The Bottom

Story Behind The Song

A couple months ago a patient of mine commited suicide. no one had a clue this was even an option for him. I try and put in words what may have been going through his head in this song. and even though no one will ever fully understand why he did this, including me, it helps to write about the experience.

Song Description

This is a song about hitting rock bottom and suicide.

Song Length 2:59 Genre Rock - Modern, Rock - Alternative
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Subject Suicide

Lyrics

The Bottom Words & Music by Mitch Siegal 9-22-10

Intro:

If I could sleep then wake up... as someone else than me...
Maybe a star up in the sky...surveying all I see...

Mistakes I've made in my life...success instead of pain...
Rather than hell...to wade through...an ocean of disdain...

According to all calculations...lady lucks been on vacation, for...

Far too long...catching stones you've thrown...
as I'm sinking down and ...hitting the rocks on the bottom...

Tag

So here I sit...all alone...where no one speaks...my foreign tongue...
When nothings left... what is there...my only friends a gun...

I don't expect you'd know how...to get this way, so far down...
But here I am... at the bottom...the bottom...at the bottom...

(Bridge) F# A F# A B

All out of air...I'm drowning...in my despair...
Where there's no one around... as you hand me a glass filled with water ...

It's been...Far too long...catching stones you've thrown...
as I'm sinking down and ... hitting the rocks on the bottom...



Great vocals, great hook, good instrumentation. Nice arrangement and full on harmonies.
Very radio friendly

Very cool groove - love the opening! Great arrangement, stays interesting while rocking right along. The song has some nice surprises. I like the visual on the "catching stones" part causing the recipient to "sink" - clever.

Strong song, good engineering, solid vocals. Leading up to the hook and then diving the melody line *down* is very cool - especially with the double one octive lower. I really like this band/artist.

Very catchy tune! Found myself bobbing my head to it almost immediately. Good instrumentation, great vocals and harmonies, stellar production, this is a very marketable song in my opinion.

Lyrics Mitch Siegal Music Mitch Siegal
Producer Mitch Siegal Publisher Mitch Siegal
Performance Mitch Siegal Label Mitch Siegal
This track is on 6 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
Roy Elkins Rock 2019 11/19/2018
Thomas Pitt My Top Songs 10/2/2011
Jesse Spawn Pop Tunes 8/11/2011
MATT_T My Top Songs 8/11/2011
MATT_T My Top Songs 8/11/2011
Brian Cunningham Alternative Rock 7/27/2011

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