Tilling my own grave to keep me level
Jam another dragon down the hole
Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren
One that pushes me along and leaves me so Desperate and ravenous,
So weak and powerless over you
Someone feed the monkey while I dig in search of China
White as Dracula as I approach the bottom
Desperate and ravenous,
So weak and powerless over you
Little angel go away
Come again some other day
The devil has my ear today
I’ll never hear a word you say
Promised I would find a little solace
And some peace of mind
Whatever just as long as I don’t feel so Desperate and ravenous,
So weak and powerless
Desperate and ravenous,
So weak and powerless
Over you
Little angel go away, and come again some other day. The devil has my ear today, so I'll never hear a word you say. He promised I would find a little solace and some piece of mind. Whatever, just as long as I don't feel so....desperate and ravenous. So weak and powerless over you.
wow... what a powerful song. Really speaks deeply of what it feels like to be addicted. Weak and powerless.. the more you feed the demon, the more it demands of you!
I was addicted for a long time, and this song was a spot on description of what that was like! Now that I'm clean, its hard to listen to this, but its a good reminder of what I came from and how far I've made it. Maynard's abilty to convey emotion through music is amazing!
Man oh man. Always loved this song and album. I'm a self medicator and years ago I went way too far down the rabbit hole. Had to go to treatment one year ago today I was in day 1 detox in hell. These songs just get better and better so healing. Amazing I'm starting to feel I love APC more than TOOL but that's a serious statement for me. Venting through text or speech helps me a lot. Peace
[Verse 1]
Tilling my own grave to keep me level
Jam another dragon down the hole
Digging to the rhythm and the echo of a solitary siren
One that pushes me along and leaves me so
[Chorus]
Desperate, ravenous
So weak and powerless
Over you
[Verse 2]
Someone feed the monkey while I
Dig in search of China white as
Dracula as I approach the bottom
[Chorus]
Desperate, ravenous
So weak and powerless
Over you
[Bridge]
Little angel go away
Come again some other day
The devil has my ear today
I'll never hear a word you say
He promised I would find a little
Solace and some peace of mind
Whatever just as long as I don't feel so
[Chorus]
Desperate, ravenous
So weak and powerless
Desperate, ravenous
So weak and powerless
Over you
[Outro]
Over you