I Don't Feel Very Receptive Today

Album: They're Only Chasing Safety (2004)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song deals with depression. The narrator is thinking about cutting himself ("I feel like dripping it dry tonight"), and is looking for help out of his situation. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    kevinrocks409 - Philadelphia, PA

Comments: 4

  • Anonymousi just finished learning this song on guitar. its SO fun. i love spencer. underoath is the best band in the world!!!
  • Corey from Charlotte, Ncwell actually spencer(the screamer for underoath) has talked about him being depressed and having a hard childhood at his concerts.
  • Zach from Birjkdale, Australiait sounds like i have tasted this before i have tasted every single one of you before
  • Landon from Winchester, OhAt first, I couldn't understand this song at all, because I don't revear the hard-core screaming of heavy metal that highly. But I relate to the lyrics, and it's easy to understand when he makes shout-outs to his depression in lines such as "I feel like cutting it open tonight! Tonight! Tonight!" and "I feel like dripping it dry tonight! Scream!" I wander if the lead singer really battled depression in his life, because with a song written that gory, he must've.
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