The speaker expresses feelings of being trapped, using the metaphor "stuck between a rock in the home," indicating a struggle with conflicting emotions or situations.
A contrast is drawn between driving fast and slow, suggesting a tension between urgency and contemplation in dealing with life's challenges.
The desire to feel something rather than nothing is emphasized, highlighting the importance of emotional experiences even when they are difficult.
The phrase "drown it out" suggests an attempt to escape or cope with overwhelming feelings through distraction or music.
Video description
Official video for the new single “Drum Show” from the album Breach, available now.
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LYRICS
Putting on a drum show.
Completed checklist for today,
Now they have to let you out of your cage,
Feeling stuck between a rock and a home,
Two places you do not want to go, so, so.
He’s putting on a drum show,
Even now, even now,
He’ll take the longer way home,
Even now, even now,
He’ll never, ever say so,
He drives fast just to feel it, feel it,
He drives slow if his song’s not over,
Drown it out, drown it out.
He’d rather feel something than nothing at all,
So he swerves all around as his head starts to fall,
Turns it up,
Stuck between a rock and a home,
Two places he does not want to go, so, so.
I’ve been this way,
I want to change.
Director: Mark C Eshleman for Reel Bear Media
Producer: Nathan Bielski
DOP: Alexander Elkins
Artist Stylist: Laura Proepper
1st AC: Drew Defosett
2nd AC: Sarah Achor
Gaffer: Keith Keplinger
Key Grip: Jared Greene
Best Boy Grip: Max Fogle
Best Boy Electric: Steve Vargo
Electric: Drew Theiss
Grip: Elijah Jimenez, Jon Coy
Art Director: Lindsay Fishman
Production Coordinator: Dave Deibi Lawrence
Art / Production Assistant: Janine Rupprecht
Production Assistant: Anna Schneider
Location Scout: Tami Jones
Playback: Brandon Maclean
Fabricator: Chris Peck for Revival Speed Shop
Colorist: Bryan Smaller for Company 3
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