The Currents

Track 2 on Wild World (Complete Edition)

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“The Currents” focuses on the hurtful, bigoted opinions held by some people and how it can be damaging to be exposed to such shocking points of view. In an interview with… Read More

Sep. 9, 20161 viewer72.4K views

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The Currents Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Roll up another cigarette
Using the minute that it takes
To think about the power of your words
We're living in the currents you create
We're sinking in the pool of your mistakes
So stub it out, your podium awaits

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh my God, my God
I can't quite believe my ears

[Chorus]
I'm swimming to the surface
I'm coming up for air
'Cause you're making me feel nervous
I need to clear my head
I can't believe my ears
I don't wanna believe my ears
I'm swimming to the surface
I'm coming up for air

[Verse 2]
How can you think you're serious?
Do you even know what year it is?
I can't believe the scary points you make
Still living in the currents you create
Still sinking in the pool of your mistakes
Won't you stop firing up the crazies?

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh my God, my God
I can't quite believe my ears

[Chorus]
I'm swimming to the surface
I'm coming up for air
'Cause you're making me feel nervous
I need to clear my head
I can't believe my ears
I don't wanna believe my ears
I'm swimming to the surface
I'm coming up for air

[Interlude]
"When anybody preaches disunity, tries to pit one of us against the other
You know that person seeks to rob us of our freedom and destroy our very lives"

[Bridge]
Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath
Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs
Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath
Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs
Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath
Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs
Oh, I need a breath, I need a breath
Fill my lungs, let me fill my lungs

[Chorus]
I'm swimming to the surface
I'm coming up for air
Cause you're making me feel nervous
I need to clear my head
I can't believe my ears
I don't wanna believe my ears
I'm swimming to the surface
I'm coming up for air

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About

“The Currents” focuses on the hurtful, bigoted opinions held by some people and how it can be damaging to be exposed to such shocking points of view.

In an interview with DIY Magazine, Dan explains the reasoning behind the song, saying:

A song like “The Currents” alludes to hearing people – be they high profile or just in the pub – expressing opinions that you just can’t comprehend.

To which Kyle added:

Opinions that are so ridiculous, they can’t be real. It’s about how you surround yourself with like-minded people, and when someone infiltrates that group, it’s like, ‘What is that?!’

Dan continued:

I mean, we’re not offering a solution, it’s just about that human reaction. That song is about the need to get out and completely escape, to fill your lungs with some fresh air because it can be depressing to hear all that crap, that hateful talk and lies.

It was premiered live at Snowbombing Festival in Mayrhofen, Austria, on April 7, 2016.