CLUTCH- Bottoms Up, Socrates

They came marchin down the street in robes,
In the spirit of Spanish Inquisition.
Guitars and trombones,
Mechanical monkeys make good musicians.

Streets urchins, the smugglers and dingos,
dead languages and living man lingos.
Put the relics of the saint in a glass box and march him around the block.

Hangin on the words of a madman,
Islands in the abyss,
No use for the poet,
when the hopeless seek no bliss.

Mason jars of petroleum,
You know those kids don't play,
And should you ever get ahold of them,
I'll tell you exactly what they say:
"Time we told you son about the family curse"
And when they opened up the diary
to gain an explanation,
They find only terminal verse.


Hangin on the words of a madman,
Islands in the abyss,
No use for the poet,
when the hopeless seek no bliss.


X-ray visions,
Eye in the sky,
the naked being led by the blind
So Bottoms up, Socrates.
Hemloc straight up
Goes down easy

Hangin on the words of a madman,
Islands in the abyss,
No use for the poet,
when the hopeless seek no bliss.


X-ray visions,
Eye in the sky,
the naked being led by the blind
So Bottoms up, Socrates.
Hemlock tastes like ripple wine


X-ray visions,
Eye in the sky,
the naked being led by the blind
So Bottoms up, Socrates.
Hemlock straight up
Goes down easy

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[hisdudeness07]

I can't get enough of this song, but I'm having trouble figuring out what exactly it means. Can anyone help me out?

[wretchedSTONER]

@hisdudeness07--just go read up about socrates. you'll pretty much figure it out from there. i know the hemlock reference comes from socrates being executed by having to drink hemlock. i think. i haven't thought about this song in a while, but it's a damn good song...........

[Deuteronomy100]

Thanks wretched STONER, where im from i dont get to hear much unknown CLUTCH stuff,this is my first listen to this track,and it cements my belief that CLUTCH can do no wrong..i have their studio releases on cd,but judging by youtube{im new to the computer thing},they`ve a wealth of stuff i never heard..thanks wretched & youtube..by the way,my fav album at the moment is Elephant Riders..Pure Quality..

[veedmo]

I concur.

[LitWhit32]

GEETARS and TromBones.Mechinical Monkeys make good musicians.\w/ >.<\w/

[Ichverbot]

I'm a depressed fool. People try to cheer me up, and it doesn't work. They throw every motivational saying at me, and it just makes me feel worse. I can defeat anything they have to say that's positive.

Hangin on the words of a madman,

Islands in the abyss,

No use for the poet,

when the hopeless seek no bliss.

[omniscient722]

Anybody can easily grab this mp3 file at soundnabber..com

[wretchedSTONER]

@gwhype22 you got me on the Ship of Gold. i was caught up in the heat of the moment at the time. and dont start with the worst album shit again. because youll just make yourself look dumber'n'hell.................­..

[gwhype22]

@wretchedSTONER I hate to do this, but Ship of Gold isn't on PRF...it's on Elephant Riders :).....and honestly, PRF is easily their weakest album depth and sound wise. I love it, but it is.

[DEEVIOUS1S]

American Sleep's not bad actually.

[DEEVIOUS1S]

Nothing on Pure Rock Fury stands out to be except the titular track and Careful With That Mic. Immortal and Smoke Banshee are passable but honestly that's about it. The rest just sort of drones on with a few cringe-worthy bits thrown in. All other Clutch albums have me listening through from start to end but I'm afraid Pure Rock Fury just doesn't. And that, brah, is why I think tts not a good album.