Rate and discuss: Blood In The Water
Sorry if Seb or anyone else wanted to post this but here we go.
This songs deserves a special thread. Not only I'm interested in the overall rating, I'd like to know everything we know about it. The lyrics seem to address some kind of disillusion with the country Jon lives in. I guess there are stories from interviews some of us caught. Bring them in, please. I will ask a few questions about some lines which I might find confusing or incomprehensible. I love digging deep into songs. Edit Here's the lyrics: Blood In The Water A storm is coming Let me be clear Your days are numbered The end is near The walls around you Are closing in It's too late for praying Sinner meet sin Once I came across your border Now they come to take me back I sleep with one eye open I don't make waves, I don't leave tracks For my daughter and my three sons It's the only life they've known To me it's my asylum These stars and stripes my home Chorus Blood in the water Who's jumping in? The devil’s made his final offer Now the sharks are circling Blood in the water Our fates are sealed The devil’s greatest trick Was just to say he wasn't real Satan always used to love to say he wasn't real Lies are in the forecast The truth left with the tide I hear your shadow sold your secrets And he's gonna do some time They say the noose fits like a necktie Sir, you're gonna fit right in With some old familiar faces Sinner meet sin Chorus Solo I'm no cable news reporter They got nothing new to say I'm the voice of the new order The star of "Anarchy Today" I'm the comments you keep reading At the bottom of the page I'm real power, I'm a patriot I'm a Russian hack by trade A Russian hack by trade Blood in the water Who's jumping in The devil’s made his final offer Now the sharks are circling Blood in the water Our fates are sealed The devil’s greatest trick was just to say he wasn't real Blood in the water Blood in the water Now there's blood in the water Blood in the water |
A genuinely excellent song, no caveats needed. It's not good for current BJ, it's great for BJ full stop in my opinion. Really can't wait to hear it live. Would have given it a 10 if there had been another solo at the end to really finish off the song.
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I gave it a 9. It may seem to high now and it'll definitely go lower, especially in comparison with the rest of the catalogue.
However, I'm astonished by the fact Jon had such song in him today. So a big surprise after having had zero expectations before the album was released. The song craves for a lenghty guitar (and keybords) outro, there's a moment before the end when you even expect it. So that's the one missing point in the rating. We can only hope they'll be able to pull it off live. Given that a few THINFS sings got outros, it can happen :) P.S. Can the mods edit the poll title, there's a typo "so" instead of "do". Thanks. |
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I think it'll be interesting to have a look at what perspective each of the verses has been written from. I'd love to be corrected by native speakers or just anyone.
The first one describes a bad situation in which his view of the world/country/society is losing. The question is why. For the everyday sins everyone makes? I don't get the first two lines of the second verse: "Once I came across your border, now they come to take me back" in the context of the song or at least the verse. Then he describes how he's trying to make ends meet, be careful and how that is actually what his life in his country is about, he kinda accepts it, doesn't he? The chorus plays with the idiom that once you start losing, you attract the predator/opponent even more like sharks sense blood in the water which lures them closer. I don't know why Devil and Satan are mentioned. I'm not religious but I guess that's the same entity. I like the thought that we pretend the evil is not there, that nothing can happen and that is the reason to fail. The third verse gets more confusing for me. "I hear your shadow sold your secrets" is a nice line but I can't get my mind straight what it's supposed to mean. I only guess it means that you convict yourself of something bad unintentionally (like what you post on social media, or your browser history? in today's world) so even though you didn't do anything bad as such, you'll pay for it anyway. The last verse (or is it a bridge?) takes the ironical approach to show what moves with people's minds and opinions today by taking the role, quite angrily I'd say. So the "I" throughout the songs is not always the same. I'm really curious about what others have to say. |
great song i just wished the guitars would be a little more heavier
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Superb song 10/10. I have been playing this song all weekend.
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Good song which could have been great with a Sambora solo.
That said, the guitar work is very nice throughout (lovely Knopfler feel to the beginning). Think it’s Shanks’ solo, would have liked to have heard Phil having a go. 7/10 |
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I agree. The same with Story Of Love. On the other hand, Phil can serve the song when played live. I love the way he plays Always for example. So maybe he 'd be able to come up with something suitable here. In terms of creating it from scratch in the studio, I agree it wouldn't fit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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