bought and controlled their world.
Talking only through the side of her mouth
When she says everything's 'ok'.
Saying one thing but meaning another, especially when pretending everything's okay when it's actually not.
I think I caught you sucking on a cigarette
In the drug free zoning your company.
Suspecting that someone is secretly addicted to a drug and violating the rules of their workplace's drug-free policy.
Deductions coming from the back of my check
Were to serve and protect.
So baby you work for me.
Realizing that payroll deductions are being used to fund the services that are meant to serve and protect citizens, which means that the government and its employees work for taxpayers.
You're at the age where we'll make up your mind.
Your quality help that's so hard to find.
Five dollar hours clocking you time.
Swing hammer- what can you give me?
Being coerced into conforming to societal norms, working long hours for low wages, and being expected to contribute to the economy as a worker, even when you're young and inexperienced.
No stopping till we get to the last.
Still coughing chunks from the mines of the past.
But now you're giving me more and more.
Giving me.
Not stopping until the goal is achieved, despite the lingering effects of past traumas and struggles. And even though the road ahead is rough, the person is still giving their all to achieve their objectives.
Backside safe,
But its not safe at all.
I feel safe livin for popular taste.
Backside safe,
Things fall all about you
Feeling safe from a distance but realizing it's not truly safe. Wanting to follow the popular trend to feel safe but knowing that it's an illusion. Even while feeling safe, seeing that things are falling apart around you.
Contributed by Blake F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Dave Arlandria
Exelente Banda!!!!!!!!!!!
FALCONHXC
Awesome song love it
stephenroach1992
How are there no comments wow such a good song and amazing band
Bill Le
my winter 7th grade soundtrack. it was this album and samiam clumsy that got me pretty hooked
smallfaucet
Samiam was/is so rad man........I was in hihgh school at this time.....but hell, we're all old asses now haha
lucas cain
Had downloaded their catalog one time somehow it got deleted or misplaced now theres youtube but I should buy all their shit!!! Was floored with this lp and weak! Straight foward punk 90s band! Better than greenday!
Benton JA
back when I still had to take my money to the record store to come home with some music
RJ Walls
2019 & still no new music comes close to the great sound & pure energy of this band? Miss the 80's & 90's more & more, especially when I hear the shit they spew on the radio these days.
Benton JA
kids these days ain't got no balls...
B schuler
Try Cloud Nothings.