Bloodflood Lyrics
Good morning, everyone)
A wave, an awesome wave,
That rushes skin and widens in blooded veins.
Breathe in, exhale,
I’ve poked a nerve he’ll slap me like a whale
Slaps the C-O-double M-O-N.
A flood of blood to the heart and the fear slipstreams.
Breathe in, exhale,
I’ve poked a nerve he’ll slap me like a whale
Slaps the C-O-double M-O-N.
Flood of blood to the heart.
Flood flood flood of blood blood blood to the heart heart heart, to the heart, heart, heart.

The song is about Gus getting beaten up by someone on Southampton Common and the adrenaline he felt, they said in an interview.
It's actually about Joe Newman the lead singer. Joe is from Southampton whereas as Gus comes from Ealing/France
It's actually about Joe Newman the lead singer. Joe is from Southampton whereas as Gus comes from Ealing/France

it's about walking through the Southampton Common and the fear of being beaten up. about how in those situations your heart beats faster and your blood seems to rush faster: 'flood of blood to the heart'. It might be about a particular time he said something to someone which aggravated them to beat him up: 'I've poked a nerve, he'll slap me like a whale'. aka, s* I've p*** him off and he's much bigger then me so he's gonna hit me.

Sounds like drug use?
I thought so too.. Sounds like heroin rush. The comments which people seem to agree on have pissed on my bonfire a bit.. Don't think I'll look anything up again. Definitely spoils it...
I thought so too.. Sounds like heroin rush. The comments which people seem to agree on have pissed on my bonfire a bit.. Don't think I'll look anything up again. Definitely spoils it...

When you have one earbud in, in the beginning you only hear the demonic "good morning everyone".. It really freaks me out
Hahahahaha it is pretty creepy.
Hahahahaha it is pretty creepy.

I believe it is about heroin use, "breathe in, exhale"
"I’ve poked a nerve he’ll slap me like a whale"
"bloodflood"

When listening to it from the perspective of being beaten, the count-in towards the end seems like the actual fight is happening. Four clicks of sticks then slaps the whale. Simple, yet powerful lyrics and an awesome arrangement. Kudos

Okay I understand the original meaning and it makes sense.... yet I thought something completely else. You could interpret it in a whole nother way. When I listened to it, I thought it had more of a metaphorical meaning and I thought about sex! (yeah I know, naughty... sry).
Common = something people have in common (other meaning of the word), f.e. sexual experience A wave, an awesome wave, that rushes skin and widens in blooded veins. = who doesn't know that wave of emotions when having sex? Breathe in, exhale = yes we also do that while having sex I’ve poked a nerve he’ll slap me like a whale = you touched a sensitive spot and the response is very intense (orgasm?!)
etc etc....
The only word that didn't fit is "fear slipstreams", unless you turn it even more around and say it's about rape. But I don't want to go there :D
And yes, I have a wild fantasy.
@Stylebreed in your particular interpretation, "fear Slipstreams" could refer to performance anxiety melting away as said person realizes that they are in steady rhythm with their partner...
@Stylebreed in your particular interpretation, "fear Slipstreams" could refer to performance anxiety melting away as said person realizes that they are in steady rhythm with their partner...

Okay so i get really angry when people say that this band is just a bunch of druggies with no meaning behind what they write about.
They have such well-written lyrics! And use novels, movies and history into their songs (for instance "Taro", which was based upon two historical photographers). I would say this isnt about sex or drugs, but "The song is about Gus getting beaten up by someone on Southampton Common and the adrenaline he felt" as comment nr 1 so very well explained. They use metaphors and depictions that are well thought through and just amazing. It therefore becomes an entire song bc they're able to make a 5 second incident into a 4 minute song.

Best group in my lifetime. And I am 60. Everything about their music is perfect.

Sounds like he called someone common and they didn't take it too well...
Yep - the song looks to be about the feeling of being under threat after calling someone common.
Yep - the song looks to be about the feeling of being under threat after calling someone common.