Sandblasted
Swervedriver Lyrics


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How does it feel to feel?
You know it's for real
Don't say What died?
You know it's alive
I watch from reel to real
Don't see what I feel
Split open wide
Awash in the tide

The beach seems surreal
Depends how you feel
The sea stretched for miles
I drove all the while
You ask what I feel
I still feel surreal
Taken for a ride
And bleeding inside

How does it feel to feel?
You know it's for real
Split open wide

How does it feel to feel?
You know it's for real
The sea stretched for miles
I drove all the while

Don't see what I feel




Don't see what I feel
Don't see what I feel

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Swervedriver's song "Sandblasted" are filled with feelings of confusion and uncertainty. The singer seems to be grappling with the reality of their emotions, questioning what is real and what is not. The repetition of the line "How does it feel to feel?" highlights this inner turmoil, as if trying to understand something that is at once familiar and yet foreign.


The opening lines, "You know it's for real/ Don't say what died?/ You know it's alive" suggest that the singer is being confronted with the truth of a situation that they may have been avoiding. The words "split open wide" could be interpreted as a metaphor for being exposed or vulnerable, in a state of emotional "bareness." The line "Awash in the tide" adds to this sense of being carried away by something beyond their control.


The second verse speaks to the disconnect between the singer's inner feelings and the outside world: "The beach seems surreal/ Depends how you feel/ The sea stretched for miles/ I drove all the while." The scenery around them is vast and expansive, but the singer's inner world is in turmoil, causing them to perhaps feel disconnected from their surroundings. The final lines, "Taken for a ride/ And bleeding inside," are particularly poignant, highlighting the singer's feeling of being out of control and the pain that comes with it.


Line by Line Meaning

How does it feel to feel?
Questioning the sensation of emotions


You know it's for real
Emphasizing the reality of the emotions


Don't say What died?
Rejecting the notion of something dying


You know it's alive
Confirming the vitality of something


I watch from reel to real
Observing the transition from film to reality


Don't see what I feel
Feeling disconnected from one's own emotions


Split open wide
Describing a physical or emotional vulnerability


Awash in the tide
Feeling overwhelmed by a situation


The beach seems surreal
Perceiving the surroundings as dream-like


Depends how you feel
Acknowledging the subjective nature of perception


The sea stretched for miles
Describing the vastness of the ocean


I drove all the while
Indicating a journey by car


You ask what I feel
Being questioned about one's emotions


I still feel surreal
Continuing to feel detached from reality


Taken for a ride
Feeling deceived or tricked


And bleeding inside
Experiencing emotional pain




Lyrics © A SIDE MUSIC LLC D/B/A MODERN WORKS MUSIC PUBLISHING, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ADAM FRANKLIN, ADRIAN MARK VINES, GRAHAM BONNAR, JIMMY HARTRIDGE

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Comments from YouTube:

Silent Queue

The best song on "Raise", and that's high praise indeed. My only gripe is that it wasn't the last song of the album. "Lead Me Where You Dare" is a gentle coda but I would've preferred to be left breathless with this one.

James Smith

There's next-level musicianship and composition in this song, it's one of the best of the 90's.

Russ Wilson

My favorite band -that I apparently did not know about, until last week. I am gonna buy all 5 CD''s.

Flying Solo

unfortunatley none of their albums ever truly lived up to the perfection that was 'raise'

Tacia Amostis

Awe! Fcuk, YES!!! Been FAR too long. Absolutely chuffed / thrilled to see the official video for this monumental Swervedriver track is back up here again! ACE tune!! Love it, 'em!!

Brian McManus

I had a cassette of this and Teenage Fanclub's "Bandwagonesque" was on the backside, early '91 this was. Crappy recordings on that TDK, but life changing. Straight genius, both.

Nick R

Fucking CLASSIC!!! First song I ever heard by them and it changed my world.

puxxle

This song/video was my first exposure to the band and I was fucking riveted.

ABF Skate Shop

Timeless

ASKfor a RAISE

dopest Scheiße still .

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