With 11 full-length albums to his credit, Stuart Davis has carved out a uni… Read Full Bio ↴With 11 full-length albums to his credit, Stuart Davis has carved out a unique wavelength in the musical spectrum. Taking the topics of God, sex and life and death and crafting them into inimitable pop songs with lyrical flair and unforgettable hooks, Stuart continues to be one of the great undiscovered singer/songwriters around.

Season 1 of his television show, Sex, God, Rock 'n Roll, was filmed in Boulder, CO in the fall of 2008. It aired on HDNet in the US and Canada in late spring 2009 and has since been released on DVD.

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Dive
Stuart Davis Lyrics

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Becoming mist again
The body is a drop
Water never ends
The body is a drop
Water never ends

It isn't a mistake
The swimmer is asleep
Water is awake
The swimmer is asleep
Water is awake

It isn't a mistake
Becoming mist again
Water is a friend

Chorus:
Under this wave
Over this soul
Losing my arms
Nothing to hold
Nowhere to swim
Ready to drown
Longing to dive
Love pulls me down
Where the water is awake
The water is alive
Dive

Nothing to hold
An island in the head
Water in the soul
An island in the head
Water in the soul

Something will survive
Let the body melt
Water is alive
Let the body melt
Water is alive

Something will survive
Nothing here to hold
Let the body fold

Chorus

Now I dive
Into this mystery
Into this place
That has no history
That has no face
Everything but water
Will be erased
As I dive
The water is awake
The water is alive

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Stuart Davis's song Dive revolve around the theme of water and the relationship between water and the human body. The song begins with the lines "Becoming mist again, the body is a drop, water never ends." Here, water is compared to mist, and the human body is likened to a drop of water. The idea that water never ends could be interpreted in many ways, but perhaps it suggests that water is eternal or infinite, and that the human body is a temporal form that will eventually return to the water.

The second stanza of the song introduces the idea that the swimmer (presumably the singer) is asleep, while the water is awake. This could mean that the singer is passive in relation to the water, while the water itself is active and alive. The idea is repeated later in the song: "The swimmer is asleep, water is awake." This might suggest that the water is powerful and transformative, while the swimmer is vulnerable and receptive.

The chorus of the song expresses a desire (or perhaps an inevitability) to dive into the water: "Under this wave, over this soul, losing my arms, nothing to hold, nowhere to swim, ready to drown, longing to dive, love pulls me down, where the water is awake, the water is alive, dive." Here, the water is again described as awake and alive, and the singer expresses a longing to dive into the water, where they will lose their sense of self and be "erased."

Line by Line Meaning

Becoming mist again
Returning to a vaporous state

The body is a drop
The physical form is a small portion of a greater entity

Water never ends
Water is an infinite resource

It isn't a mistake
It is intentional

The swimmer is asleep
The person is not fully present

Water is awake
Water is in its natural state with unbridled potential

It isn't a mistake
It is intentional

Becoming mist again
Returning to a vaporous state

Water is a friend
Water is a source of support and solace

Under this wave
Beneath the surface of what we perceive

Over this soul
Beyond the persona