By this point, the band had relocated to America -- with Mileski replaced by new drummer Mark Goodwin -- and soon landed a deal with Virgin Records. Sick Puppies' sophomore LP, Dressed Up as Life, arrived in April of 2007. The exposure brought to them by the Free Hugs video helped the single "All the Same" reach number eight on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. Their second U.S. single, "My World," also reached number 20 on the Modern Rock chart and was followed by three more singles in 2008. Working with American production team Rock Mafia, Sick Puppies' delivered their third album, Tri-Polar, in 2009, which rose to number 31 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Less than a year later, they released the EP Live & Unplugged, which contained acoustic versions of songs from the album. A second companion EP, this one called Polar Opposite and also containing acoustic versions of songs from Tri-Polar, appeared in 2011. Produced again by Rock Mafia, their fourth album, Connect, fared even better, reaching number 17 on the Top 200 in the summer of 2013. In spite of their rising success, Connect would prove to be their last album with founding member Moore, who left the band in late 2014. Within days of this announcement, Anzai was approached by Texas-born singer and guitarist Bryan Scott, whose audition tape quickly landed him the job as Moore's replacement. The new lineup began writing and recording material for their fourth album, teasing with a new single, "Stick to Your Guns," in early 2016.
- compiled by Timothy Monger & David Jeffries, Rovi (from MTV artists 2016)
The Bottom
Sick Puppies Lyrics
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[Incomprehensible], reeling and rotten beneath
One, two, three and down you go
You'll be smiling before you know
If you wanna sink to the bottom with me
We're all rotten, buried and forgotten, living it up underground
So take a ride, hey, hey, hey, hey
If you can't beat 'em, might as well eat them
No one's getting out alive, give it a try, hey, hey, hey, hey
It really is a wicked way to die
Listen, my friend, to sound of the sweet melody
Doesn't it seem to resound like an old memory?
Screaming and crying, we'll have none of that
You had you're chance, now just sit and relax
Don't you wanna sink to the bottom with me?
We're all rotten, buried and forgotten, living it up underground
So take a ride, hey, hey, hey, hey
You really can't be looking so surprised
If you can't beat 'em, might as well eat them
No one's getting out alive, give it a try, hey, hey, hey, hey
It really is a wicked way to die
And you'll get used to it in a while
Look at the way each of us smile
You were living a fantasy
This is exactly what you need
If you wanna sink to the bottom with me
[Incomprehensible], reeling and rotten beneath
One, two, three and down you go
Feel that smile just start to grow
If you wanna sink to the bottom
We're all rotten, buried and forgotten, living it up underground
So take a ride, hey, hey, hey, hey
You really can't be looking so surprised
If you can't beat 'em, might as well eat them
No one's getting out alive, so give it a try, try, try, try
It really is a wicked way, it really is a wicked way
It really is a wicked way to die
They're all just so pathetic
It's all psychosomatic
The more they think, the more we know
So welcome home
The song "The Bottom" by Sick Puppies is a dark and twisted anthem to the idea of embracing your own darkness and accepting that we are all going to die one day. The song's chorus repeats the refrain "If you wanna sink to the bottom with me" while encouraging the listener to let go of their fears and join the singer in a descent into hell. The first verse paints a picture of a person who is "reeling and rotten beneath" the surface and who is "smiling before they know" as they sink down. The singer is asking the listener to let go of their inhibitions and join them in the darkness because it is where we all belong.
Throughout the song, the singer repeats the phrase "we're all rotten, buried and forgotten, living it up underground" to remind the listener that no matter how hard we try to deny our reality, we are all going to die and return to the earth. The bridge of the song takes a slightly more hopeful tone, encouraging the listener to "listen to the sweet melody" of life and not succumb to screaming and crying. The overall message of the song is that it is better to embrace our own darkness and join the singer in their journey to the bottom than to fight against the inevitable.
Line by Line Meaning
If you wanna sink to the bottom with me
If you want to give up and indulge in misery and decay with me
[Incomprehensible], reeling and rotten beneath
We'll be drowning in darkness, consumed by decay
One, two, three and down you go
The descent into despair occurs quickly and inexorably
You'll be smiling before you know
You'll find a perverse joy in your own destruction
We're all rotten, buried and forgotten, living it up underground
We're all destined for death, discarded and alone, so why not make the most of what little time we have?
So take a ride, hey, hey, hey, hey
Come join us in our spiral of destruction
You really can't be looking so surprised
If you're not ready for this, you haven't been paying attention
If you can't beat 'em, might as well eat them
If the world has beaten you down, you might as well join in the destruction
No one's getting out alive, give it a try, hey, hey, hey, hey
Death is inevitable, so why not embrace it?
It really is a wicked way to die
This path of destruction is a cruel and terrible end
Listen, my friend, to sound of the sweet melody
The allure of this dark lifestyle is like a siren song
Doesn't it seem to resound like an old memory?
This path feels familiar and natural, like something we were always meant to do
Screaming and crying, we'll have none of that
We won't let ourselves feel the pain of our own destruction
You had you're chance, now just sit and relax
You had your opportunity to resist, now it's too late. Just give in and enjoy the ride
And you'll get used to it in a while
You'll become accustomed to the pain and destruction, and it will feel normal
Look at the way each of us smile
We take pleasure in our own destruction and the destruction of others
You were living a fantasy
The world you thought you knew, the world of happy endings and good triumphing over evil, was never real
This is exactly what you need
What you think you want is love and light, but deep down you crave destruction and doom
No one's getting out alive, so give it a try, try, try, try
We're all going to die anyway, so why not try this path first?
They're all just so pathetic
The rest of the world is foolish for clinging to hope and happiness
It's all psychosomatic
Our pain and suffering is all in our minds, but that doesn't make it any less real
The more they think, the more we know
The rest of the world can't see the truth about the darkness that consumes us
So welcome home
You're one of us now, so embrace your new life of pain and destruction
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ANTONINA ARMATO, SAMANTHA MOORE, TIMOTHY JAMES, EMMA ANZAI, BRETT CRESWELL, Shimon Moore, Timothy James Price, Brett Matthew Creswell
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