Bloodflood, about being flooded with fear, is the source for the name of the album (An Awesome Wave). This lyric is an embodiment of the record, evoking the concept of being engulfed by events and emotions. Alt-J almost go out of their way to be obscure in the lyrics, but eventually the melodies – a...
[Intro]
Good morning, flood of blood
Good morning, everyone
[Chorus]
C
O-double
M-O-N
[Verse 1]
A wave, an awesome wave
That rushes skin and widens in flooded veins
Breathe in, exhale
I've poked a nerve; he'll slap me like a whale
[Chorus]
Slaps the C
O-double
M-O-N
[Verse 2]
Tide out, tide in
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
[Chorus]
Slaps the C
O-double
M-O-N
[Outro]
(C-O-Double M-O-N)
Flood, flood, flood
Flood of blood, blood, blood
To the heart, heart, heart
To the heart, heart, heart, heart
Flood, flood, flood
Flood of blood, blood, blood
To the heart, heart, heart
To the heart, heart, heart, heart
(C-O-Double M-O-N)
Flood, flood, flood
Flood of blood, blood, blood
To the heart, heart, heart
To the heart, heart, heart, heart
Flood, flood, flood
Flood of blood, blood, blood
To the heart, heart, heart
To the heart, heart, heart, heart
Bloodflood was written by Joe Newman & Gwilym Sainsbury & Gus Unger-Hamilton & Thom Sonny Green.
Bloodflood was produced by Charlie Andrew.
alt-J released Bloodflood on Thu Oct 13 2011.
Joe Newman talks about Bloodflood: