Kerrang! (UK) interviewed bassist, Rich Meyer, about the official “Bath Salts” video and the inspiration behind it.
Breakthrough single “Bath Salts” was inspired by Johnny’s overdose on an ill-advised narcotic cocktail. “A definitive [document] of those early days,” muses the bassist, “is the origi...
[Verse 1]
Hey
I'm feeling okay, it's good
'Cause lately I've been feeling so strange
Like I've been re-arranged, changed
And these voices
The ones that I can hear in my head
Oh, these fellas are telling me that I'd be better off dead
They're painting me red
Oh!
Mm
[Verse 2]
And lately
It's been getting harder to sleep
These muscle spasms hit me so deep
And every single night I get cold
Like I can't feel my hands or my toes
And no one told me which way to go, mm
I'm still here, so
Why don't you pour me another one, Kyle?
[Bridge]
Hey
Why can't I come down?
Ho!
Mm mm
Hey! Ho!
Ooh, yeah
Mmm
I'm so cold again
Can't feel my face again, no
My patience is wearing thin
6 A.M. there goes the moon
I feel like death is coming soon and, oh
All I wanna do is fucking sleep
Mmmmm
[Outro]
Nothing flashed before my eyes
No pretty angels, and no bright lights
All I saw was the devil's soul
And it looked a hell of a lot like my own
Bath Salts was written by Ryan Meyer & Rich Meyer & Johnny Stevens.
Bath Salts was produced by Joel Hamilton.
Highly Suspect released Bath Salts on Fri Jul 17 2015.